A while back, I mentioned that a friend had sent me some
samples of Raymay Davinci paper (from JetPens) and I said that I was
considering putting an order in to JetPens with him and we would split the
postage costs. Well we did just that and I am finally getting around to
reviewing some of it!
What did I order?
In personal size:
- A 100 sheet pack of 6.5mm lined paper
- 2x packs of the undated week to view inserts (30/pack, so I ordered enough to do a full year)
- My friend added a pack of plain paper to the order for me!
In pocket size:
- A 100 sheet pack of 5mm lined paper
- 2x packs of the undated week to view inserts (30/pack, so I ordered enough to do a full year)
(I know I am still utterly in love with the personal size de
Villiers and indeed, wonder if I have reached planner peace with it, but just
in case I get that yearning for the pocket size again, I thought I would avail
myself of the gorgeous paper!!).
Over the weekend I went through the undated week to view
pages and created my 2015 diary. The paper is just divine. I used my Parker
italic nibbed pen with Diamine deep dark purple ink in it – a combination that
Filofax paper would dissolve under – and there was NO feathering and NO
bleed-through and the paper is ultra-thin. Filofax – if you made paper like
this, I would buy it. But you don’t. Despite a zillion people asking for your
diary paper to be at least as good as your white notepaper, you just ignore us.
So instead, I have shipped this from the US! Yes, for those of us who want good
paper, we will go to those lengths!
Here’s a double-spread to show you the layout. I know that
some people might get bugged by there being Monday to Thursday on the left and
Friday to Sunday on the right (most WO2P seem to split at Wednesday not
Thursday) but you’ll see that Saturday and Sunday get the same size space and
there is another box labelled memo. This little box is a godsend for me because
(as you all know) I am pretty inept at turning a page, so this gives me space
to alert me to things coming up early in the next week. If there isn’t anything
all that exciting coming up, I can just use it for doodles or notes.
Davinci WO2P (in my navy Portland for storage) |
The layout is beautifully simple. I never need those
tiny-font, month calendar things at the top of the page, nor do I need a
crash-course in 5 languages (that only teaches the days of the week). THIS is
the kind of thing I need – a space to note the year, space for me to write the
dates that the week spans, enough space for me to write the date next to the
day, and unfussy fonts.
There is a bold green line across the top of the page and
another at the bottom, then days of the week are printed in charcoal grey,
except for Sunday which is in dark green. That bugs me a tiny bit, but not so
much I’m having a hissy fit. The days are separated by a fine charcoal grey
line.
Did I say the paper was ultra-thin?? I can’t emphasise
enough HOW thin! I tried to take pictures of comparisons, but it was tricky. I
counted out 52 sheets of cotton cream paper (assuming the Filofax cotton cream
diary is printed on something the same thickness) and found a Filofax diary to
try and compare the three sets. In this first photo, the Davinci paper is on
the left and the Filofax diary is on the right. In the second picture, the
cotton cream paper is on the left and the Davinci paper is on the right. Even
with my terrible pictures, hopefully you can see the difference.
Full year in Davinci (l) and Filofax (r) |
52 pages of cotton cream (l) and Davinci year (r) |
The lined paper is going to be used for the weekly sheets
that go at the front of my planner. I’ll only label them up when I’m using
them. Incidentally, a nice (and very subtle) touch is that there are little
marks on the top and bottom lines so that you can draw vertical lines easily on
the page. They are definite enough to be useful but slight enough to be missed.
Fabulous!
6.5 mm lined paper (in navy Portland for storage) |
Teeny, tiny guide marks |
Overall: five stars out of five!!!
Now, if only there was a UK supplier!! If anyone finds one,
let me know??
You can get some on ebay.co.uk - inspired by your post I have just ordered some, not sure how it compares pricewise ( GBP10 per 100 sheets), but hopefully postage will be quicker than ordering from the US!
ReplyDeleteOoh, thanks for that. I will check it out. It's a bit more expensive than the bulk-order with my friend was but as you say, perhaps more convenient (and cheaper than non-bulk-buy).
DeleteSorry, didn't see your reply. It arrived and I'm very happy with it - I can move to a slimline Filofax now! It came as 100 sheets of A4, and I just cut them down to personal size. I got 3 pages and some little bits for notes from each sheet.
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