Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Graphic designer Aaron James Draplin sees similarities ...

Field Notes cofounders Aaron Draplin and Jim Coudal have convened to ostensibly talk about their cult-fave memo book brand. But Draplin—the gregarious, hilarious Portland proprietor of Draplin Design ...

Field Notes design its new limited edition Index Collection to make taking notes about your passions and hobbies easier. Unlike the standard lined blank pages found in most Field Notes notebooks, a ...

About four years ago, I stocked up on so many of those tiny notebooks that I vowed “never again.” A notebook is useful, sure, but my limited-edition books from the boutique company Field Notes just ...

Field Notes’ new line of notebooks may be mass-produced, but that doesn’t mean they’re all identical. With covers made of thinly sliced American Cherry wood, each Shelterwood edition‘s cover is a ...

If you have a career in design, you’ve certainly seen Draplin’s work. You might even know him by name. But even if you don’t know him directly, it’s likely that you’ve heard of Field Notes. Draplin, ...

Jim Coudal was very happy as an ad man, his Coudal Partners advertising agency working with such high profile clients as Lettuce Entertain You, the Blackhawks, White Sox (“Good Guys Wear Black”) and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an advertising veteran and current CEO of Ideasicle.com. I love it when a brand avoids the temptation to beat us over the ...