Dingbats* Wildlife Lined Journal Notebook A5 - Vegan Leather Hardcover - Ideal for Work, Travel, Writing - with Pocket, Elastic Closure & Bookmark

Let me Start off by saying that this Notebook is amazing.The thickness of the paper makes the book feel very premium and the PU Leather adds a lot of style to the Book.I chose the Graph Paper version of this book as I need the book for drawing my graphic design ideas onto and i find it so much easier to draw on graph paper than plain or lined paper. The Squares are just the right thickness to be useful while not being distracting and I would imagine that would be the same for the lined version.I use a Waterman Fountain pen and as you can see in the picture, there is absolutely no bleed whatsoever. the paper is thick enough for even heavy ink patches to not stain through to the other side and the writing experience is the best I have ever felt from a book.The off white cream colour is lovely and I much prefer it to a plain white as it is easier on the eyes.the perforations are so handy for when i need to scan the pages onto the computer and make the process much cleaner and easier for me.Overall, this Notebook is Well worth the price I paid and i will be looking no further than Dingbats* for my notebooks in the future.Don't be fooled by the extra low price tag of other notebooks on amazon. You get what you pay for and in this case, you get an amazing quality notebook with premium pages for a very good price.If there had to be one thing I Would like change about the notebook, it would be that The loop to hold a pen is slightly too tight to easily slot in my waterman, however this means it is more securely in place so it doesn't really bother me at all and it is just me being picky.EDIT ***I also have to add that the person I spoke to from Dingbats* has got to be the most kind and caring person who genuinely cares about their customers. Thank you so much Dingbats* for your amazing product and your second to none customer service. you have made a customer for life out of me :)

Lovely paper,just perfect for my journaling.I have bought one before and was not disappointed.The squared paper make it so easy to use.

Look very good although not yet opened.

As always this is a fantastic notebook from Dingbats. Good quality bleed proof paper that I can use all my pens with, and I love the panda design on the front. It's worth spending the extra money on Dingbats notebooks, they do last longer and I'm always happy using them!

Let me preface this review by saying that I am a certified notebook snob, it takes a lot to impress me! This notebook was purchased to be my new bullet journal, having completely filled my previous moleskine journal. To compare this with the moleskine - it is miles ahead! A much truer A5 size means I will have more space. Not only that, but the paper quality is amazing! I have had no bleedthrough, even with calligraphy pens and while there is some ghosting, that is to be expected with thick pens and the ghosting is far better than the moleskine. The dots are a nice weight, easy to see but not distracting (be aware they don't go right up to the edge of the page). Elephants are my favourite animal, so I love that I can have one on the cover and the grey PU leather has a very nice feel to it. I also like that every page is perforated, it's a very nice touch. It lays flat very easily and the back pocket seems to be of good quality.I only have a couple of qualms with this notebook and again - this is coming from the perspective of a notebook snob, so if you aren't caught up in all that feel free to ignore this. There is only one bookmark, which most people wouldn't care about but I would have liked a second. The ribbon itself is ok quality but is not cut straight at the end which will bother me. The elastic band is a little loose but I can understand that this is probably to allow the binding to stretch as the notebook fills up. My biggest issue is with the pen loop - it is simply too tight. I really had to work it to fit my faber castelli pen in there and in doing so, ended up ripping the paper on the back. I do understand that the faber castelli artists pens are quite thick so that didn't help but the elastic on the back of the loop was already fraying from where it was sewn in. It also would have been a nice touch for there to be page numbers, as where the little dingbat logo is in every corner is where I would normally write my page numbers, so that's going to make indexing a little difficult.Overall, a lovely notebook and a real surprise given that I've never heard of this brand before. Will definitely be recommending to others in the bullet journal community. Genuinely surprised I haven't heard of these before given the obscurity of some of the brands which are popular with bullet journalers!!

Hardback lined version - Notebook nicely finished but a small irregularity on the elastic - not bad enough to send back but if I were a perfectionist...... Some fairly obvious showthrough when headings written with Staedtler lumocolor permanent, and handwriting with green Frixion 0.7mm showthrough is there but insignificant. The finish on the paper is superb and incredibly smooth - very good to write on, and a good ivory colour. The book opens to 180 and feels durable. Something to be aware of is if you are using Frixion pens the erasability is compromised slightly by the exceptionally smooth paper i.e. it takes more effort to build up the "Frixion" for erasing.

My favourite notebook for a good reason. The hardcover is sturdy and durable, my notebook accompanied me across many sites, offices and homeworking with months of abuse. It still looks as good as new. The paper quality is what you would expect and stands up to any pen type with no bleedthrough. Pen loop and back pocket are useful additions. The design is professional with the little touches making it stand out.

I used this as my journey book in the last 7 years. It was with me almost every single day, through hiking, travelling, goid and bad times, and it was gathering every important thing in my life.Now that I reached the last page, I am ordering another one, because I am way more than satisfied. This old buddy is going to a safe place and it will be a treasure of mine until my last breath.

