Field Notes
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| Industry | Stationery, Office Supplies, Collectable |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Aaron Draplin (Co-founder),[1] Jim Coudal (Co-founder)[2] |
| Products | Memo 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.[2] 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.
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.[8][9] Field Notes promotes its products through films made by Coudal Partners in-house.[10][11][12][13]
References
- ^ Kurutz, Steven (August 6, 2015). "A Design Guru's Work Lair". The New York Times. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
Aaron James Draplin - Graphic designer, co-creator of Field Notes stationery
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Written at Chicago. "Field Notes creates demand for nostalgic notepads". Wire service. Reuters. December 1, 2010. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
Since Field Notes began production in 2008, it has developed a significant following in the design community. The books, retailing at $9.95 for a three-pack, have also found a home in old-time venues such as bait-and-tackle stores, stationers, barbershops and the like.
- ^ Tschorn, Adam (July 25, 2012). "Lines from Launch LA: Field Notes serves up the write stuff". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
In a partnership between Portland, Ore.-based Draplin Design Co. and Chicago-based Coudal Partners, Aaron Draplin found inspiration to create the 5-year-old company's flagship product in the old-school agricultural memo book used by crop inspectors and farmers. And there is a certain element of seasonal style to the books, especially the limited-edition runs of specific colors and themed editions
- ^ "These Swanky Notebooks Are Bound in Hand-Selected Cherry Wood". Wired.
- ^ "Field Notes' New Notebooks Have Real Wood Covers, And You Can Buy Them In Australia". Gizmodo.
- ^ "Field Notes Original Notebook Review". Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ^ "Field Notes Notebook Review". 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ^ "Flight Log | Field Notes". fieldnotesbrand.com. 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ^ "Byline | Field Notes". fieldnotesbrand.com. 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ^ "Film Archive | Field Notes". Field Notes. 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ^ "Five Best Paper Notebooks". Lifehacker.
- ^ "How Field Notes Made 48-Page Notebooks Worthy of Collectors". Adweek.
- ^ "This Is How You Sell Products Now: Low-Budget, Heartbreaking Stories". FastCompany.com.
External links
Category:American brands Category:Companies based in Chicago Category:Companies established in 2007 Category:Notebooks