RHODIA 16200C - Stapled Notepad N°16 Orange - A5 - Small Squares - 80 Detachable Sheets - 80G Clairefontaine Paper - Soft, Resistant and Waterproof Coated Card Cover - Basics, 148 x 210 mm

Needed a basic no thrills note pad to keep in my back pocket. I’ve tried spiral ringed pads but they get flattened and distorted and I managed to scratch a leather car seat as the end of the spiral ring poked through my jeans. This pad has a single staple fastener and is completely flat so doesn’t get bent out of shaped if it’s in your pocket when sitting. Easy to tear off pages and paper is lined and of good quality. Very good value for money.

If, like me, you're a creative person that tends to scribble down ideas and sketches that then lead to other ideas and 'variations on a theme' galore, then this is the pad for you! Instead of being left with pages of scribbles that have become so complex that they're almost illegible, even to you, you'll find you can get a huge amount of brainstorming on one sheet in an orderly fashion and in a much less frustrating manner than with smaller pads. The dots provide very subtle guidance that allows you to line things up and write straight (if you want to), whilst at the same time still giving the feeling of freedom a blank sheet does: even if you scribble manically all over the paper it still looks good. I also love to use fountain pens to sketch and write out my ideas - for me, it just makes the creative process more enjoyable - and this paper takes every ink I've tried on it so far without bleeding or seeping through, and it's smooth to write on. Using these pads to get my initial ideas out of my head and onto paper, and then to develop various aspects of those ideas, has made me much more organised and productive. There are 80 sheets so plenty to get a lot of work done. I roll up the sheets when I'm finished for future reference, put a rubber band on to secure them, and feel I've accomplished something. It's sort of old-fashioned and quaint. Makes my work fun. :-)

Great little notebook for the price, wanted something fountain pen friendly and this does the job

Best Notebooks - paper quality is great and love how thoughtful they are with the cover.

First time buyer of a Rhodia notebook. Wanted something for practicing hand lettering and this was recommended almost everywhere. The paper is extremely smooth! I haven't started using it but a bit disappointed as the edges get wavy very quicky! At first I thought that is how I received it but then I got a replacement and after keeping it on my shelf it turned wavy within 15 minutes!! It's probably the humidity in the air but disappointed that it does as my other books or papers don't.Edit: I've used it now and the paper is really good. No bleed through even though it's quite thin! Impressed! I also realised the wavy edges seem to go back to normal after few days when kept in a less humid room.

So useful. Great quality. Buy all the time.

From my experience, this Rhodia white paper is extremely smooth, making it great for calligraphy. This paper works great for calligraphy ink which is generally some what thick in viscosity. The paper doesnt absorb the ink, preventing the bleeding of the page.While this works very well for calligraphy ink, it is not the same for fountain pen ink. usually fountain pen ink are water based and so it remains wet on the page. Also from my experiance the colour of the fountain pen ink seems brighter on other paper that absorbs the ink a little more.Overall I believe Rhodia paper is one of the best available for the use of calligraphy or any art that requires heavy ink. The grid lines make it very useful for practicing handwriting and the paper is definitly of high quality.

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