Field Notes

Field Notes "I'm not writing it down to remember it later, I'm writing it down to remember it now."
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Field Notes Brand is a collection of smartly-designed, vintage-styled pocket notebooks, calendars, and various office accoutrements.

01/22/2025

Simplest offer ever. Today only, buy anything and while supplies last, we’ll include a special, unavailable-anywhere-else, Valentine’s Day Memo Book and Red Clic Pen FREE with your order. Then you’ll be set to give these to your current (or potential) main squeeze on the big day.

No coupon codes. No minimums. No bull. Heck, you don’t even need to be aware of the deal. If you buy something today (1/22/25), you’re in. This is a one-day offer, and today is the day.

Only on our site.

TODAY IS WEDNESDAY: Free Valentine Set (including the red “Heart” Pen) with Any Purchase.

https://fieldnotesbrand.com/dispatches/today-is-wednesday-5

The Field Notes 7" Carpenter Pencils fit nicely in your coverall pocket, or behind most standard human-size ears. They w...
01/10/2025

The Field Notes 7" Carpenter Pencils fit nicely in your coverall pocket, or behind most standard human-size ears. They won’t roll away while you work. Our new ridiculously-bright fluorescent orange coating makes them easy to find in a cluttered workshop or tool box. Stock up on these FSC-certified natural wood pencils for your next project. Measure twice, cut once!

Only on our site.

Happy Holidays from your friends at Field Notes! Here’s a glimpse at what subscribers saw over the course of 2024 - chec...
12/26/2024

Happy Holidays from your friends at Field Notes! Here’s a glimpse at what subscribers saw over the course of 2024 - check out fieldnotesbrand dot com if you need to pick up any of these quarterly editions!

12/23/2024
Happy Holidays to the Field Nuts group on FB! Thanks to for starting a fantastic 2024 in review trend!
12/13/2024

Happy Holidays to the Field Nuts group on FB! Thanks to for starting a fantastic 2024 in review trend!

The inside covers of our Winter 2024 Quarterly Edition “Vintage” are printed with a geometric pattern that suggests the ...
12/11/2024

The inside covers of our Winter 2024 Quarterly Edition “Vintage” are printed with a geometric pattern that suggests the end-papers of a classic hardcover book. Subscribers also get a sheet of gift wrapping paper featuring the same geometric pattern featured on the interior of the covers.

Our 65th limited Quarterly Edition for the winter of 2024 is the “Vintage” Edition. We revisited some of our favorite ma...
12/09/2024

Our 65th limited Quarterly Edition for the winter of 2024 is the “Vintage” Edition. We revisited some of our favorite materials, details, and production processes to create a brand-new and old-fashioned 3-Pack.
Start a year-long subscription with the winter release and you’ll receive two “Vintage” Edition 3-Packs. Subscribers also get a sheet of gift wrapping paper featuring the interior pattern of the covers. Since you’re getting two packs, we thought perhaps you’d like to gift one to that person on your list with the most discriminating taste.
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12/07/2024

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We’re hosting our annual Holiday Market at Field Notes HQ in Chicago this Saturday and Sunday, December 7th & 8th. We have invited a bunch of our friends who make cool things be here. And we’re inviting you too!

We’re hosting our annual Holiday Market at Field Notes HQ in Chicago this Saturday and Sunday, December 7th & 8th. We ha...
12/03/2024

We’re hosting our annual Holiday Market at Field Notes HQ in Chicago this Saturday and Sunday, December 7th & 8th. We have invited a bunch of our friends who make cool things to be here. And we’re inviting you too!

DEETS IN BIO. Come on by. Say hello. Bring your credit card.

The limited edition Field Notes x GOT BAG Pitch Black Rolltop Backpack is made from recycled materials, including ocean ...
11/26/2024

The limited edition Field Notes x GOT BAG Pitch Black Rolltop Backpack is made from recycled materials, including ocean plastic collected by ’s own clean-up programs in 17 Indonesian communities. And as an added bonus, they look cool as heck.

We have a limited number of these backpacks available and are shipping right now. Pick up one for yourself and, if you’re planning ahead, it’d make a great holiday gift for the Field Notes fan in your life. Let’s roll!

Boxing Day 2024 is a little over one month away (s/o to our friends across the pond). Unboxing Day can be as soon as tom...
11/20/2024

Boxing Day 2024 is a little over one month away (s/o to our friends across the pond). Unboxing Day can be as soon as tomorrow. Check out our latest collaboration, the “Dreamers’ Bundle” and “Dream Journals,” created with of Asheville, North Carolina.

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“Pack A” of our “The Birds and Trees of North America” Edition features:Rocky Mountain and Mexican Screech Owls (Tulip t...
11/16/2024

“Pack A” of our “The Birds and Trees of North America” Edition features:

Rocky Mountain and Mexican Screech Owls (Tulip tree)
1915, Volume 6, Plate 373e 373f

Blue Jay (Swamp White Oak)
1911, Volume 8, Plate 477

Brewer Sparrow (Cassie)
1912, Volume 9, Plate 562

These reproductions of artist Rex Brasher’s hand-colored illustrations are taken from over 87,000 pages of twelve volumes of “The Birds and Trees of North America”, which he completed in 1932. Read and watch more about Brasher on our website. Link in bio.

