I Have A Pen

Whitelines notebooks come with white lines on gray paper (hence the name) to clear clutter and reduce distraction. I’ve never been bothered by lines on regular ruled paper, but I heard a lot of good things about Whitelines and decided to try them out. I purchased a Wire Black A5 notebook a couple of months ago and have been using it on and off since then, mostly for notes but sometimes for drawings.

There are several things worth nothing about the notebook.

1. The orange on black cover looks clean and modern.

2. The paper is easier on the eyes than regular white paper (as it was designed to be).

3. Words, in general, did seem to show much better on this paper than on a regular graph paper.

4. Each page comes with a logo at the bottom. At first, it was kind of annoying, but after a couple of days, I got used to it. Note that you can write over the logo without losing legibility.

5. The squares are tiny. My writing is moderately small, but I still wasn’t able to write on every line without it looking cramped. On the other hand, writing on every other line made each sentence look like its own paragraph.

6. The biggest drawback of the notebook is the paper quality. All the ballpoint pens I tried ended up looking to light. On the other hand, rollerballs and sharpies showed bleed through on the back.

Overall, I like the notebook. It’s definitely worth trying out.