Travel Tools: Field Notes

2010: a new year full of new adventure. For every journey, there are the necessary tools, and sometimes we find that the simplest tools function as the best companion. Take the memo book for example; we all have our favorites. Whether traveling across the globe or across town, there is something profound about taking pen or pencil to a blank page, especially when bound in a tidy little booklet. We’re always on the lookout for new travel-esque books in prep for a trip or the adventures of daily life, so Chicago-based Field Notes caught our eye. In their words, they hope to offer “an honest memo book, worth fillin’ up with good information.” Pretty straightforward, right? Field Notes takes a very simple, yet scientific slant with its line of memo books and iconic documentation tools. The design, which summons The Royal Tenenbaums, could even make a grocery list exciting. Onward to the next expedition!