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People of Paperblanks

Interviews with artists, authors and real-life journallers.

"I was born in East-Berlin and 8 years old when the wall came down. Stepping into a new world I had only heard of, it was a truly overwhelming experience which signified for me freedom of creation, of beauty and the unexpected."
"Don’t be afraid of new things, even if they aren’t “you”. Anything you try will present new ways of approaching the things you truly do have a passion for."
For our "X Questions With" series, we're speaking with talented individuals from around the world who have inspired us with their creativity and passion. If you have a story to tell or someone you'd like to see profiled, let...
Our Peek Inside… series takes a look inside people’s journals to celebrate their imagination and inspire others. This week we are happy to welcome Carole Jacq, an art model and farmer from France who uses her Paperblanks notebooks as a diary and a sketchbook. Carole...
Our Peek Inside… series takes a look inside people’s notebooks to celebrate their imagination and inspire others. This week we are thrilled to welcome Virginia-based Ellen Crosby, the author of 12 books in the Virginia wine country mystery series. Her books have...
This week we had the pleasure of getting to know another NaNoWriMo winner, Henriette C. Rigel, a passionate writer from Germany. We asked her everything from tips for first-timers to managing the tight timeframe of the 30-day challenge. A Little Bit...
Have you ever wondered what the people behind Paperblanks get up to every day? Did you ever look at a Paperblanks design and wonder, “Hmm, how would this look on my desk?” Well, in this new exclusive blog series,...
"What I believe makes Paperblanks unrivalled is our cover designs; you won’t find them anywhere else."
Malala is an immensely inspiring, courageous young woman. We deeply support Malala, her family and all human rights and women’s education activists working with bravery and dignity around the world.  We must all take responsibility, as Malala has shown...
You may find it surprising to learn that in all our years of creating journal covers based on world art, we've never featured the art of Gustav Klimt (1862–1918). Perhaps it was because his work is just so iconic that...