This list of terms if a work in progress!
Bullet Journal (Bujo)
A DIY planning system that can be done in any notebook.
Cover on Cover (CoC)
The clear plastic covers sold by Hobonichi to fit over their planner covers (does not fit directly over their planners)
Destash
Clearing out your ‘stash’ of planner gear by selling, trading, or giving it away
Dot Grid
Pages with a dot pattern, often favored by Bujo users
Fountain Pen
Gel Pen
Global E
Hobonichi
Maker of a suite of planners including the Original A6 Techo, A6 English planner, A5 Cousin, 5 year journals in both sizes, the Weeks, planner covers, and a wide variety of other stationery items. The brand partners with artists for its cover designs and has built a growing following in and outside Japan.
ISO
Acronym for “in search of”; usually used in social media posts by people who are looking to acquire a product
Midori
Japanese stationery brand that makes a variety of quality loose leaf paper, planners, notebooks, letter pads, and more.
Monthly Kit
Monthly subscriptions for stickers that some people use to customize their planners.
Perpetual Calendar
Planner Season
The part of the year when planners for the following year start to get released. A number of companies have become very good at building excitement for their planner drops, and begin promoting and accepting pre-orders for their planners as early as the summer.
Rollerball Pen
Shitajiki
Writing board meant for use underneath the page you’re writing on, to provide an even surface and reduce marking on pages underneath. Also referred to as a pencil board.
Techo
Techo Kaigi
Tomoe River Paper
A popular paper, particularly favored by fountain pen users due to its lack of absorbance, which can be ideal for bringing out special properties of fountain pen inks, even on the thinnest versions of the paper, without bleed-through
Traveler’s Notebook
This term can refer to the official Traveler’s Notebook brand, which was spun off from Midori, or to the general concept of a modular notebook system that utilizes paper inserts in a leather cover with an elastic closure
Vertical Weekly
Zebra
Maker of popular Mildliner highlighters and Sarasa gel pens
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