Book margin notes

-Contributed by Emily Gainer. Most libraries frown on writing in books. At the CHP, we like to see the handwritten notes psychologists have made in the books that they donate. Recently, I have been…

How many times have you picked up a book and had so many feelings and reactions while reading it, that you just wanted to share them with the next reader? Look no further than The Margin Project! T…

A little breakdown of my work commonplace book: • Notebook is an A5 size @leuchtturm1917usa notebook with 80 gsm paper. • Stickers mark the general topic (color) and the type of note (icon). The stickers are from @randispaperco • I hand draw a margin that is 5 grid spaces from the left using pencil. The margin is for short notes. If I have a lot of thoughts, I’ll write it after my copied text entry. • Black or gray ink writing is my thoughts and notes. • Colored ink writing is copied…

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Discover marks, codes, & abbreviations to support reader annotation. Note-taking alongside annotations allows readers to remember their thoughts.

A breakdown of my work commonplace book. ✨ I gotta say, I love using colored ink for copied text and black or gray ink for notes and annotations. It helps me distinguish between the two easily, and I get to use more of my colored ink!

Writing in the margins changes our relationship to a text.

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I used to rarely keep marginalia, but recently, I’ve been enjoying having the space to highlight some things or add short notes and thoughts. Do you use your margins in your notebooks or books you’re reading? #commonplacebook #handwriting #notetaking #marginalia #fountainpencommunity #stalogy365

Georgia on Instagram: "Commonplace pages📚 I love a good margin and collection of information from various sources. I’ve only just realised how nice it is to look back at my field notes book and see all the things I was thinking about and making lists for. #commonplacebook #commonplacing #travelersnotebook #fieldnotescommons"

I used to rarely keep marginalia, but recently, I’ve been enjoying having the space to highlight some things or add short notes and thoughts. Do you use your margins in your notebooks or books you’re reading? #commonplacebook #handwriting #notetaking #marginalia #fountainpencommunity #stalogy365

Margin notes in an ARC of CREED by Trisha Leaver and Lindsay Currie.