Stationery is photogenic ｜ Go for a spring outing with a notebook

[Editor’s note]

On the stage of life, we need countless props. Some accompany us from ignorant children to elderly people, such as stationery. It may be precisely because stationery is ubiquitous and natural in daily life, so when it appears in film and television works, it often flashes in front of the camera and goes unnoticed.

In fact, as film and television props, they are often closely related to the identity, background and habits of the protagonist; As props of life, they also have unique functions and their own destiny. This column reveals the story behind stationery from a glimpse of film and television works.

When it comes to traveling, you must bring things, besides changing clothes and keeping medicines, mobile phones and cameras that can record the scenery along the way are also essential. Maybe you can bring a notebook to collect good memories from your trip.

Stay in the TV movie "Stay in Kyoto" (ちょこっとにでみた). In addition to food, scenery and human feelings, a book commonly used by the heroine is a good choice.

Poster of "Stay in Kyoto"

The story of "Stay in Kyoto" is very simple: Janai, played by Fumino Kimura, used to be a graphic designer in Tokyo, but she is unemployed because of her job setback. At this time, my uncle, who lives in Kyoto for a long time, was accidentally injured and inconvenient to move, so Janai went to take care of his daily life. However, the "daily life" of Kyoto people seems quite unusual. Which Pu-roasted eel is delicious, and which one should be matched with the hand-made shichimi; Where the water is the softest, and which home-baked coffee is the most fragrant … One cup of tea, one fruit and one meal, Kyoto people strictly abide by their own preferences. Gradually, Jia Nai is no longer just following the instructions of her uncle, but riding a bicycle, from alleys to mountains and rivers, to appreciate the interest of the city by herself.

Because she only planned to stay for a short time, Janai’s luggage brought to Kyoto was very simple, including a Rollbahn coil notebook. For her who lives in a foreign land, this book is indispensable. She will leave the wrapping paper of Pu-Shao eel with simple style, carefully spread it out and fold it, and put it into the transparent storage bag that comes with the notebook; I will also take out my notebook to doodle in the depths of the uninhabited mountains.

Transparent PVC bag is convenient for storage.

Compared with brands familiar to stationery fans such as Campus, Tsubame and LIFE notebooks, Rollbahn, who is born after 00, is still quite young. It was launched in 2001 by DELFONICS, a stationery brand affiliated to SMITH Group in Japan, and it just turned 20 this year.

DELFONICS brand itself has not a long history, it was founded by Sato Dalang in 1988. However, from the beginning of the brand’s birth, the style is very distinct. Its product design has a strong foreign appearance, bright and bold colors without losing composure, simple and sophisticated materials, and is born with a sense of high-grade that is quite different from student stationery, so it is very popular among male office workers. The motto of the brand is: "The culture derived from a pen and a piece of paper is endless. Stationery is not only a tool, but also an entrance to culture. "

In 2000, DELFONICS expanded its business field and opened its first stationery store in Shibuya, Tokyo. Its exquisite decoration style is not lost to fashion buyers’ stores, during which it not only sells its own brands, but also collects high-quality stationery from all over the world. The following year, the Rollbahn notebook featuring coil binding was born.

Rollbahn notebook

Rollbahn means airplane taxiing runway in German, and the brand logo is a silhouette of an airplane that just took off. The name itself seems to symbolize a smooth sense of use; There is also a romantic saying that it means in German that the plane flies into the sky, which is the beginning of a trip to a foreign country, and travel means life. Although the name is a little fancy and the pseudonym pronunciation of ロルバーン is not easy to remember, the creative concept of this notebook is actually very practical: one is "simple and not boring design" and the other is "easy to use".

The detailed design of Rollbahn notebook is very practical.

In terms of specific details, the biggest convenience of the coil book lies in that it can not only ensure 180-degree flattening, but also achieve 360-degree page turning. The latter item can ensure that even in the working environment without a desk, it is easy to record with a notebook in one hand and a pen in the other. The light blue square of 5mm allows people with different sizes of Chinese characters and pseudonyms or different writing habits to use it freely, and also takes into account the dual functions of writing and drawing. A cutting line on the side of the coil makes the paper easily torn off. The elastic strap ensures that even if it is stuffed into the bag at random, the paper will not be scattered and the other items in the bag will be crowded together. The pure transparent PVC bag is convenient for storing scattered paper, and it is clear at a glance.

The covers of Rollbahn notebooks are all printed with ink developed by itself.

Although it is an emerging brand, the production process of Rollbahn notebook still follows the "ancient method". First of all, in order to ensure the uniform color of the cover, all Rollbahn notebooks use their own ink, and after secondary printing, they are oiled. In this way, the saturation of bright colors can be highlighted. The square paper in the middle is printed by a large machine once, and the cutting line is printed one by one by the gears attached to the machine. Finally, according to the specifications of different sizes, 10 900 sheets of paper are cut together.

