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Black Paper Notebooks
Find notebooks with black pages and a range of compatible pens for black paper.
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Supernova Gel Pens (Pack of 10)$ 15.95
Take beautiful notes or illustrate illuminated scenes in the dark. These gel pens are specially formulated to work with the Dark Matter notebooks – they write in vibrant color o...
Linguistics Dark Analysis A5 Softcover Notebook$ 19.95
Immerse yourself in the world of language - Adorned with Chinese characters, Arabic script, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Hebrew, Phoenician, Greek, and more, this notebook is a unique ...
Ready to Launch Dark Matter Notebook$ 29.95
Lights illuminate the Artemis 1 rocket as we prepare to set foot on the moon once more. Each cover in the Dark Matter series celebrates the beauty found in darkness and the sce...
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from 5554 reviewsExtremely good hand feel, easy extend/retract mechanism that locks securly into place.
Works beautifully on the black paper and the white, colors are vibrant and dry quick.
Fantastic feeling paper perfectly sized for note taking and takes ink well. Extremely well priced for the great quality and care taken with it.
Purchased for my PIs to win new funding this upcoming academic year, I hope it works!
Love this pen. I feel fancy writing with it
I've been using this to do my version of gratitude journaling, something I know is good for me but hated doing. Turns out it's a lot more fun to capture delights of the day in this notebook with a gold pen and now I look forward to it!
Love birds? It doesn’t get better. Beautiful illustrations to start my day each morning. Great quality, too.
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I love this and the bag i got from this company! Its sturdy and easy to spot when i decide to set it down in random places. I use it every day!
I am a science nerd especially the natural sciences but I am using the hardcover notebook for writing down my crochet patterns. The cover is really nice, I love the size and I love that it lies flat. However my one little complaint is that the paper is a little thin. Other than that nit pick I really like it and recommend.
Best thing ever!!!!
Amazing
My son, who is a degreed linguist, had asked for the deskpad for Christmas, but at the time they were out of stock. So just for fun, after Christmas was over, I bought him the Linguist Desk Pad. He reports that he loves it, and it looks good at his work station. High praise! So for any linguist or linguistics-lover in your life, I highly recommend the Linguistics Mouse or Desk Pad!
I came across these bags at a Japanese stationary store and fell in love with one of the bee design pencil bags. I’ve been wanting to organize my art supplies and bought a couple more designs online and they’re just beautiful and well made! I really love their designs.
They fit all my different length markers and art supplies well. I wish I bought a couple more. I’ve been adding charms to the bags to make them even cuter. No issues with shipping or ordering online.
This mechanical pencil holds up to all the abuse I’ve thrown at it. I like the design and it feels good in my hand when I’m sketching out designs and plans. Great purchase!
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