10 Dec 2012

geeky chemistry theme notebooks

You know those stores in little towns that sell all these random bits and bobs? From gardening equipment to kitchen utensils to homewares? Well, my sister was in one and she found these notebooks. We've never seen anything like the before and with both of us being quite nerdy (we got similar UMS marks in A Level Chemistry!), this can definitely be classified as a good find.

Here is one of them:


She bought five or six in total (I can't remember the exact number) and each had a different element with a phrase to describe the element. It was tabbed (I forgot to see if these were movable!) in the same colour as the notebook. The notebooks were either ring bound or casebound and came in a variety of sizes, from A5 to A6. 

The brand appears to be called 'One Big Element' and I only found a Facebook and Twitter page for them. I don't think they are overly popular as I've never seen them sold in a large chain stationery shop.


Because of how little known they are, I knew the paper would be the ultimate test. Is that why they are outcasts in the world of notebooks? I mean, it is quite a saturated market. The paper wasn't that attractive to the eye and it doesn't feel great to touch. However, I was pleasant surprised when I did some pen tests on it:

From top to bottom: gel, rollerball ink, erasable, gel, fineliner, fountain pen, permanent pen, felt tip and gel.
And overleaf:


The only show-through present was from the permanent pen. The sheets are also perforated so they can be torn out with ease.

I think they were around £2 for a ringbound one and slightly less for the A6 casebound ones, which, to be fair, is quite a lower than average price for a notebook like this. Overall, I'm pleasantly surprised by the quality of the paper and anything that plays to the 'geek/nerd' crowd is always a winner with me!

6 comments

  1. Ooh I saw these lovely notebooks in ASDA! I was so tempted to buy some, but I'm trying not to buy any more notebooks as I recently spent some money on cute blank project books I got in New York. They're going on my Xmas list though ;)

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    1. Oh, I had no idea they sold these in Asda! My sister found them in a shop called W Boyes I think? Notebooks are one thing worth buying though - you can never have too many as you can't beat the feel of opening up a brand new, fresh notebook for the first time, ahhh x

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  2. Awesome find! I always love stationery with a theme of Science, especially Astronomy - I once saw a lovely illustrated notebook featuring a variety of constellations. I'll have a look in my local ASDA and other little shops for these stationery gems.

    Thanks for sharing :)

    ~Bevolee

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    1. Hehe, my sister got them as she's doing a Chemistry degree - they fit right in! A notebook with constellations sounds good too - do post pictures on Twitter, etc if you find one of those again as I'm intrigued :D x

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  3. Now these are pure geek chic - fantastic!!!

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    1. Haha yes, geek chic at its finest. They aren't overly geeky or cheesy; I think they've hit the nail on the head pretty well with the design of them hehe x

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