The item is as described, and nicely made. The cover has a lovely texture, and the paper holds up well to fountain pen ink.Unfortunately for me, I hadn't really thought this purchase through properly. I am using this journal for Bullet Journaling - which involves a fair amount of flipping back and forth, consulting different sections in the journal.And, quite simply: the micro perforations are freaking me out. None of them has actually started to detach, but they form a weak point on each page, and my anxiety-brain keeps insisting that it's only a matter of time before they start to let go.Secondary gripe: the pages are not pre-numbered. With ADHD, I don't trust myself to consistently number pages as I go, so I paginated them before starting to use the journal. Also, from a commitment to the aesthetic, I'm sticking to fountain pens... But because the ink needs to dry, that meant that paginating the whole thing took much longer than the time required to simply write the numerals. I spent most of the time literally waiting for ink to dry.So: the journal is a 5-star item that did not suit my purposes. It is a lovely piece of kit - and if you want to be able to cleanly remove pages (and have them remain surprisingly durable attached when you're not removing them, despite what my anxieties keep suggesting), and don't want the pages pre-paginated (because you might be removing pages...), then this might be your perfect item!This journal is very well made and well suited to purposes other than my own.EDIT: more than 2/3rds of the way through, and all pages are still intact. No indication that I will run into trouble with unintentional tearing. I still feel anxious about it (anxiety: yay!). However, if you are looking for the option of cleanly removing pages - or NOT removing pages in normal use, this journal seems very well designed for that!

This is my second time buying a Dingbats journal, so i decided it was about time i reviewed it. This journal is the most versatile and beautiful thing i’ve ever owned. The paper quality is amazing. the details of the back pocket to the dotted line in every page to tear out easily. I’ve seen a couple reviews saying the pen holder broke; i take my journal with me to school everyday and somewhat abuse the penholder and i have yet to experience any issues. The paper is smooth and has a nice offwhite color to it. the hardcovers are durable and have a nice leathery texture to them too. Its a pretty normal weight for a journal too, i wouldnt say too heavy or too light. the only “negative” thing i could say about this journal is that i as a left handed person would avoid pens like G2s while using it, because the smudging can get pretty bad. With this paper ive used basic Bic style pens for a better look, micron pens work too since the paper hardly ever bleeds (it can even withstand watercolor) . i use these journals for my yearly planner, theres definitely more than enough paper in these as well. i thought id run out of space but even now as my whole 2023 planner is complete, i still have 20-30 pages left that i feel bad for not being able to use😭.All in all, this journal is WORTH 20 dollars. Its the perfect size, has important key details, and its environmentally safe!! 10/10 journal, never switching brands.

Die Dingbats Wildlife Hardcover Notizbücher haben mich wirklich begeistert. Zugegeben, sie sind etwas teurer als Standard-Notizbücher, aber die Qualität rechtfertigt den Preis voll und ganz. Ich nutze es täglich, und jedes Mal, wenn ich es öffne, freue ich mich über die Haptik und das elegante Design.Design, das auffällt: Das Cover ist mit einer feinen Prägung versehen, die das jeweilige Tiermotiv der "Wildlife"-Reihe wunderschön in Szene setzt. Das macht nicht nur optisch etwas her, sondern gibt dem Notizbuch auch eine besondere Haptik. Es fühlt sich an, als würde man ein kleines Kunstwerk in den Händen halten.Stabil und langlebig: Das Hardcover ist unglaublich robust und hält den täglichen Belastungen stand. Egal ob im Rucksack, auf dem Schreibtisch oder unterwegs – dieses Notizbuch bleibt in Form. Die Seiten sind durch das Fadenheft gut gebunden, sodass nichts ausfranst oder herausfällt.Schreiben wie auf Wolken: Das Papier ist ein Traum. Egal, ob du mit einem Füller, Bleistift oder Kugelschreiber schreibst – es gleitet einfach über das Blatt. Und das Beste: Die Tinte drückt nicht durch, was für mich ein wichtiger Punkt ist. Es gibt nichts Schlimmeres, als wenn die Rückseite des Blattes durchschimmert. Mit den Dingbats-Notizbüchern passiert das nicht.Umweltfreundlich: Ein weiterer Pluspunkt ist, dass Dingbats seine Notizbücher umweltfreundlich produziert. Sie sind vegan und komplett plastikfrei, was gerade heutzutage ein starkes Argument ist, wenn man auf Nachhaltigkeit achtet. Das gibt einem ein gutes Gefühl, wenn man darin schreibt.Fazit: Die Dingbats Wildlife Hardcover Notizbücher bieten nicht nur einen hochwertigen Look und ein fantastisches Schreibgefühl, sondern auch Langlebigkeit und Umweltbewusstsein. Ja, sie kosten mehr als das Durchschnittsnotizbuch, aber sie sind jeden Cent wert. Für alle, die das Besondere suchen, gibt es kaum eine bessere Wahl!

Sehr hochwertige Verarbeitung, ein tolles Geschenk

It's a very sturdy well made notebook. Very nice "leather" cover and it's feel very luxury.I only use fountainpens and the paper is great for them, no bleeding at all.Very happy for my notebook!