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Field Notes
IndustryStationery, Office Supplies, Collectable
Founded2007
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Aaron Draplin (Co-founder),[1] Jim Coudal (Co-founder)[2]
ProductsMemo books, planners, stenos, pens, pencils and accessories

Field Notes (stylized as FIELD NOTES) is an American notebook brand headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, that designs, prints and manufactures memo books and related accessories. Founded in 2007, the Field Notes brand is a joint venture between Portland, Oregon-based Draplin Design Company and Chicago-based design firm Coudal Partners.[3][4][5]

Field Notes notebooks come with ruled, graph, or plain pages in their signature "kraft" brown color,[6] but the brand has become known for their smaller runs of limited edition notebooks,[7] which are released quarterly and available individually or as part of their year long subscription service.[8][9] The limited edition releases have gained a devoted fan following, including a few active Facebook groups like "Field Nuts",[10] and a website by the same name,[11] as well Fiend Notes Group with a membership of over 25,000 and growing. Many of these Facebook groups, offering custom notebooks, and promoting trades between members.

Field Notes are sold online and, across 1400 retail locations in the United States. The brand has also partnered with various companies including Levi's, Starbucks, Nixon, Loot Crate and J.Crew to sell exclusive release products, as well as collaborating with MythBusters' Adam Savage and reporter John Dickerson to create special editions.[12][13] Field Notes promotes its products through films made by Coudal Partners in-house.[14][15][16][17]

References

  1. ^ "A Design Guru's Work Lair". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Field Notes creates demand for nostalgic notepads". Reuters.
  3. ^ "Lines from Launch LA: Field Notes serves up the write stuff". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ "These Swanky Notebooks Are Bound in Hand-Selected Cherry Wood". Wired.
  5. ^ "Field Notes' New Notebooks Have Real Wood Covers, And You Can Buy Them In Australia". Gizmodo.
  6. ^ "Field Notes Original Notebook Review". Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  7. ^ "Field Notes Notebook Review". 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  8. ^ Klosowski, Thorin. "Pocket Paper Notebook Showdown: Moleskine vs. Field Notes". Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  9. ^ "A Review of the Field Notes COLORS Subscription — Tools and Toys". Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  10. ^ "Field Nuts". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  11. ^ "Field Nuts • Index page". fieldnuts.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  12. ^ "Flight Log | Field Notes". fieldnotesbrand.com. 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  13. ^ "Byline | Field Notes". fieldnotesbrand.com. 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  14. ^ "Film Archive | Field Notes". Field Notes. 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  15. ^ "Five Best Paper Notebooks". Lifehacker.
  16. ^ "How Field Notes Made 48-Page Notebooks Worthy of Collectors". Adweek.
  17. ^ "This Is How You Sell Products Now: Low-Budget, Heartbreaking Stories". FastCompany.com.

Category:American brands Category:Companies based in Chicago Category:Companies established in 2007 Category:Notebooks

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