In any case, thank you, Anonymous Genius. Perhaps said Anonymous Genius finally got tired of hauling several notebooks around, one for written notes (ruled), one for sketches/doodles (blank), and one for more structured designs (squared). As far as I can tell, some genius in the late 20th century, probably fed up with the rigidity of squared pages, while appreciating the structure, also desired some freehand freedom from time to time. No one really knows how the dot grid came about (okay, someone probably does). That means no unnecessary lines crossing every square centimeter of every page, i.e. there when I need it, but not really in my way when I don't. Unlike squared pages though, the dot grid is subtle and feels more 'suggested' to me. 5 cm apart, or 5 dots per inch (like common engineering graph paper), creating both horizontal and vertical structure. I like how dotted pages provide me with more structure than blank (plain) or ruled (lined) pages, while being less obtrusive than squared (graph) pages. Now remove the original grid lines, and there you have it, dotted pages! Now put a dot where the grid lines cross. Imagine graph (squared) paper, with its horizontal and vertical grid lines. Here is the skinny on how I use dotted pages, why I prefer them, and how the major brands compare. As a graphic designer and team leader here at Jenni Bick, I've been using dotted page notebooks for a couple of years now, exclusively for the past year.
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