Notebooks

You can order your SAXOPRINT notebooks in two sizes: A4 and A5. These two standard paper sizes respond to different specifications, so think about what you need the notebook(s) to do.

Thanks to its practical 148x210mm dimensions, A5 is the perfect size for notebooks intended to be portable as it fits easily into many pockets and small bags. So for taking notes or jotting down ideas while travelling for business, for instance at a trade fair, an A5 notebook is an absolute must.

The larger A4 format measures 210x297mm, so notebooks of this size are more suitable for extensive notetaking or even drawings and sketches, for which they offer plenty of space. They are also more comfortable for people whose handwriting is larger.

If you are intending to use notebooks as promotional gift items, then it is very important for your company logo or the key message to be prominently positioned on the cover. Depending on the precise nature of your advertising message, it might be best placed on the front or the back cover, or indeed on either side. We recommend making sure that the desgin doesn't stretch over both covers, however, as this doesn't work very well in visual terms. For best results, use our free print templates.

An ideal way to underscore elements of your corporate design on our Premium Notebook is to select the best match from the seven colour options available for the elasticated closure band and pen holder loop. We would recommend opting for colours which contrast with the cover (e.g. orange band and loop for a dark blue cover) as this will attract attention to the notebook.

Whether you are taking the minutes of a meeting or simply jotting down ideas or writing notes as you talk to somone, it is easy to let a notebook get untidy, unmanageable even - despite the fact that notebooks are intended to help you keep things organised! There are a couple of easy tricks, however, for keeping things well structured.

One common mistake is to take overly lengthy notes. Instead, it's best to stick to single keywords in order to keep your notes manageable. You might also have wondered whether it's a good idea to keep different notebooks for different topics, and this indeed another way to make sure your notes don't get out of control: try using different colours for varying purposes so that you can tell them apart easily even if you keep all of your notebooks are in the same place.

Our notebooks offer a range of other features which will help you keep your notes structured. The squared layout makes it just as easy to use the notebooks in landscape as in portrait format, which opens up possibilities such as drawing diagrams, thought-maps, schematics. Also, the micro-perforation helps you to remove pages tidily, without tears for use elsewhere - e.g. on pinboards as to-do lists or scanned into your computer.

No-one can tell you what kind of pen or pencil to use in your own notebook! If you want our advice, though, here are a few things you might want to think about.

Opt for pens with quick-drying ink. Otherwise, you could quickly end up smudging your notes to the point of being illegible if you shut your notebook at the wrong moment. And while pencils may, at first glance, look like a good idea as writing can be erased and corrected if necessary, the lead, too, can smudge and become difficult to read.

Another consideration is ink that does not blot through your paper: this can lead to you wasting space in your notebook and also make it look untidy, unprofessional even.