I've had multiple Dingbats notebooks and I have loved them! I have only had the earth series books as they had extra features that I found were useful + I enjoyed reading the facts on the covers
Can confirm this paper is fountain pen friendly. I use a medium nib which lays down quite a lot of ink and have had no problems. If you tried one a few years ago and it didn't do so well, it's worth another try, as the paper was upgraded a year or two ago. I'm on my third book now, brought a couple of years apart, and in each of them have seen the quality increase. Now if only someone would make a whiteout tape that matched the cream tone.
I have the elephant and bear notebooks. If you’re considering trying these, DO IT. I prefer these over the tsuki and A&O notebooks. Especially if you’re someone like me who takes my notebook everywhere, it’s nice having one that’s not chunky and lightweight. They also bulk up nicely though, in one of mine I do more scrapbooky type work in it and the pages hold up to tape, glue, washi etc really well. It has yet to split from the spine or anything.
I bought 2 dingbats Earth Notebooks and i absolutely love them they have all features required for bullet journaling- i have the sky blue and the tangerine one❤❤❤ i especially love the quality and also that they have a pen holder - something the leuchtturm is really missing IMO.
I've been using Dingbats notebooks for years now and I love them! I mostly use them as my diary/journal since I mostly use fountain pens to write in it, but I've also used one as a Bujo! Great quality, great company, would definitely recommend. They're also very reasonably priced imo.
I filled a Dingbats wildlife series notebook, and really liked it. I found a correction tape that matched the page color, which made fixing mistakes fairly easy. The 100gsm paper was fine for my style of bullet journaling. I will add that the pen loop came off when I was almost finished with the journal, but other than that, durability was good. It's a solid choice for people who don't want to spend money for premium 120 or 160 gsm paper, and who want to be a little friendlier on the environment.
Used Dingbats for my first 2 journals and truly miss it, especially the cream colored pages. I used the Wildlife collection, however, and it has different features and is a size A5+. Since I do not watercolor in my notebooks, the 100gsm works perfectly for me. Thanks for reviewing this version of Dingbats. Joy all the way around!
This has been really interesting. I've had the elephant notebook in my amazon wishlist for like...3 years? I initially dismissed it in favor of A&O notebooks because of the paper. Now that I am in Hobonichis with different pens and know what a pencil board is, I now realize that I was not comparing apples to apples. This looks lovely and honestly I would love it if I had a reason to buy this so I could use the dot pens to fill in the tab circles.
I'm super limited with what notebooks I can try in Ireland (the shipping is often more than the item itself) so I've been really curious about Dingbats! Thanks for the video 💜
I have been looking at dingbats for my next bujo but I'm not a person who likes an index or specialty pages so I'm hoping they will come out with just a plain a5 dot grid journal because they look really nice and i love supporting companies who help the planet
This was the second journal I used when starting bullet journaling for teaching. I had quite a bit of smudging, but I found that the dot spacing and paper color was really soothing for journaling under fluorescent lights. I also liked the tabs for making the sections really clear. I recommend it, but like @jashiicorrin I recommend using pens and markers that are not so extreme in saturation. Great video!
I love the wildlife collection which are completely perforated, squared-dotted-lined-or plain. Of course I don't use Sharpies and even thicker paper can shadow with saturated water-based markers. Better pricing than most too. I've had several.
The Wildlife series doesn't have numbered pages or any of the preprinted stuff at the beginning. I used a Wildlife series Dingbats for my first bullet journal in 2018 and absolutely loved it. Having 28 squares across, like you said in the video, is super clutch for layouts with 4 vertical divisions. The faux leather covers on the Wildlife series are so lovely, the kind where you just want to touch and hold it all the time. I'm not a huge fan of yellower paper, so I was worried it would bother me, but it really didn't. It's a bit easier on the eyes and if you swatch all your pens/markers in the back, you'll know exactly how they'll show up on the page. I would probably be back in the Dingbats if I hadn't switched to a modular Traveler's Notebook system.
@@JashiiCorrin I was so glad to hear you call it out! I think that alone makes it an excellent starter notebook, because you can easily experiment with so many different layouts, and maybe you end up figuring out a preprinted vertical planner is your jam.
I like numbered pages but not if the uneven pages are on the left. That's really confusing and irritating. Once I had a notebook like that and was glad when it was full.
