Gallery: The Beloved Composition Notebook Gets a Slick Redesign

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    Designer Aron Fay reimagined the composition notebook.
  • The new notebook looks like an original composition notebook but better.
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    The new notebook looks like an original composition notebook, but better.
  • He introduced lay flat binding and aligned the white label to the right to offset the weight of the spine.
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    He introduced lay flat binding, and aligned the white label to the right to offset the weight of the spine.
  • Fay hand drew the pattern which has its roots in ancient paper marbling techniques.
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    Fay hand drew the pattern, which has its roots in ancient paper marbling techniques.
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    The new notebook has 148 uncoated pages.
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    It comes lined or blank.
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