Apica Premium CD Notebooks – The Goulet Pen Agency
Apica has always made respectable paper, so as soon as I heard that they had been coming out with a premium line, I merely wanted to get my hopes up. Sometimes, as soon as I get my hopes up, it’s simple to be disenchanted….nonetheless not proper right here. Considerably, this paper is superior. It’s not glorious, and I am going over all that throughout the video, nonetheless it is considerably some paper worthy of the title “premium”. That is what I talk about:
- Paper prime quality and dry time (0:50)
- Further writing samples and doodles (2:25)
- Paper coloration/comparability to completely different producers (4:12)
- Writing on the paper (5:39), Pocket ebook sizes (7:55)
- Cowl colors and rulings (9:15)
- Binding and cover prime quality (11:36)
There are 4 fully completely different sizes, with 3 fully completely different rulings. The rulings determine the quilt coloration: lined = blue, clear = black, and graph = purple. You’ll see the nitty-gritty particulars of all the fully completely different specific notebooks on each product net web page.
Though Apica doesn’t promote the paper weight, it is my most interesting guess that it’s spherical 90g. It’s fixed all by means of the complete line, the paper does not change from one pocket ebook to a special. It’s super-smooth, very ink resistant, and it’s really sturdy to get any ink to bleed or feather, it really holds up.
All the pocket ebook sizes embody 96 sheets, which is as thick as most certain journals. It’s a pretty new line, so when you have got any experience with it I’d like to hearken to your concepts. It’s not low-cost stuff, it is a premium in every sense of the phrase (prices range from $12.60-$27.00 per pocket ebook). Nevertheless they’re nicer, sturdier, and thicker than the frequent Apica line, so the premium is justified in my eyes. Will or not it is for you? I cannot say that for constructive, nonetheless whenever you like the feel of Clairefontaine and Rhodia Premium, you then’ll perhaps like this paper quite quite a bit!
Apica Premium, on the market in 4 fully completely different sizes: A6, A5, B5, and A4. Colors correspond to their ruling: blue = lined, black = clear, and purple = graph.
Apica Premium A6, the smallest of the bunch at 105mm x 148mm (4.13″ x 5.82″). 96 sheets, in lined, clear, or graph.
Apica Premium A5 is 148mm x 210mm (5.82″ x 8.27″), with 96 sheets in lined, clear, or graph.
Apica Premium B5, very like the A5 nonetheless barely larger at 182mm x 257mm (7.17″ x 10.12″). 96 sheets, in lined, clear, or graph.
Apica Premium A4, best of the group at 210mm x 297mm (8.25″ x 11.75″). 96 sheets, in lined, clear, or graph.
Apica Premium notebooks have stitched and glued bindings, larger than the staplebound Apica CD of their common line.
The lined notebooks have three fully completely different measurement rulings. A6 is 6.5mm, A5 and B5 is 7mm, and A4 is 8mm.
Apica Premium is thicker than most notebooks at 96 sheets, nonetheless nonetheless lies completely flat when open attributable to its wonderful stitched and glued binding.
Posted by Brian Goulet
