This has always been my dilemma. Digital vs. paper. I’ve tried many digital ones, and I am now using Notability, which is the same m kids use at school. I thought maybe those teachers know something better. It’s okay. However, at work and for my journaling, there’s no substitute for a good old notebook.
i’ve bailed from goodreads & haven’t felt inspired by any of the alternatives. downloaded a digital reading journal but still haven’t had the motivation to start adding to it, but i think this has just filled in the bits that i was lacking!
btw: received some magic sleeves a few weeks ago and am so impressed at the quality! only downside is that they make my bag surprisingly heavier. 😂
A Book of Books! Fantastic! Another great post, Jillian, it’s so interesting every week to see the different ways people store ideas, create and organize. Thank you!
This was great Jillian. In work before retirement I encountered many creative folks using Ulysses. In the workplace as ideas germinate they move uphill, often to storyboard development and finally to Adobe Photoshop. What seems to always be the challenge is unless you have a genuine all-in-one application exporting stuff to take the next step means you should get stuff that plays well with others. I don't know if Ulysses does that.This looks like an awesome app for individual organization of a creative person like your subject! Generally I prefer products that work for everyone as sharing is easier and therefore people get off their islands, so important in the creative space. For my everyday needs I use Keep but mostly as todos, stuff to remember, etal. My favorite feature is it can capture voice notes as text to remind me later. Primitive sharing within a family for example. Inadequate for creative space I think. I know a fair amount of people who use Evernote and seem to like it.
I would assume the closest comparable to Keep would be Apple Notes to Keep. I imagine iPhone / iPad folks stick mostly to the Apple Apps like calendars, note takers, maps.
I've never heard of the apps you mentioned. For digital note-taking I use Samsung Notes. SN also has an option to go fullscreen so you only see the page and your writing tools. I do like analog note-taking especially for journaling but for language learning I've mostly been using my tablet to take digital notes.
I'd like it if you shared more digital notetakers as well. I think there's lots to learn from all kids of notetakers especially those who are artists or designers 🙂
The book of books... nrgghhhhh so lovely. Damn, wish I'd been doing that for years.
Not heard of either of those apps but will check them out. My limited with with Scrivener (on my to-get-into-in-2023 list) found the Fullscreen mode to be excellent for writing distraction-free. Edit: Ulysses is Mac-only, doh.
I'm still torn between digital and physical note taking. I love the idea of physical and as, err, noted previously, I just wish my handwriting was neater. A friend recently gifted me a beautiful Japanese Traveller notebook that is intended to get/look more weathered the more you used it. It's a delight to write into and take notes on, but again ... my handwriting!
Final note: I'm actually using Substack's editor sometimes to jot down notes for posts. I really do love the clean interface and cross-platform/device syncing. Just got to make sure I don't accidentally hit Publish prematurely!
Question aboutthe fabulous Book of Books: Are the images glued onto a large sheet of paper or digitally assembled and then printed on a single large sheet? I can't tell for sure in the image. The book looks so beautiful, and I can imagine how it would be a real spur to creative thought. Thank you for this post Jillian!
Great post Jillian! Like you I also lean towards analogue note taking, but it is really interesting to discover digital note taking apps as well. I would need apps for android though. Scott's book on books is genius---the book's size alone is impressive! I also love the simplicity in his designs. So fresh and sleek along with being very efficient. Gorgeous photos! Thanks for sharing! xx
I’m always taking photos of books for references so really love the “book of books”! And also great idea to add a few photos of blank colored pages to know when the new book reference begins! Sorting through my photos is always the challenge in finding references - thanks for letting us know about “search by text” feature on iPhone 😊
Digital life is always practical. Connecting things is simple, searchable, erasable, writeable, transferrable, and so on. I always write my essays online, mainly because I need to correct the sentences within the text. But when it comes to taking notes, creating and keeping ideas, or journaling, nothing is comparable with pen and paper. This is a psychological trait of humankind, I suppose. Because our senses are in action. The smell of paper, touching it, and writing as a physiologic action itself—all these help us fully engage with the writing process.
A Book of Books... "mind blown", as they say.
I love The Book of Books idea--thanks for sharing!
