Archive for User Reviews
Rhodia in your bag? Show us!
Ever since I discovered the Flickr photo group “What’s in your bag?” I’ve loved seeing what kinds of stuff people carry around with them. I do believe it’s how I came to buy a Lamy Safari as my 1st fountain pen – everyone seemed to own one so I had to get one too. This image was submitted by Ann Elkington for our photo page: “In Your Bag” where Rhodia fans can show off their goods. (Psst…. send me yours!)
Julie’s Favorite: Webbie and a B2P
Our friend Julie sent us this image to be shared on our “Favorite Pens” photo page and speaking of which, have you sent me a photo of your favorite pen yet?
“Right now my favorite pen is the Pilot B2P (Bottle 2 Pen). I’ve been using it with my journals now for about three months. I came across them by chance one day when buying supplies. They are made from recycled water bottles, and are refillable, so, I feel a little more earth friendly & minimalist when using them. They also write pretty smoothly. The B2P’s don’t have the sleek look of the metal or aluminum, but they have their own unique look. The cool thing is, no one else carries them at my job, so if i misplace my pen, it always finds its way back to me. Same with my notebook, because no one at my job rocks Rhodia Webnotebooks, either!”
Writer’s Bloc looks at R by Rhodia vs. Original Rhodia Notepads
Have you tried the R pads yet? Our friends at Writer’s Bloc recently decided to put these products side by side to show the difference between the two. (If you don’t already know, it’s mainly in the paper – which people are *loving!*)
Read the full review at Writer’s Bloc
Need further convincing? Here are a few more reviews of the “R.”
Gourmet Pens
Note Booker, ESQ.
Life Imitates Doodles
East… West… Everywhere
Missive Maven
Pocket Blonde
Spiritual Evolution of the Bean
Image courtesy of Writer’s Bloc
Web Planner Review from Sandra Strait of Life Imitates Doodles
Sandra Strait, author of the popular Zentangle inspired blog Life Imitates Doodles recently reviewed our new Rhodia WebPlanner.
(The WebPlanner) “has Rhodia’s signature silky smooth paper, and the overall look aims at elegance rather than flash. You’d think elegance would be difficult when some of the print is orange. However, combined with gray print, it has a surprising sophistication.”
Sandra – we just love your tangle designs in our Rhodia products! Please visit her blog for the full review – maybe even stick around and peruse her amazing tangle designs which are all accompanied with step by step patterns on how to create them.
Customer Feedback: Melinda’s dotWebbie
Much thanks to Melinda for taking the time to send us these kind words after winning one of the dotWebbies in a recent contest.
I am one of the lucky ones that “won” a dotWebbie on the Rhodia Drive giveaway. That was so fun to see my name as a winner; the only thing better is now I have it on my desk! Had I not won, I intended to purchase one. Now that I have seen it “live”, I know I’ll be buying more in the future. It’s perfect for me!
I started my obsession with paper products many years ago and collect it from all around the world. One of my first international buys was a Clairefontaine notebook in Paris. I continue to buy them there whenever I have the opportunity to visit that wonderful city.
Rhodia products rank up in the top 1% of my favorites, as well. I purchase them at our local art supply store, University Arts in Sacramento. They do not have a great selection so whenever I have the chance, I also purchase them at various stores in San Francisco and Berkeley. Can’t get enough!
Again, thank you so much for the gift!
A paper lover and then some!
Melinda
Have you tried the R Pads Yet? You know you’ll want it.
Sandy Strait sure did! She tested the R Pad with her amazing tangle designs – read her full review at Life Imitates Doodles.
Another review can be found at East… West… Everywhere “I like the ivory colored paper. Not only it causes less strain to the eye, but it also has a warming effect on me.”
From the Missive Maven: “Again, though, it’s all about the ink. And this is where this paper really excels.”
From Pocket Blonde: “The paper is an amazing ivory color…”
From my personal blog Spiritual Evolution of the Bean: “This paper is actually smoother than the paper in the Webbie, which is pretty darn smooth to begin with. I tried it with fountain pen, pencil, gel pen, felt tip pen… it most certainly made me want to write more!”
The following video is from Ink Nouveau. See the original post for more info on the R Pad and other new Rhodia products.
