New edition: Swop Book

SWOP is the abbreviation for “sketch`n write on pictures“ and that says it all. The Swop Book is not a blank notebook, but a picture book with a lot of white space within the pictures. And this is to be filled in – with drawings, texts or relaxing doodles.

Have no ideas or not in the mood to rack your brains? No problem! This notebook helps you to overcome the fear of the blank page. That`s why the paper in this book is not blank, but printed. Printed with pictures waiting to be creatively completed. Scribble, tag your ideas onto cinema screens, billboards, toilet walls or housefronts, try out tattoos or relabel signs. Be really subversive without running the risk of getting into trouble with the law.

More information and ordering options:
www.brandbook.de/swopbook

The ADC black & white Twist Book 2011

Brandbook on the ADC Festival 2011

It was the second year successively that the Art Directors Festival Deutschland took place in Frankfurt (4 – 8 May 2011). And this year also, we were there to present our novelties to jurors, (professional) visitors and notebook lovers. But above all and especially created for the occasion, our ADC 2011 notebook: its cover is designed like a Z and permits to choose, while twisting the object in the hand, between a part with white and a part with black pages. And of course, a black & white pen going with it was available on our stand for free.

We had the opportunity to enthuse ADC individualists for our sprayed stencil notebook. Their handmade covers are individually sprayed after an original laser cut motive so that each of them is unique. And for those who felt like being creative, our new SWOP BOOK was laying there like a guest book. According to its motto, „Sketch and Write on Pictures“, the visitors had the possibility to leave us a thought, a drawing, or whatever he wanted, on the pictures that this notebook is made of. In the end, it was a successful festival (many thanks here to the organizers!) that, despite the beautiful May weather outside, attracted many interested visitors and transmitted many inspiring thoughts. We are already looking forward to the next ADC edition 2012!

Impression from our Book Making zone:

You will find other pictures from the booth on our Flickr gallery „ADC Festival 2011 - Book Making Zone“.

Japanese aesthetics

The new Monocle Stationary Line was developed in collaboration with the designer Yoshi Takagi. Pure quality paper from the best Japanese and Swedish papermills has been processed to produce our luxury notebooks from brandbook. Monocle Notebooks are being sold exclusively through the Monocle Shops in London, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Tokyo und New York as well as the Monocle Website.

Monocle is, without doubt, one of the few magazines that attract worldwide attention. As a magazine for the global citizen, it informs the reader about world political subjects as well as economy, culture, design, fashion and lifestyle.
More about Monocle in our blog post.

Formats: A4 and A5 as hard or soft cover, available in 10 different colours.

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