To be honest, I kind of love the Dingbats notebooks. I used them for 2 years in a row for my main bujo plus a third year as my reading journal, but I just cannot *not* get past the perforated pages. I used the wildlife collection because I find the tabs, printed key/index/etc pages a waste of paper (I would genuinely much prefer Dingbats send me an email on the region and its wildlife than waste paper and ink printing it because I can't just write on it because it's dark and it's so much harder to cover up that much print) and I genuinely prefer 100-120 gsm paper notebooks with 190-200+ pages. The perforated pages were just too much. I kept tearing them when setting up spreads (theoretically, you shouldn't if you're careful, but I shouldn't have to be super extra careful erasing). It's a shame because it's such a struggle to find notebooks in that 100-120 gsm range that are actually good and that have closer to 200 pages (I do not switch bujos in the middle of the year because I don't like having to set things up again or go look for things)
Good review 👏 what notebooks do you tend towards now? I used Dingbats for one of my journals (6 months) and didn’t experience the issues with the perforated pages thankfully. The reason I ended up switching was because I prefer thicker and whiter pages 😊💜
@@JashiiCorrin I switched to the Rhodia goalbook for 2 years, which I enjoyed, but then got bored. I'm trying out the STM 120 gsm notebook this year. I wanted to try a square journal for my reading journal this year and basically got stuck with archer & olive as I didn't like the cover (and couldn't tell the quality or size) of the only other journal I could find online. I don't dislike archer & olive, but I really don't need 160 gsm and find it to often feel like rough poster paper (in all 160 gsm journals, not just A&O) which just isn't my overall preference. To be honest, I don't care much one way or another for bright white pages or for numbered pages, just that there are enough pages. The only real benefit to having whiter page (for me) is it makes it easier to fix mistakes, but that's never been enough of a draw for me to need white paper specifically for whatever reason
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I've had multiple Dingbats notebooks and I have loved them! I have only had the earth series books as they had extra features that I found were useful + I enjoyed reading the facts on the covers
Can confirm this paper is fountain pen friendly. I use a medium nib which lays down quite a lot of ink and have had no problems. If you tried one a few years ago and it didn't do so well, it's worth another try, as the paper was upgraded a year or two ago. I'm on my third book now, brought a couple of years apart, and in each of them have seen the quality increase. Now if only someone would make a whiteout tape that matched the cream tone.
I have the elephant and bear notebooks. If you’re considering trying these, DO IT. I prefer these over the tsuki and A&O notebooks. Especially if you’re someone like me who takes my notebook everywhere, it’s nice having one that’s not chunky and lightweight. They also bulk up nicely though, in one of mine I do more scrapbooky type work in it and the pages hold up to tape, glue, washi etc really well. It has yet to split from the spine or anything.
I bought 2 dingbats Earth Notebooks and i absolutely love them they have all features required for bullet journaling- i have the sky blue and the tangerine one❤❤❤ i especially love the quality and also that they have a pen holder - something the leuchtturm is really missing IMO.
I've been using Dingbats notebooks for years now and I love them! I mostly use them as my diary/journal since I mostly use fountain pens to write in it, but I've also used one as a Bujo! Great quality, great company, would definitely recommend. They're also very reasonably priced imo.
I just bought one. The paper is SO smooth. Love it.
I filled a Dingbats wildlife series notebook, and really liked it. I found a correction tape that matched the page color, which made fixing mistakes fairly easy. The 100gsm paper was fine for my style of bullet journaling. I will add that the pen loop came off when I was almost finished with the journal, but other than that, durability was good. It's a solid choice for people who don't want to spend money for premium 120 or 160 gsm paper, and who want to be a little friendlier on the environment.
My sis uses a Dingbat journal. She likes it very much.
Used Dingbats for my first 2 journals and truly miss it, especially the cream colored pages. I used the Wildlife collection, however, and it has different features and is a size A5+. Since I do not watercolor in my notebooks, the 100gsm works perfectly for me. Thanks for reviewing this version of Dingbats. Joy all the way around!
This has been really interesting. I've had the elephant notebook in my amazon wishlist for like...3 years? I initially dismissed it in favor of A&O notebooks because of the paper. Now that I am in Hobonichis with different pens and know what a pencil board is, I now realize that I was not comparing apples to apples. This looks lovely and honestly I would love it if I had a reason to buy this so I could use the dot pens to fill in the tab circles.
