How Field Notes went from side project to cult notebook Today, 20 years and more than 10 million sold notebooks later, what began as a casual side project with no real expectation has yielded a cult product that is in 2,000 stores worldwide, has a
Field Notes Went From Side Project To Cult Notebook Field Notes, the analog notebook company that began as designer Aaron Draplin's side project 20 years ago, has sold over 10 million notebooks and operates in 2,000 stores worldwide, co-founder Jim Coudal told Fast Company The Chicago-based company, which Coudal says just completed its best year for sales and revenue with 2025 tracking to
Field Notes: A Comprehensive Guide - JetPens Field Notes sought a range of improvements to the iconic design of the reporter’s notebook Created with the help of veteran reporter John Dickerson, the Field Notes Byline Reporter Notebook has a narrower shape for one-handed holding, college ruling, and a handy pocket on the back cover
Why Field Notes Have Remained Curiously Addictive for a . . . A decade ago, Chicago-based Coudal Partners turned a designer’s holiday gift of small handmade notebooks into an uber-popular business Above: Coudal Partners sells its Field Notes notebooks
How Field Notes Went From Side Project to Cult Notebook How Field Notes Went From Side Project to Cult Notebook Nice piece in Fast Company by Zachary Petit: One critical moment came in February 2010, when J Crew featured Field Notes in its catalog, alongside the retailer’s other “personal favorites from our design heroes ”