日常生活就是充滿了各種能讓人投入研究的事物,RESEARCH NOTES 要傳達的是一 種 “Explore more” 的精神,是為了幫助各種生活中的探險、研究而開發的筆記本。
Research Notes系列是為了在日常生活中進行各項記錄、研究所設計,例如料理研究、電影研究、咖啡研究、旅行記錄等等。因此所使用之內頁具一定程度的耐水性,紙張無酸、具有強度且不易撕破,就算濡濕也不易破。使用鋼筆書寫不易暈墨、甚至不會透背。適用絕大多數的書寫工具或繪具。(下文會有更詳細的耐水紙介紹)
內頁皆為48頁、線裝,封面圖案為壓燙而成
線距為6.5mm,中英文皆適宜書寫。橫線油墨為連續排列成線的細點,於書寫時不會產生筆劃被油墨中斷的狀況。
封面設計主題:Paper and sky,Graphic inspired by M.C. Escher
點點內頁是新加入的規格,內頁格點是我們所開發的「精準格點系統(Precise Dot Grid System)」,所有格點都是小十字,讓您在畫線時可以更精確對準,而且十字也會融入畫好的線中、看似一體。
RESEARCH NOTES耐水筆記本於裝釘方式採用現今較少見的縫線裝,為什麼比較少人採用縫線裝呢?因為耗時且成本高,雖然如此我們還是不採用便宜的騎馬釘,一來是台灣的氣侯有可能導致釘子生銹、也沒有線裝來得牢固、不礙手。
研究時因為需要應付各種使用情況-例如在容易沾濕的廚房中寫食譜、比較品飲各種咖啡時不小心潑灑出來的咖啡液、在戶外記錄生態時突然下起了一場雨,因此所以採用一款相當特殊的耐水紙作為內頁,Research Notes(以下簡稱RN)這款耐水紙異於其他類似產品。
Research Notes is our new developed notebook series helping users to manage with their little explore and experiment in life.
雖然市面上已經有防水筆記本,但對我們來說,它那有如塑膠般的內頁材質、以及書寫時過度光滑以致於難以控筆的感覺,並無法提供我們太好的書寫體驗。如果用原子筆書寫之後,當闔上筆記本置放一陣子,字跡還會「轉印」到對頁、造成閱讀困難的情況。
Although we can now see many water-resistant notebook in the market, we might still be quite confused by the plastic-like inner pages, and its writing surface which is too smooth to write. Sometimes, if we’re using ballpoint pen to write, its ink might affect another page after some moments we closed the notebook.
有些防水紙改良了材質、讓它寫起來更接近紙張一些了,但這種紙張無法使用水性墨水書寫,因此鋼筆、水性簽字筆等等都無法使用,可選擇的筆類紙剩下鉛筆與原子筆,也無法讓使用者享受書寫樂趣。RN的耐水紙則具備紙張的書寫感。
耐水與防水之間的定義如何,我們是這麼區分的:防水紙即使遇水也不會吸水、因此可以把紙面上的液體完全抖乾。耐水紙會吸水、但遇水只有表層會濕、不會整張濕透,而且就算沾水也撕不破,即使淋到水也不必擔心破損的問題。也因為只濕表層,所以乾燥的時間也縮短許多,乾了之後紙張雖然會有些捲曲,折一折之後就可平整許多。
This is how we distinguish waterproof and water-resistant: Waterproof papers will not absorb water. So users can shake away all the water drops on their notebook in case it is wet. Water-resistant paper will absorb water, yet only the surface which poured by water will be wet, not the whole page of paper. Our RN’s water resistant paper is not easy to be split (in case it’s already destroyed by extra force).So don’t worry that your RN will be destroyed if it’s poured by water. All you have to do is wait it to dry. It might become a bit curvy after dried. Yet, it is okay to flatten it.
對紙張有一定認識的人都知道上述條件是不可能同時具備的,因為這些特性有些甚至是互相矛盾。但使用在RN耐水筆記本上的這款紙張打破了一般印象,這也讓它成為世界上第一款同時具備上述五大特色的筆記本:
- 具備一定程度的耐水性
- 要能使用所有種類的書寫工具
- 具備紙張的書寫感
- 紙張又要具備強度、能抗撕裂
- 不易暈染、幾乎不會滲透
To avoid this situation, some factories changed the material of water-resistant paper to make it much more closer to normal paper. Yet, this kind of paper still not able to be written by fountain pen and sign pen. Besides using pencil or ballpoint pen, users are unable to enjoy their writing moment. On the other hand, this kind of paper is still able to be split although it is already quite good in water-resistant function.
You might think that it is possible to combine all these following function, which includes water-resistant, able to be written by any writing tools, no difference with normal paper and contains good quality, since all of these conditions are contradict while be together. Yet, we found this special paper and use it to produce our water-resistant version RN. We assume that RN is the first notebook that contains five of these functions in the world.
以下我們整理了一個表格讓各位比較清楚了解市面上同類型紙張的特性:
( ◉:最佳, ◯:適中,▵:普通)
RN耐水款可使用的書寫工具:可以使用任何一種書寫工具
既RN的紙張也很適合鋼筆書寫。它擁有與高級書寫用紙一樣不易暈的特性之外,它厲害之處在於幾乎不會透背。我們曾以透背透的最嚴重的油性麥克筆來測試,RN耐水紙也一樣扛的住,未發現透背的現象。
Fountain pen is also available to use on RN. It will not bleed-through. We tried this by using marker pen yet RN’s water-resistant paper is still able to afford this.
如下圖所示,即使以油性奇異筆書寫也不會滲透到背面
如我們所強調的,它可以使用任何一種書寫工具。甚至我們還用它來畫水彩畫,沒有任何號稱防水/耐水的紙張能做如此示範。在實際應用上只要您選擇具備防水效果的鋼筆墨水,以鋼筆書寫之後當墨水乾了、字跡遇水也不會糊掉(註:依防水墨水的效果而定)。
Research Notes要傳達的是一種Explore more的精神,當使用RESERACH NOTES耐水筆記本時不會有任何紙張、書寫工作的顧慮,是一本能夠幫助各種生活中的探險、研究而開發的筆記本。
As we mentioned before, it can be written by any writing tools. We even use watercolor on it. If you’re using fountain pen with water-proof ink, once the ink dried, your writing will not be affected in case there’s water poured on your notebook. (PS: This depends on the water-proof level of your ink)
大:11 x 21 cm,淺褐色款 71g, 白紙款 77g
小:9 x 12.5 cm,淺褐色款 34g, 白紙款 37g