I'm super limited with what notebooks I can try in Ireland (the shipping is often more than the item itself) so I've been really curious about Dingbats! Thanks for the video 💜
Im loving the different notebook review, selfishly because I’m in the U.K. 😈 thank you for the detailed and objective metrics in the review!!
I have been looking at dingbats for my next bujo but I'm not a person who likes an index or specialty pages so I'm hoping they will come out with just a plain a5 dot grid journal because they look really nice and i love supporting companies who help the planet
The video reviews the Dingbats "Earth" series, but the Dingbats "Wildlife" series is exactly what you're looking for.
This was the second journal I used when starting bullet journaling for teaching. I had quite a bit of smudging, but I found that the dot spacing and paper color was really soothing for journaling under fluorescent lights. I also liked the tabs for making the sections really clear. I recommend it, but like @jashiicorrin I recommend using pens and markers that are not so extreme in saturation. Great video!
I love the wildlife collection which are completely perforated, squared-dotted-lined-or plain. Of course I don't use Sharpies and even thicker paper can shadow with saturated water-based markers. Better pricing than most too. I've had several.
The Wildlife series doesn't have numbered pages or any of the preprinted stuff at the beginning. I used a Wildlife series Dingbats for my first bullet journal in 2018 and absolutely loved it. Having 28 squares across, like you said in the video, is super clutch for layouts with 4 vertical divisions. The faux leather covers on the Wildlife series are so lovely, the kind where you just want to touch and hold it all the time. I'm not a huge fan of yellower paper, so I was worried it would bother me, but it really didn't. It's a bit easier on the eyes and if you swatch all your pens/markers in the back, you'll know exactly how they'll show up on the page. I would probably be back in the Dingbats if I hadn't switched to a modular Traveler's Notebook system.
Good to know re: the Wildlife series (I've only ever used the Earth collection) 💪 100% a fan of the 28 column across. It was so handy 👏
@@JashiiCorrin I was so glad to hear you call it out! I think that alone makes it an excellent starter notebook, because you can easily experiment with so many different layouts, and maybe you end up figuring out a preprinted vertical planner is your jam.
I prefer 160gsm reducing ghosting because of my dyslexia, otherwise I ❤ most of the features (except local info pages).
I found this to be a good note-taking journal.
I like numbered pages but not if the uneven pages are on the left. That's really confusing and irritating. Once I had a notebook like that and was glad when it was full.
To be honest, I kind of love the Dingbats notebooks. I used them for 2 years in a row for my main bujo plus a third year as my reading journal, but I just cannot *not* get past the perforated pages. I used the wildlife collection because I find the tabs, printed key/index/etc pages a waste of paper (I would genuinely much prefer Dingbats send me an email on the region and its wildlife than waste paper and ink printing it because I can't just write on it because it's dark and it's so much harder to cover up that much print) and I genuinely prefer 100-120 gsm paper notebooks with 190-200+ pages.
The perforated pages were just too much. I kept tearing them when setting up spreads (theoretically, you shouldn't if you're careful, but I shouldn't have to be super extra careful erasing). It's a shame because it's such a struggle to find notebooks in that 100-120 gsm range that are actually good and that have closer to 200 pages (I do not switch bujos in the middle of the year because I don't like having to set things up again or go look for things)
Good review 👏 what notebooks do you tend towards now? I used Dingbats for one of my journals (6 months) and didn’t experience the issues with the perforated pages thankfully. The reason I ended up switching was because I prefer thicker and whiter pages 😊💜
@@JashiiCorrin I switched to the Rhodia goalbook for 2 years, which I enjoyed, but then got bored. I'm trying out the STM 120 gsm notebook this year. I wanted to try a square journal for my reading journal this year and basically got stuck with archer & olive as I didn't like the cover (and couldn't tell the quality or size) of the only other journal I could find online. I don't dislike archer & olive, but I really don't need 160 gsm and find it to often feel like rough poster paper (in all 160 gsm journals, not just A&O) which just isn't my overall preference. To be honest, I don't care much one way or another for bright white pages or for numbered pages, just that there are enough pages. The only real benefit to having whiter page (for me) is it makes it easier to fix mistakes, but that's never been enough of a draw for me to need white paper specifically for whatever reason
Although the quality looks good I really don't like preprinted pages and/or numbered pages.
The Wildlife series doesn't have preprinted pages or numbered pages
First one!! Love your videos 💜💜
Ugh. They lost me with the yellow/cream paper. I really like the section markers down the outside of the page though.