Field Notes
Winter 2015 Colors Edition
“Snowblind”

Specs From Field Notes:

“The covers (100# Sappi McCoy Silk cover stock) are silk-screened (a COLORS first in itself) with two custom inks. The Field Notes logo is a pearlescent “interference” ink that glimmers and sparkles, and the rest of the book is coated in a nearly-magical “photochromic” ink that changes color when exposed to sunlight. Indoors, they’re white, outdoors they’re blue!

PHOTOCHROMIC ink changes color when exposed to a specific range of ultraviolet light. The ink appears colorless indoors, but changes to blue in about 15 seconds when exposed to a strong UV source like mid-day sunlight. The color fades away in a few minutes when removed from the UV source. The change is not permanent, and can be repeated”

Notes:

I was pretty amped when I saw that Field Notes put out a color changing cover. We all had a bit of an “OMG” moment when the Unexposed Edition was announced, hoping they’d do something like change color, and personally I was a little let down when they didn’t. Field Notes has more than made up for it with their latest release, “Snowblind”.

These white notebooks turn to a nice shade of light blue when exposed to UV light. They look great indoors and out, especially with the small details like white staples and pearlescent ink for the logo. Inside, you’ll find a very faint grid pattern which really lets your writing pop. The 60# Finch paper won’t hold up so great to fountain pen usage, but they play nice with a variety of other pocket-friendly writing utensils. It’s really cool to see Field Notes constantly innovating quarter after quarter for such a long time. They manage to keep their releases fresh, exciting, and consistent.

I’m definitely a fan of the Snowblind edition, and as with all COLORS editions, these are limited. Head over to FIELD NOTES to grab a pack (or two, like I did…) before they’re gone forever!

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