Midori MD Notebook Review
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- Опубликовано: 12 май 2021
- In this 4K video I review the Midori MD Notebook. This minimalistic Japanese notebook features excellent fountain pen friendly paper.
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About this 4K video:
On Blake's Broadcast, I review the Midori MD notebook line. The Midori MD notebook features a coverless design with a 12 signatures and fountain pen friendly cream colored paper.
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Blake's Broadcast is a channel that reviews fountain pens, paper, and ink.
In Japan, just picked one up for a little over ¥800. Dirt cheap for the quality. It was sitting right next to the moleskin line which is going for around ¥3300 over here. I think midori is going to be my go-to sketch pad moving forward. Good stuff, thanks for the review!
I have the lined notebook with the premium paper cover, and oh gosh i love the cover. The paper almost feels like smooth suede, its water resistant, I adore it. I dislike the way tomoe paper sounds and how thin it is, so MD paper is really lovely for me
I love my Midori MD. I have the B6 slim and knowing what’s happening now with tomoe river paper, I’m really thankful that I like the MD paper so much. I know a lot of people are scrambling to find notebooks they love.
I’m just discovering this notebook line. I kind of love that this company is selling text blocks (what is normally the guts of a case bound book) and calling it a notebook 😂.
Thank you for this review…this is a total fail for me (and notebooks and paper are personal and individual.) Some pens I really like and use do have problems in your test…and unlike what your writing style is, mine is heavy handed, and would be terrible from looks (and I’ve only seen this online…never been able to touch it.) The biggest immediate “no” for me was that line divider…(although I almost always buy grid or dot grid) it was so visually distracting, it drove me nuts. Everyone’s aesthetic is different, and I appreciate sleek and minimalist…but this is over the top. Looking at that, all I can think is that it will survive about 3 seconds before it looks filthy…and…if I wanted the feel and look of it, why would I want to put it in a plastic cover (reminiscent of old hard back library books) or, spend $100 for the goat skin leather…ummm…no. Additionally, the minimalistic look goes beyond that to “institutional” to me. There are so many fantastic papers and notebook designs available…and I keep hearing about how wonderful this is (and it may be absolute perfection for the next person, and what I like someone else hates…that’s great! I’m glad we have all of the choice!!! Seriously!) But…I just don’t see any appeal at all with this (beyond the bending flat…and there are quite a few others that do that, so that isn’t a standout for me, although it is a feature I like.)
The notebook cover pen loop is not for the pen barrel, it is for the pen clip. And you are right about the goat skin leather being way over priced! These are great notebooks. I have all of them and love them all. I enjoy the buttery smoothness of the paper with the perfect amount of feedback.
Midori MD notebooks have become my number one choice. I love the perfection of the minimalist design…so crisp, so perfect with all supercilious pieces pared away. The paper is a pleasure, the lines are non intrusive, subtle and muted. This is a beautiful notebook, a pleasure to use.
I’ve recently received my first one in A5 lined paper. I am surprised by how much I like it. I’m not usually an off-white paper person, however I like this. I’m a 10 year tomoe river fanboy so getting me in another book for longer than a few days usually doesn’t happen. In this book it has and I am still writing in it a week later. Favourite pen so far is my Pilot Custom 823 with WA nib and kon peki ink. Thanks Blake 🙂👍🏻 I recommend these a lot and mine is in a TSL leather cover. The bookmark is removable cus its glued on the spine outside.
Do you think it's a waste to get this notebook if I'm only writing in it with pencils? Most of the comments I see mention it's usability for fountain pens. Do you think this notebook is somehow not "suitable" for pencil writing?
Super useful review; I bought one today! You mention that there are other companies making covers for this notebook. Which would you recommend? Thank you~~~~
Ive just ordered the midori md notebook journal! As well as my first fountain pen so im very excited to receive them
My favorite notebook. Handles my fountain pens and inks beautifully. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the review. I ordered one of these along with a Kaweco Classic Sport. Super excited 😊
Very helpful, thank you!
Thank you! Very useful.
Excellent review, thanks. I've never used the Midori brand before, but this would be a great notebook to have at hand. The separator line in the lined version appeals to me for some reason. The MD aesthetic is sort of the opposite of the Hollywood notebook you recently recently.
Great review, subscribed !
Just found your channel, very nice. You may already know this but you can hook thicker pens to a small penloop, by hooking them to it by the clip.
Yeah, I totally swallowed the Midori MD aesthetic Kool Ade, Blake-all notebook forms (not least the fat A5 Codex model), the overpriced goatskin covers…even the Midori MD fountain pen (needed some adjustment, but now writing nicely)-all happily put to regular use.. I like pretty much all the Japanese fp-friendly papers, esp. TR and Graphilo but, since I care more about shading than sheening and because a wee touch of texture encourages some reluctant nibs to put out, Midori MD paper remains in my
Yeah, very good notebook, very good paper, maybe a bit too yellow. Had the notebook soaked in the rain and it survived it perfectly . The plastic cover is very practical and dirt resistant.