Journals size & guide
Pick your size.
Pick your closure.
Build the journal that works for you
A good journal should fit the life you're carrying it through.
Below is a little size guide in plain terms, so you can match the journal to your pocket, your bag, or your desk.
Two decisions
Every journal is built from an edition (the size) and a format (the closure).
Get the size for where it'll live, then the closure for how it'll be handled.
01 — Edition
How big & where it lives
The Daily, The Chronicle, or The Archive. This is about the size. You can find a size from Pocket, book bag, or desk.
02 — Format
How it closes & how it covers
Classic, Trifold, or Lockfold. This is about access and protection. How fast you can get in, and how much the cover protects the pages.
The three editions, to scale
Shown at relative size
Editions
Edition 01
Daily - pocket size
Built to be carried. Fits in a jacket's breast pocket, so it's on you where ever you need it. Best suited to shorter entries taken on the go.
Edition 02
Chronicle - A5
For most people this is the standard. Comfortable writing space while being small enough to go in a bag.
Edition 03
Archive - A4
This is the size that most people keep at an office desk or in a studio rather than in a bag. A standard full page size.
Formats
Format 01
Classic — bifold
Opens like a book. One fold and nothing wrapping around the edge. Quickest format to get in and out of.
Format 02
Trifold
A "Trifold" panel that wraps around the pages entirely. leaves nothing exposed. More material, more protection.
Format 03
Lockfold — trifold + snap
The exact same wrap-around construction as the Trifold, with a metal snap at the closing edge. The most secure journal.
If you're still deciding
"It's staying in one place, a desk, a studio, a shelf"
The Archive, any format.
"It needs to fit in a pocket and come out quick"
The Daily, any format.
"It's going to live in a bag and come out at a desk or a table"
The Chronicle, any format.
"i want it open and shut fast, no extra steps"
The Classic editions
"I want the pages protected without adding hardware"
The Trifold editions
"It's going in a bag, or anywhere it might get knocked around"
The Lockfold editions
Components
Leather
Badalassi Carlo Minerva Liscio, a vegetable-tanned shoulder leather sourced directly from Italy.
Edge finish
Burnished by hand with Tokonole, corners cut with a 7.5mm punch.
Production
Made to order. Five to ten days from order to ready-to-ship.
packaging
Ships in a kraft paper pouch.
Find your journal or build it from scratch
Shop the three editions directly, or make your own journal in the WORK-BENCH
