Whether you’re suffering from post-holiday blues or a case of the Mondays, usually the best treatment is to kickstart your creativity. One easy and affordable way to do that is a good old doodle or freewrite. This notebook from Poketo is especially useful because it quite literally tells you to get creative—the front (and back) say “Art Every Day.”
Delving into renowned artist Kerby Rosanes’ sketchbook—via his newly published “Sketchy Stories”—is akin to seeing behind the curtain. It’s a reproduction of his Moleskin and is chock-full of positive mantras along with strange and sweet critters and characters—from martians to wolves and even a take on Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man. Since it’s all in black and white, it almost begs to be a coloring book—though …
Tom Pigeon (a creative studio founded by Pete and Kirsty Thomas) creates minimal notebooks that encourage imaginative scribbles—from illustrations to poems—and their Reflex range is so extensive, there’s bound to be one for anybody you’re buying for. With all kinds of colorways on offer, our pick is the Bronze & Navy A6 notebook—which will fit into your pocket, so no matter where your next brilliant …
