Posts Tagged ‘planners’

Focus on formats: the Sapa X

Posted March 7, 2013 by
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Before I fell in love with the Space 17 and its weekly notes page, it was the Sapa X I used to plan my days and weeks. Like the Space 17, it’s compact and ultra portable, and it works very well for people like me who don’t have a lot of appointments. Karen combines it with a Rhodia pad to get all the space she needs.

What I miss about the Sapa X is its blank planning boxes, which give you a lot of freedom to doodle, partition, and organize each day however suits you best. It has two blank notes pages at the start of each month and a mini monthly calendar on each week that shows where the week falls in that month. For me, though, the extra room to take notes on the Space 17 makes it hard to contemplate going back.

Do you use the Sapa X? What do you like best and least about it?

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Look back, not forward, with the anno planner?

Posted February 11, 2013 by
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Reader Penny uses a Moleskine rather than a Quo Vadis planner, but she has an interesting suggestion about how to use its Anno Planner: not to plan ahead, but to record what’s already happened.

I want to end with how I use the anno section, a section that many apparently struggle with, regardless of brand. In my anno section, I record what I made for dinner.

You could extrapolate from here and record financial data, too, it strikes me — money spent or earned.

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Friday review roundup

Posted January 25, 2013 by
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Two great planner reviews as we head into this clear, cold New York weekend.

  • Deborah Crombie leads the Jungle Red Writers in a discussion about paper vs. digital calendars and describes why she loves her Minister: “It’s not too bulky, but there’s enough room to make notes on that day’s to-do list, and to add a little detail about activities … Most important of all, I put my page or word count goals for every day of the week at the top of that day, and then I have to write down what I actually achieved. I haven’t come up with anything digital that makes the same impact on my brain.”

  • Aisasia reviews the Scholar: “I used to use this style of planner for school and it was helpful because I listed tasks/homework assignments … Overall, this is a great planner but not one for me (my heart is set with the Space 24).”
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Guest post: Anno planning

Posted January 24, 2013 by
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Image via Plannerisms

Our friend Kate Marshall is curious to know what people do with their anno planners — and she isn’t the only one! But because habits evolve over time, we figured we’d pose the question again. Here’s Kate’s take:

So I have this Hebdo planner that I’ve been using (in the purple Texas cover if you must know). I must have flipped through the “Anno-Planning” pages a hundred times before but this was the first time I really paid attention to them. And I wondered: what do people use them for?

If you’re not familiar with the Anno pages, they’re a section in every Quo Vadis planner, that shows the year on a two-page spread. The boxes are fairly small (or maybe my handwriting is just really big), so I’ve mostly limited myself to writing in my paydays (via green dollar-sign symbols) and recurring bills (via red dollar-sign symbols, of course).

Karen mentioned that she uses hers as a sort of yearly calendar. I’m curious about how others use the Anno-Planning pages, though: as a full-on calendar? To record events after the fact? To give your thumbs a break as you flip past the Anno pages to get to the “real” planner? To lay out your plans for world domination? (Ooh, I may have said too much.)

Talk amongst yourselves :-)

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Friday review roundup

Posted January 11, 2013 by
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It’s calendar time, as Megan Capone, our reviewer-of-the-week points out!

Over at Save.com, Megan reviews the Note 27 — along with a few of the other calendars she uses.

“For the office, I’ve tried and tried to use an online calendar and it just never fits what I need it to do. So I have a desk calendar. I looked far and wide for the perfect calendar last year and I hit gold.”

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Time & Life planners

Posted January 3, 2013 by
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Time & Life film (UK) from Quo Vadis on Vimeo.

Another video our parent company recently released is the one above, which showcases our Time & Life planning format. The Time & Life isn’t available in the US, but we’d love to get your feedback on it! It comes in a few different sizes and, like our Hebdo, gives Sundays equal billing.

What do you think? Worth importing?

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When do you switch planners?

Posted December 27, 2012 by
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There’s always a bit of overlap between this year’s planner and next year’s. I’m usually so eager to crack open the fresh, unmarked pages of next year’s book that I swap it in as soon as I can. Usually, I’ve also got dance and symphony subscription dates to enter, though not, in 2013, with a new baby.

Do you finish out your planners or start a new one before the year turns?

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Send us pics of your 2012 planner

Posted December 19, 2012 by
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There’s something wonderful about the crisp, unmarked promise of next year’s planner, but there’s also something lovely about the tired, happy pages of last year’s planner.

I don’t save my old planners, but I do like to flip through them before I toss them into the recycling bin. There it was, my year: the hurried pre-baby preparation, the post-baby scheduling silence, the distracted return to work, the chaos of Sandy and its aftermath.

We’d love to see YOUR old planners! If you’re so inclined, tweet them @quovadisblog or post them to our Facebook or Flickr pages.

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Friday review roundup

Posted December 14, 2012 by
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Lots of meat in today’s reviews! Let’s dive right in.

  • Sandra shares a lovely ink-and-pencil piece she made on a large Habana. “I do like this size immensely — it’s large enough that you have plenty of room to expand and explore, but small enough to fit on my scanner. It’s light for its size and I wouldn’t hesitate to carry it around.”

  • Heather of A Penchant for Paper isn’t sure that the large Habana is the best size for her, but enjoyed the experiment: “It did feel freeing to have so much space to draw in, but I think it will take some time for me to become used to working in such a large notebook.”

  • Aisazia reviews the Space 24 she won in one of last year’s giveaways. “I’ve grown fairly fond of this planner. It’s super convenient to carry around and perfect for a bag. The paper is fountain pen friendly which means generally all ink friendly as long as it dries. It has all the bells and whistles of a typical planner and a little extra.”
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Living in color

Posted December 12, 2012 by
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Thanks to Laurie for the photo!

Here’s a question that came to us via Facebook recently, for map users: color or black and white? That is, given a choice, do you have a preference or does it not matter?

And, because we live in a world of tradeoffs, would you be willing to pay more for colorful maps?

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