The most time-consuming is the last binding procedure, which is completely done by hand. Because the paper thickness of the cover and the inner page is different, different punching machines are needed; The upper and lower corners of the paper will be cut into rounded corners that are not easy to turn over; Finally, the cover, inner pages, PVC bags, etc. are bound into volumes with metal coils in sequence, and the quality inspection of products is also completed in this step.

The last binding process of Rollbahn notebook must be done by hand.

In order to carry out the purpose of "convenient use", the size of Rollbahn notebooks is also varied. The smallest pocket is 82mm wide, 105mm long and 15mm wide, with a total of 120 pages.

Small in size and complete in everything-all the features of the Rollbahn notebook listed above, including the storage bag, are satisfied, and the price of 308 yen (about 18 yuan RMB) including tax is not very expensive.

Even the smallest pocket book is complete.

In the past 20 years, the types and accessories of Rollbahn notebooks have become more and more diverse. For example, its waterproof and antifouling PVC notebook cover won the title of the cover department of the 2020 Japan Stationery Award. The special eight-hole loose-leaf coil notebook with replaceable inner pages won the first place in the notebook department of the 2021 Japan Stationery Award.

Rollbahn’s special eight-hole loose-leaf coil notebook with replaceable inner pages won the first place in the notebook department of the 2021 Japan Stationery Award.

In addition, from time to time, Rollbahn notebooks will also launch various joint models, the latest of which are three limited editions of The New Gospel Warrior Theater Edition: The Final, with the theme of the Novelty Machine, the No.2 Machine and the NERV Base respectively, each with tax of 990 yen (about 58 yuan RMB).

"The New Gospel Warrior Theater Edition: The End" is a joint limited edition, and the three models are respectively based on the theme of the first horn machine, the second machine and the NERV base.

As for the most professional one, it is not the "lateral thinking notebook" that Jia Nai carries with him in "Stay in Kyoto".

In "Stay in Kyoto", Jia Nai uses a large dark blue horizontal thinking notebook.

In addition to the original features of the Rollbahn notebook, the reason why it is "professional" is that it is supervised by the famous stationery expert Tuqiao Zheng. He used to work in ISOT, Tokyo International Office Stationery Exhibition, and set up stationery-related columns in many media. He is also the manager of online magazine Pen-info. His books "Character of Stationery", "Getting Started with Stationery" and "Official Stationery" are required reading for stationery fans.

Tuqiao Zheng’s works are required reading for stationery fans.

The second is that the design focus of the lateral thinking notebook is "thinking". There are five column points in the top, bottom, left and right, which can be divided freely, especially suitable for professionals to analyze their thoughts in detail. There is also an index area in the upper right part, which is convenient for future collation.

The lateral thinking notebook has five column points, which can be divided freely.

In terms of size, the lateral thinking notebook has two options: medium size (207mm×170mm×15mm) and large size (247mm×200mm×15mm), and the price including tax is 1320 yen (about 78 yuan RMB) and 1540 yen (about 91 yuan RMB), both of which are 120 pages. As for the color, it ranges from cool colors such as deep blue to pink macaroon.

The lateral thinking notebook is convenient for analyzing and sorting out thoughts.

In "Stay in Kyoto", Janai used a large dark blue model. For her who used to work as a designer, such a book is big enough to write and draw, and it also has storage function (with five PVC bags! ) notebook, can be called an ideal portable book.

Lateral thinking notebooks come in two sizes: large and medium.

And a notebook that can organize chaotic thoughts is also in line with her current situation: because she likes painting, Jia Nai chose to become a designer, but working overtime day and night, she can only solve the life of three meals in a convenience store, which makes her physically and mentally exhausted, and even the painting she liked originally became annoying, so she resigned in confusion. Fortunately, the time spent in Kyoto with my uncle made her understand that it doesn’t matter if you don’t push yourself too hard, and it doesn’t matter if you are an amateur. Finally, she drew again in her notebook.

Finally, Janai drew again in her notebook.

Compared with the large horizontal thinking notebook used by Janai, personally, for non-professionals, the medium size is more suitable for carrying around. In fact, medium size is also suitable as a travel account: five column points greatly increase the convenience of typesetting; The paper tape subpackaging board and the bills collected along the way are stored in PVC bags, so you don’t have to worry about losing them; The design of the strap ensures that even if it is put in a big backpack, the inside page will not become messy.

Although I can’t fly to a distant foreign country at the moment, it’s pleasant to go to the suburbs for a spring outing with such a notebook. Like Jia Nai in the film, perhaps we will eventually find that the most haunting scenery, no matter how far or near, is the place where we have walked under our feet.