I’m proud to announce the very first AisleOne giveaway! This site has generated a great following and it’s time for me to give back to you guys so in partnership with Doane Papers we’re giving away 3 packs of 3 Utility Notebooks!
What is Doane Papers and what are Utility Notebooks?
Doane Papers is a company by Chad Doane that makes pads and notebooks featuring his patent pending Grid+Lines stationery design that combines the benefits of grid and ruled lines onto a single sheet of paper. The Utility Notebook makes use of Grid+Lines pattern in a small and portable notebook.
How do I win?
There are 3 easy ways to win:
- 1. Leave a comment on this post. (Make sure to supply a valid email address when submitting a comment.)
- 2. Subscribe to the RSS feed (Click the link or you can subscribe below.)
- 3. Subscribe to daily email updates below.
Do all three and increase your chances of winning.
***On Sunday December 7th I will randomly select 3 winners and will announce them on Monday December 8th.***
I want to thank Chad for supplying the notebooks and good luck to everyone. Please make sure to use a valid email address when adding a comment or subscribing that way I can contact you if you win.
Utility Notebook Features
Constructed by Portland’s Pinball Publishing
Notebook Size – 3.5” x 5.5”
Grid Size – .125” (.3175 cm) x .125” (.3175 cm)
Wide (Legal) Ruled Line Spacing
48 Pages per notebook
100 LB Cover Stock covers
80 LB Text Stock content pages
Rugged 3 staple saddle-stitch binding
Made in the U.S.A.
Could do without that huge fuckoff advert on the front/back.
I’ll stick with Mujis unbranded dotted grid notebook.
Yeah! Organization, paper, and stuff!
Grid = Life. I can haz notebook?
grids are the best for taking notes. love them for sketching too.
james, does it really matter what the back of the notebook looks like? It’s the back…
James, what advert on the back? I don’t see one. All I see is some text explaining the idea and the name of the company.
wow! I want these nano nbooks
I am already subscribed to RSS. What do I need an email subscription for?
They look very nice to me, like a field notes book.
great stuff
Great giveaway!
(me too, I’m already subscribed to RSS)
do want! <3
are international readers allowed?
Nice looking notebooks, great giveaway.
@Evgeny
You don’t need an email subscription but it will increase your chances of winning since it’s another entry.
@Tatiana
Everyone is eligible to win, no matter where you are in the world.
Oh lala! very nice could always use a good notebook!
gahhh I must!
I Want One.
Yeah me too !
I am shamelessly tripling my chance.
You can get email addresses from feed subscriptions?
Anyway, I’m a fan of the site, and these notebooks seem worthwhile.
What stock is the cover?
Yes, please!
Love them!
Well I might as well try. 🙂
Doane’s the best thing to happen to paper since it was perforated and put on a convenient roll!
I sure do like to have one of those! I’m all ready following AisleOne by RSS and been doing since i found it. Thanks.
I never win any thing!! But I’ll still be a reader of A1. (Pls god let me win this once!)
Yay for giveaways!
! I WANT ONE TOO !
love the site!
RASTER! Yes, ich brauch auch eins!
🙂
yes, please. perfect for my uni projects.
These look great!
yay, free stuff. but seriously, these look awesome.
nice contest, and glad to know I’m in with a chance in the Aisle One Tombola 🙂
This would be nice…
i’m the lucky guy
Glad to see this blog is gaining following. Awesome job!
A combination of grids and lines sound like an interesting evolution. I’ve mainly used graph paper to draw wireframes & generally draft things with some form of mathematics, but I usually write on something else.
I am curious too, how do you track the users who sign up by RSS? I am but I never gave my e-mail address or anything like that.
I’m a new reader of AisleOne (I started with your previous article, “The Brilliant work of Jean Widmer”) and look forward to reading more of your material. I will contribute to the conversation when I can 🙂
I’m hoping my comment posts this time!
You Rock!!!!!
neeeeeeed one
cool stuff, wouldnt mind one.
Looks good and what a great Idea!
I shall design typefaces and ponder the intricacies of negative space.
Subscriber already… =)
Great give-away!
Greets from Germany!
I’ve been following the site for over a year now, Antonio, and it’s always been a great source of inspiration and helped me through school projects. Thanks!
Good job on the site, you are very commited to it and the posts are always inspirational.
Very cool, Antonio! I also like the Field Notes grid paper books.
wow: nothing like a giveaway to generate some comment action! keep on keepin’ on!
Now who doesn’t love the scent of a new notebook.
Oodelally.
I hope I’m not too late on this whole fiasco!
Yep. I want in on this.
Very nice. If I don’t win these I’ll probably be buying them. I’ve been looking for a well-designed notebook for a while now.
I would love to have this!
I would like to have one of this.
Subscribed since like a year ago!
^ Commented~
love the idea !
yes please!
These are great (and I love notebooks anyway!)
Would be very nice thanks!
Yeah! I want one!
Good stuff. Thank you!
Koolio. Give me one.
Is this the line for free notebooks?
