Using a Notebook in the New Year - by Nathaniel Roy

How to Keep on Nodding Terms With Yourself

Hello and happy new year! This is a repost of a newsletter from earlier in the year about how and why I use a notebook. There are now quite a few more subscribers to this newsletter than there were back in June, and I thought this would be perfect for those looking to adopt a new habit or practice in 2025. Keeping a notebook is integral to my book design practice and, frankly, my day-to-day existence. Maybe this will convince you to keep one, too. I recommend it more than just about anything else. A typewriter poem of sorts in a collage featuring a photo I took in 2015. I think we are…

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