For their 15th anniversary, MD Paper, a Japanese paper manufacture brought out the purest what a note book can be.The “note” in “notebook” also means “to notice”. Writing, diagrams and pictures are all ways that people immortalize the things they notice during their day-to-day life. The MD Notebook is designed for simplicity so that what’s on your mind can be put on paper easily.

The cover of the MD Notebook is different from standard notebooks. Where standard notebooks have endpaper under the cover, the MD Notebook’s endpaper is the cover. This is because the additional paper or cover on a standard notebook makes the notebook more difficult to open, or causes wobbling, which interferes with your writing comfort. No bells and whistles; just the pleasure of writing. This gives the MD Notebook an iconic design where you can see the mesh on the spine, called cheesecloth, that is hidden under the cover in other notebooks.

Threaded binding is used for MD Notebook, with 16-page quires bound at the back with thread. Threaded binding makes the pages both robust and easy to open. Usually used for items such as notebooks and journals that will be used for a long time, this binding’s ability to open to a full 180 degrees provides the ultimate comfort when writing.

Another iconic feature of the MD Notebook is the string attached to the spine. Each type of notebook has its own color of string, with a white string in the cotton type and an orange string in the diary type. This adds a tasteful accent that can be glimpsed through the white spine and between the pages.

The MD Notebook is wrapped in glassine paper in place of a cover. It is designed to match the sizes of books, with the glassine paper wrapped like the dust jacket of old books to add to the effect while also keeping the pages clean. Use it to protect your MD Notebook or take it off and use your MD Notebook bare. You can even put it on one of your books for protection on the shelf.

The MD Notebook is designed to match the sizes of books in Japan, with a range of five sizes: A7, A6 (pocket edition size), B6 Slim (paperback size), A5 (hardback size) and A4 Variant (magazine size).