Very tasty!!!
I’m in love.
Oh wow, they’re great – I’d love one of those, pretty please 😉
I’d love to receive one of the notebooks.
Your site rules. I pass it on to all my design friends. Cheers!
me, me pick me
The postage for one of those to the UK is insane, almost $40!
Do you know what could be a great idea?
Send one of those to spain, we would be able to take notes in the Economical meeting where Sarcozy has let us one of their chairs…
Please, think about it!
yes I could use a few of these! I can only hope!
I love grid systems
I love Helvetica
I love swiss design
la vida es una tómbola
tom-tom-tómbola
la vida es una tómbola
tom-tom-tómbola
de luz y de colo-o-o-or
de luz y de colo-o-o-or
Tombola!
they would be very coolio
very nice indeed 😀 I want one!
Antonio, thanks for adding this to all the great content you serve up daily (more or less)
Notebooks? I can’t get enough notebooks!
Great contest, thanks guys.
For the record, I simply cannot have enough grid-based products in my life. Seriously. Case in point, I was honestly wearing this yesterday: http://tinyurl.com/66thgb
Its great! I can never get enough of grid notebook.
I want one.
awesome. I’m also standing in the queue. !
i don’t want one.
i want three. =]
great
i want one, too)
Good idea. Where are they sold?
Ooh, awesome. 🙂
yes please… aisle one is wonderful
Not gonna say no 🙂
I’m all about the Utility Notebooks!
Fingers crossed!
Prizes! Awesome!
Man I wish I got this response with all my posts!
I’m certainly curious to check the quality of the paper.
They are such a good idea, I’d love one!
I’ve heard rave reviews.
Hello World
Those look fantastic.
i could wax lyrical about the greatness of these notebooks….
but unfortunately… i have work to do…
i do LOVE them though
Count me in.
grids = goodness.
Love these, love AisleOne!
I want one!
Yay! Cool!
Yes, please!
maths is my forte, i based my whole identity around it!
bring me grids
I would definitly love this. Im from Singapore and have been following your site for ages.. GREAT STUFF!
Well, I’m already an RSS subscriber, but a nice comment wouldn’t hurt.
Thanks for your blog!!!
Mmm, griddy …
Have you ever had this many comments before?
Daniel, never received this many comments before.
…Nice initiative…
I know…I’m highly interested as well 🙂
The bigger lines are well thought.
I don’t want one though.
Great notepad! Really practical with the grid+lines, especially when sketching on new typefaces!
These look lovely!
Thanks a lot for the opportunity!
who doesn’t love free stuff!
These look pretty sweet; and as van said, who doesn’t love free stuff?!
Oh, and I found this post via RSS, I’ve been subscribed since the second week of the site. Long time reader, first time commenter.
Woot! Notebook addict…
Always interested in some fabulous notebooks. 🙂
add this to my note.
Me! Me! Me!
Pick me pick me *jumps up and down*
Also, my security word was “kerning” but I think someone actually needs to go in there and fix the kerning – it was a little off.
@Jake
Thanks for being such a dedicated follower! It’s very much appreciated.
@Lindsay
Unfortunately I have no control over the kerning in the CAPTHCA words.
nice book. nice website. keep it up!
122th commenter!
Joking aside, I love your design mate. Good stuff.
I have heard a lot about this brand. Like its paper template (free download at its website) very much.
grids are good for the soul,
saddle stitching is good for the body.
ooo i’d love to win!! pick me!
Well, since I’m already subscribed to the RSS and the emails, the pretty much only way of winning is posting here!
Good luck!
#127. woohoo!
Doane paper is great
Those notebooks are sweet! Please count me in. (I subscribe via Bloglines.)
Yes. Yes. Thank you very much.
;-D
I just love them <3
oo, have been using grid paper for a while now, but these would be great!
I want a notebook!!!
i am college student = poor.
grid+lines notebook…
must have…
ahhhh…
Gorgeous! gimme!
please! I want one of these! =)
my anti-spam word was kerning.
I wanna win.
I love Aisleone and I love this contest! I wanna win 😛
I’ve been interested in Doane paper, I’d love to win & give it a try!
Nice. Love the Grid paper. Gimme Gimme.
amazing product!
I want one, too.
Hy, great thing!
Here in germany we have not such stuff (not that I know)
So, I hope to win and can write something about that! Would be great.
Not, not them. Me.
Thanks v. much.
i have a thing for notebooks, got like 2 or 3 of them in use at any time, and starting a small collection. would be nice to see these slinky doane notebooks on my desk :]
I don’t quite understand how you can track the subscriber of your RSS feed – if you do have a way, do let me know… 🙂
I would love this much.
Giveaways work surprisingly well.
Nice site!!! I was already subscribing to update e-mails anyway… no harm to comment and give another try to win this useful price.
Congrats for your work.
nice – choose me
hope i’m not too late!!
Lovely book. I dig grids and lines.
nicely done! wait…help! my whole body is turning into a grid!!!
good
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