Have a good weekend everyone - don’t forget to take your Field Notes with you where you go. (Thanks for the tag Matt!)📸:...
11/15/2024

Have a good weekend everyone - don’t forget to take your Field Notes with you where you go. (Thanks for the tag Matt!)

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Pick up your “The Birds and Trees of North America” 3-Packs before they fly away and are gone for good!
11/14/2024

Pick up your “The Birds and Trees of North America” 3-Packs before they fly away and are gone for good!

In the back of every Field Notes memo book is a list of Practical Applications. They are suggestions to get you started,...
11/13/2024

In the back of every Field Notes memo book is a list of Practical Applications. They are suggestions to get you started, but we love to hear how YOU actually put your books to use. Like this example from (“doodling, scribble notes, shopping lists, anecdotes” and burger sketches, etc.)

For more examples of how Field Notes are being put to use, check out our account!

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The Index Edition Log Book - perfect for logging the books your reading, or just about anything else. Limited Edition 2-...
11/12/2024

The Index Edition Log Book - perfect for logging the books your reading, or just about anything else. Limited Edition 2-Packs of 56-page Memo Books available right now at fieldnotesbrand dot com.

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Simplest offer ever. Today only, buy anything and while supplies last, we’ll include a special, unavailable-anywhere-else, Valentine’s Day Memo Book and Red Clic Pen FREE with your order. Then you’ll be set to give these to your current (or potential) main squeeze on the big day. No coupon codes. No minimums. No bull. Heck, you don’t even need to be aware of the deal. If you buy something today (1/22/25), you’re in. This is a one-day offer, and today is the day. Only on our site. TODAY IS WEDNESDAY: Free Valentine Set (including the red “Heart” Pen) with Any Purchase. https://fieldnotesbrand.com/dispatches/today-is-wednesday-5

New for Spring 2023: Streetscapes Sketch Books. Steve McDonald's four exquisite “coloring book” architectural illustrations wrap around the front and back covers of these 4-3/4" × 7-1/2" Sketch Books. There are two 2-Packs in the series, one features Los Angeles and Chicago, and the other includes New York and Miami. Inside you’ll find 48 plain pages of Mohawk Superfine “Ultra White” 70#T, a premium paper that’s ideal for sketching and artwork using a variety of media. Shot by @sampaakkonen, watercolor by @photoyozee

New "Streetscapes” premium Sketch Books with covers for coloring. https://fieldnotesbrand.com/products/streetscapes

Field Notes “Kraft Plus” Memo Books
Field Notes “Kraft Plus” Memo Books

Our Winter Limited Edition is not about ink on paper, it’s about ink AND paper. Three different “Kraft Plus” 2-Packs, Just $9.95 each, plus one extra 2-Pack as a gift for subscribers. https://fieldnotesbrand.com/products/kraft-plus

Three public service posters were created with Hatch Show Print. Next we cut up the three finished posters into covers for our Fall Memo Books. Each poster yielded six covers, and we included one book from each poster in the 3-Packs. Check the film to learn about Hatch and this Edition. https://fieldnotesbrand.com/products/hatch

The Clandestine Story Trailer
The Clandestine Story Trailer

Throwback Thursday. On 11/13/18 we launched “Clandestine,” a mysterious 3-Pack, a decoder ring, a world-wide puzzle hunt, and one of our very favorite films, featuring the adventures of Agent Em Dash. Uncover her whole story. https://fieldnotesbrand.com/products/clandestine

Signs of Spring
Signs of Spring

Helpful guide to spotting the change of the seasons, to go along with our new limited-edition release, “Signs of Spring.” https://fieldnotesbrand.com/products/signs-of-spring

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Our Winter Limited Edition is “Ignition.” Get organized and inspired with Weekly Planners and a Checklist Journal. Plus subscribers bonus items include shiny, pointy, handy Book Darts for finding your place, and more. https://fieldnotesbrand.com/products/ignition

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Inspired by the vanishing sub-genre of agricultural memo books, ornate pocket ledgers, and the simple, unassuming beauty of a well-crafted grocery list, the Draplin Design Company of Portland and Coudal Partners, a Chicago creative firm, have created Field Notes Brand, a collection of smartly-designed, vintage-styled pocket notebooks, calendars, and various office accoutrements.

In 2006, Aaron Draplin, a designer and collector of American ephemera, decided to create an homage to the utilitarian pocket notebooks found in the first half of the 20th century at full-service gas stations, midwestern feed stores, and all points in between. (Lots more on the products that inspire us here.) He called the hundred or so books he’d printed, “Field Notes,” and sent them out to friends, including Jim Coudal. The day that first book arrived in Chicago, Jim called Aaron. In less than a week, a company was born.

Beginning with packages of three graph-ruled booklets wrapped with a thick “kraft” brown cover, Field Notes has since printed dozens of variations and introduced wildly popular limited editions, exploring new colors, papers, printing processes, and special packaging.

From the very beginning, every Field Notes paper product has been manufactured in the U.S.A. From the paper, sourced from some of the finest mills in the Midwest, to even the inks used, the production of Field Notes has never required travel on a cargo ship or plane; just the roads crisscrossing the country.