Paperblanks Pacific Blue Ultra Softback Flexi Journal – Plain, 176 Pages

Capture your ideas, plans and memories in this Pacific Blue ultra softback flexi journal from Paperblanks, with 176 plain pages of 100 gsm acid-free paper.

We have gone back to our publishing roots with this Pacific Blue cover, celebrating what it is about Renaissance-style gold tooled bindings that we have always found so captivating: the rich hues of the dyed leather. The timeless beauty of an antique leather binding is brought into the present on the cover of this peaceful sea green book.

The Story Behind the Design

The timeless beauty of an antique leather journal is brought into the present on this intricately embellished, leather-like cover.

Since the late 16th century, fine Moroccan leather has been valued for use in luxury book bindings due to its strength and ability to show off gilding. Our Pacific Blue cover is inspired by the oceanic blue-green hue of our Tolstoy, Letter of Peace design and echoes its peaceful sentiments. With a delicate foliage pattern set against a golden background, this cover pays homage to the craft of gold tooling, originally brought to Europe via the flourishing trade routes to the East.

When we were first beginning to make Paperblanks journals, we found a piece of William Shakespeare’s handwriting and just knew it could become an inspiring journal cover. Soon we added designs featuring the writing of Ernest Hemingway and Jane Austen and created a series that would become our Embellished Manuscripts Collection. These first covers were minimalist designs with the literary manuscripts written in black ink against beige paper. Eventually, our creative urges started to take over and we sought to play around with the design by adding a gold frame.

Working from a photograph of a small piece of gorgeous gold embellishment, our Art Director created a full frame for the Shakespeare manuscript and highlighted it with a burnt orange background. Of course, our curiosity for what could come next didn’t stop there! By removing the manuscript we immediately saw the possibilities for a design inspired by classic Renaissance leather bindings. And thus, our foundational Old Leather Collection was born.

These days we are free to play around with frame shape and background colour, and this initial beige and black design continues to provide the backbone for two of our most enduringly popular collections.

• Original artwork: Gold-tooled leather bindings
• Era: Contemporary art in a Renaissance style
• Region: Made in Canada with a European influence

Product Details

• Size: Ultra – 170 × 225 × 12 mm
• Interior: Plain
• Pages: 176 (88 sheets)
• Paper: 100 gsm acid-free smooth paper
• Cover: Softback flexi (flexible cover)
• Closure: Elastic band
• Binding: Smyth sewn – lies flat and stays durable
• Edge printing: Yes
• Corners: Rounded
• Pouch: Back cover pouch
• Design: Pacific Blue
• Series: Old Leather Collection
• Satin ribbon marker
• Decorative printed cover paper
• Endpaper with credit and copyright information as well as historical background for the original artwork
• Threaded stitching and glue, as needed
• Acid-free paper
• Memento pouch
• Weight: 396 g
• Product code: FB9731-0 | ISBN: 9781439797310

About Paperblanks

Paperblanks works with museums, libraries, galleries and artists around the world to faithfully reproduce remarkable artwork, historic bindings and treasured manuscripts, and every notebook is crafted with the same attention to detail, from the paper inside to the finish of the cover.