This has always been my dilemma. Digital vs. paper. I’ve tried many digital ones, and I am now using Notability, which is the same m kids use at school. I thought maybe those teachers know something better. It’s okay. However, at work and for my journaling, there’s no substitute for a good old notebook.
book of books is sheer genius!
i’ve bailed from goodreads & haven’t felt inspired by any of the alternatives. downloaded a digital reading journal but still haven’t had the motivation to start adding to it, but i think this has just filled in the bits that i was lacking!
btw: received some magic sleeves a few weeks ago and am so impressed at the quality! only downside is that they make my bag surprisingly heavier. 😂
I'm loving how creative your posts are! Thank you.
A Book of Books! Fantastic! Another great post, Jillian, it’s so interesting every week to see the different ways people store ideas, create and organize. Thank you!
This was great Jillian. In work before retirement I encountered many creative folks using Ulysses. In the workplace as ideas germinate they move uphill, often to storyboard development and finally to Adobe Photoshop. What seems to always be the challenge is unless you have a genuine all-in-one application exporting stuff to take the next step means you should get stuff that plays well with others. I don't know if Ulysses does that.This looks like an awesome app for individual organization of a creative person like your subject! Generally I prefer products that work for everyone as sharing is easier and therefore people get off their islands, so important in the creative space. For my everyday needs I use Keep but mostly as todos, stuff to remember, etal. My favorite feature is it can capture voice notes as text to remind me later. Primitive sharing within a family for example. Inadequate for creative space I think. I know a fair amount of people who use Evernote and seem to like it.
I would assume the closest comparable to Keep would be Apple Notes to Keep. I imagine iPhone / iPad folks stick mostly to the Apple Apps like calendars, note takers, maps.
I've never heard of the apps you mentioned. For digital note-taking I use Samsung Notes. SN also has an option to go fullscreen so you only see the page and your writing tools. I do like analog note-taking especially for journaling but for language learning I've mostly been using my tablet to take digital notes.
I'd like it if you shared more digital notetakers as well. I think there's lots to learn from all kids of notetakers especially those who are artists or designers 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
I love Ulysses--not sure I could write anymore without it! Super intuitive organization--quiet interface! It’s powerful and fantastic!
The book of books... nrgghhhhh so lovely. Damn, wish I'd been doing that for years.
Not heard of either of those apps but will check them out. My limited with with Scrivener (on my to-get-into-in-2023 list) found the Fullscreen mode to be excellent for writing distraction-free. Edit: Ulysses is Mac-only, doh.
I'm still torn between digital and physical note taking. I love the idea of physical and as, err, noted previously, I just wish my handwriting was neater. A friend recently gifted me a beautiful Japanese Traveller notebook that is intended to get/look more weathered the more you used it. It's a delight to write into and take notes on, but again ... my handwriting!
Final note: I'm actually using Substack's editor sometimes to jot down notes for posts. I really do love the clean interface and cross-platform/device syncing. Just got to make sure I don't accidentally hit Publish prematurely!
Question aboutthe fabulous Book of Books: Are the images glued onto a large sheet of paper or digitally assembled and then printed on a single large sheet? I can't tell for sure in the image. The book looks so beautiful, and I can imagine how it would be a real spur to creative thought. Thank you for this post Jillian!
Wow, this was absolutely fascinating - thank you, Jillian, and Scott!
I hadn't come across any of these apps before - I've learned so much. And the Book of Books is phenomenal! 😍
I’ll admit, I was initially skeptical about digital journaling. Learning about the Note Always app blew my mind!
Great post Jillian! Like you I also lean towards analogue note taking, but it is really interesting to discover digital note taking apps as well. I would need apps for android though. Scott's book on books is genius---the book's size alone is impressive! I also love the simplicity in his designs. So fresh and sleek along with being very efficient. Gorgeous photos! Thanks for sharing! xx
I’m always taking photos of books for references so really love the “book of books”! And also great idea to add a few photos of blank colored pages to know when the new book reference begins! Sorting through my photos is always the challenge in finding references - thanks for letting us know about “search by text” feature on iPhone 😊
Digital life is always practical. Connecting things is simple, searchable, erasable, writeable, transferrable, and so on. I always write my essays online, mainly because I need to correct the sentences within the text. But when it comes to taking notes, creating and keeping ideas, or journaling, nothing is comparable with pen and paper. This is a psychological trait of humankind, I suppose. Because our senses are in action. The smell of paper, touching it, and writing as a physiologic action itself—all these help us fully engage with the writing process.