think native

The Moleskine is reputedly (or is that ‘allegedly’) the notebook of choice for artists and writers, counting Picasso, Matisse and Hemingway among its owners. Of course it’s hard to see the real history of the brand through the slightly smokey marketing but that hasn’t stopped them amassing a loyal and creative fanbase.

I came across this group in Flickr, mainly because one of our painfully talented designers at Saint is a contributor (and definitely one of the best).

http://www.flickr.com/groups/moleskinerie/

Proof that we don’t need to leave old ways of creativity behind in order to share and build communities online - it’s dedicated to beautiful examples of Moleskine notebook pages: sketches, collages, in some cases just delighting in the handwritten word in this era of digital type.

Here’s one of my favourites:

And more here from Rob.