Comfortable Shoes reviews the Graf-it
Have you tried the Clairefontaine Graf-it pads yet? Leslie from the art journaling blog Comfortable Shoes did – and she loved the paper! “I have to say that this paper is amazing. Though it’s only 90g (41lb) it’s super sturdy and accepts a lot of media without issues. It takes some serious effort to get stuff to soak through. When I say stuff I mean ALL the stuff I’ve tossed at it.” (See picture above.)
Leslie did not however, love the staple bound pad with it’s perforated pages and even went as far as to suggest that this paper would be warmly welcomed in a bound version – like the Webbie. (Hmmmm, SketchWebbie? I wonder…) You can read Lesli’s full review of the Graf-it pads here.
How Kate can tell one Webbie from another
Kate Marshall writes today’s guest post about how she is able to tell all of her multiple Webbies apart:
“At some point, I realized I had multiple Rhodia Webnotebooks around: ruled pages, blank pages, black cover, orange cover, generation 2.0, generation 3.0, etc. My favorite Webnotebook (“Webbie,” as Rhodia Drive has started calling them) are the large, black ones but I needed a quick way to tell one Webbie apart from the other. Labels don’t seem like much fun, especially since I can’t sketch or paint, or even draw competent stick figures. Enter…stickers! My current diary is a large, black Rhodia Webbie with unlined pages but I have similar Webbies scattered around my room, in various states of completion. So the “diary” Webbie has a Tomato Nation sticker on it, while the “school” Webbie sports a cheery “Timmy the Monkey” from Think Geek. I’m sure there’s a Webbie emblazoned with an Ink Drop sticker around here somewhere too.
So what will I do when I get my hands on a Webbie in Rhodia’s new DotGrid pattern? Ooh, stickerbooks!”
David’s Most Excellent Clairefontaine Sketchbook Review
A short while back when we were looking for bloggers to review Exaclair products, David from the blog David-Wasting-Paper responded that he would like to try one of the 8×8″ Clairefontaine sketchbooks. (One of my favorite Exaclair products because the round mandalas that I draw happen to fit nicely into a square page.)
“I really like this sketchbook and look forward to filling it up. The paper takes a nice smooth pen line even though it is medium toothed and also handles watercolors well without much buckling. The heavy back cover is definitely a plus.”
David’s review struck a chord with me because I am partial to product reviews which a ton of photos. Especially ones that showcase a plethora of art supplies. You can see David’s review in it’s entirety, here.
Super Fan Elsa covers her iPad in Rhodia!
Enjoying getting the job done…
We gave Cynthia from the blog Coyote Underground the opportunity to try a Webbie. Did she like it? Did the paper respond well to fountain pen ink? Would she buy the Webbie in the future? Click to read her review.
A Few New Rhodia Reviews
I have been discovering new bloggers who have been reviewing/discussing Rhodia products. Take a look!
…take note of this on Candia Style
Rhodia dotPad Reverse Book on Pocket Blonde
Rhodia Pads on Office-lib.com
Rhodia dotPads and pencils on Surfbits
Bloc Pad No 11 review at Pens ‘n’ Paper
dotPad review on Office Supply Geek
Notepad Review: dotPad on Rants of the Archer
Bloggers looking to review Rhodia (or other Exaclair products) read this!
Take 2: Attn all Bloggers looking to Review Exaclair Products – Please resubmit requests
The 1st time I ran this post I didn’t fully realize the logistics of soliciting requests via the comment section. Results? Information compilation overload. Because I know how much you would like to try our products and how much we’d love for you to review them, we are going to try this again with a few guidelines and a form for submitting requests.
Continue Readering »
Have you tried a dotPad yet?
The Rhodia dotPad.
80g white Rhodia paper with a pale violet dots in lieu of lines or graph. Soon there will be a dotWebbie (Webnotebook) available with the 90g off-white paper and pale gray dots. If haven’t yet tried a dotPad, here are a few reviews to help guide your decision: Continue Readering »
How to tell a Webbie 1.0 or 2.0 from a 3.0
If you weren’t aware, the famed Rhodia Webnotebook (the “Webbie”) has gone through a few transformations over the years – in part to our fans giving us feedback and suggesting ways to make subtle improvements upon the design. Our friend Brian Goulet at the Goulet Pen Company recently wrote a detailed post on the history of the Webbie on his informative blog, Ink Nouveau. Click here to read Brian’s post about the Webnotebooks.
