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Interviews with artists, authors and real-life journallers.

Our Peek Inside… series takes a look inside people's journals to celebrate their imagination and inspire others. Please send us an email if you have a project that you would like to be featured. This week we are getting to...
As you probably know by seeing our Embellished Manuscripts Collection, we are fascinated by beautiful lettering: all the peaks and valleys of cursive writing and the soothing calm of individual letters that come together to form words. You know...
Who doesn’t love to receive a thoughtful greeting card this time of year? (Or at any time of the year, for that matter.) In this digital age, many would say handwritten notes are a thing of the past and...
Today, we’re talking with Android Jones, an American artist whose work is featured on our new Android Jones Collection covers. Android has been working professionally as an artist for his entire adult life, and his work has been featured on album artwork, magazine...
As part of our 30th birthday celebrations, we’re sharing a peek behind the scenes and introducing some of the people who help bring our products to life. Check out the Paperblanks30 tag for more special anniversary content! Tell Us a...
"I think people have really wandered away from the art of writing and journaling. Everything is so utilitarian and functional these days and people take little care to spend a little more time or money on beauty."
Today, July 18th, marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's death, an occasion that she would probably be surprised to find us celebrating as her novels were originally published anonymously and she found very little fame during her lifetime. Well Jane,...
This week on #PeopleOfPaperblanks, we had the pleasure of speaking to bullet journaling addict and bujo inspiration to many, Nicole Barlettano. She is a multitalented bullet journalist, designer, illustrator and mother but is known to many (45,000 fans) as Bujo...
Metalsmith, papermaker and artist Melanie Brauner doesn’t believe in talent. The success of her one-of-a-kind jewellery business, Verso Studio, comes from a place of kindness to herself, generosity and a genuine connection with her customers – and hard work...
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), long considered the greatest of the English writers, has left us few traces of his handwriting. The banned play Sir Thomas More (1595) was written and revised by five different playwrights, of whom Shakespeare was believed to be...