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This is a review of a Zequenz 360o Roll Up Journal but in Reporter style (or Landscaped)

 

I decided to post this review bcos this journal is not stated in the flyer nor insert.

The paper here is also different - it is thinner.

(someone correct me if I am wrong)

 

Packaging

Shrink wrapped, but you notice the advertsing card is missing (bcos this size is not listed amongst the different sizes available).

(see my other review of the mini sized version)

Front

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF3909.jpg

 

Back

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF3912.jpg

 

The magnetic bookmark is same size as the mini.

The binding as you can see is on the short end of the book.

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF3911.jpg

 

But the orientation of the stamped logo shows that it is a reporter format of a binding, ie its meant to be used with the binding on top as I will demonstrate later.http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF3929.jpg

 

 

 

 

Dimensions

This is the part where it starts to differ from the 4 stated sizes.

 

Its NOT the mini size. Its a little wider.

Here it is shown in comparison with the Mini size , ie 9cm x 14cm as I have reviewed earlier.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF3914.jpg

 

This little flyer is inserted within the pages of the journal.

Its the same as found in other sized journals.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF3926.jpg

 

But this reporter size is not mentioned anywhere in this flyer nor in the illustrations.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF3928.jpg

 

Actual sizes

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4263.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4265.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4266.jpg

 

 

The Paper / Ink tests

The paper is noticeably thinner compared to the Mini Size.

The Mini size blank pages are 100gsm.

So my guess for this thinner paper is 70gsm, since Zequenz uses only these two paper grammage.

the texture and colour and quality of the paper seems to be the same. very smooth as well. :thumbup:

 

Some ink tests ...

 

A ) with Noodler's Black and Rosetta North Star FP

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4207.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4209.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4210.jpg

 

... with PILOT Elabo <SF> ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4251.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4252.jpg

 

 

B ) Sailor Red Brown ink with PILOT Custom 742 <FA> nib

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4249.jpg

 

Reverse page ... bad ..

Bleedthru.

I believe its the ink formula

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4250.jpg

 

C ) Pelikan Royal Blue with TWSBI Diamond 530 <M> nib

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4253.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4254.jpg

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.... and now some test with ink and watercolour washes...

 

This is a pageful of an ink sketch done with the Rosetta FP and Noodler's Black.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4216.jpg

 

The single coloured toothpick is done with kid's acrylic paint.

The acrylic is thick enuf to cover over the black ink.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4217.jpg

 

The reverse page looks fine by me. I am impressed with Noodlers Black

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4218.jpg

 

 

This is the coloured pencil colour wash test

using ECOLINE bottled watercolours

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4211.jpg

 

Reverse page suffering from heavy watercolour gone over a few times

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4212.jpg

 

 

This is a test of ECOLINE watercolor washed over the ink sketch

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4213.jpg

 

The reverse page suffering from a very wet brush (intentional)

The black specks are the imprint from the toothpick sketch.

So you may want to take precautions by not having anything important on the reverse page that may suffer from this.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4214.jpg

 

 

This one is done with kid's acrylic paint over the Noodler's ink.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4221.jpg

 

A tryout of some blending in the colors

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4222.jpg

 

Washing over many times with acrylic paint.

It dissolves some of the black ink.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4223.jpg

 

The reverse page .

here it shows quite OK bcos the brush was kept dry as possible.

Some warpage of the paper is expected bcos this paper is only 70gsm if I am correct.. So not a problem here.

Thicker papers don't warp that much.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4224.jpg

 

 

The format of this journal is interesting bcos you can do this.

Especially when doing a thumbnail sketch on a walkabout.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4225.jpg

 

With the added "roll up " feature, you can do this ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4226.jpg

 

The only thing left is to find ink that can withstand perspiration or moisture from a drizzle outdoors.

So far I am happy with Noodlers' Black.

I am not sure if this is bulletproof.

I am not too conversant with inks.

 

I find this format rather appealing bcos I can write without any obstruction to my writing hand like so - in landscaped format...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Stationery%20Paraphernalia/Zequenz%20notebook/Zequenz%20Mini%20Landscape%20360%20Roll%20Up%20Journal/DSCF4219.jpg

 

 

The Sailor Red Brown ink above poses bleedthru problems.

Probably bcos of the formula and the dyes used.

 

The interesting thing is that there are some more odd sizes I saw in this Zequenz 360o range.

I didn't buy them cos i had no use for them. They were tiny - like credit card size.

And one was even 2inch x 2inch square tiny !!!

 

I couldn't find the dot grid type as advertised.

That should be highly useful.

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wow...where did you find this size? it irks me they won't just use 100gsm paper, but w/ ef and f nibs, the 70gsm is still better than most molies :)

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Again, excellent review, TMLee!

 

I love your illustrations and your handwriting and how thoroughly you review the notebooks. Thank you!

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