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February 13, 2008

Moleskine Sticky Note Map Hack

Here's a handy hack I've been using lately to carry a map and notes along with my hacked Moleskine Weekly Planner notebook.

I use a standard 3" x 5" yellow sticky note to draw a map, with directions, address, phone numbers and whatever else I might need to get to my meeting.

Then I attach the long, sticky edge to the spine side of the Moleskine (left edge) and then slide the loose edge of the sticky note under the elastic band (right side), so it won't catch the corners in my pocket.

Once I'm done with the map, I can save it in the back of my Moleskine planner for later use, or toss it out.

This approach also works well for task lists and any other at-a-glance information you need to see without opening up the Moleskine.

February 13, 2008 4:23 PM | Moleskine | add to del.icio.us

Comments

Yay I'm famous!

Posted by: Jordan Arentsen at February 13, 2008 4:42 PM

Well as famous as you can get on the outwer backwater of the web that is Rohdesign.com :-)

Posted by: Mike Rohde at February 13, 2008 11:53 PM

I do the same thing with photo corners and 3x5 cards. Four photo corners stuck to the Moleskine's cover will keep a 3x5 card in place very nicely. Never tried it for maps, but I'm all about using it for daily task lists :)

Posted by: Jonathan Hardwick at February 14, 2008 9:56 AM

Mike, I'll urge Matt to buy you an iphone, you need one of those! :)

Posted by: Carlos at February 14, 2008 3:15 PM

I must say, that is a brilliant idea. I'm also working on a Moleskine planner as I type this.

Posted by: Daniel Alcantara at February 14, 2008 8:11 PM

Bloody hell, there's a Starbucks at the end of every post it now.

When will it stop?!

Posted by: Trump at February 15, 2008 3:41 PM

Jonathan, I love that photo corners idea!

Daniel, glad you like the concept, it works well for me so it seemed something worth sharing with others.

Trump, it's a conspiracy! The black helicopters (with Starbucks logos on the sides) have been dispatched and are on their way to caffeinate you! :-)

Posted by: Mike Rohde at February 15, 2008 3:52 PM

Mike,

Snap! - I do this too. I often use the smaller size sticky notes for unrelated tasks - so i can remove them once each job is done.

Posted by: Justin Knol at February 19, 2008 3:24 AM

why not google maps with your ipod touch?

Posted by: kees at February 20, 2008 6:26 AM

Kees, this is a good point. I do use Google Maps on the touch, however, sometimes it's nice to leave the touch behind, or simply have something I don't need to turn on to provide map and other info I need. Plus I thought it might be helpful for others without a Google Maps option.

Posted by: Mike Rohde at February 20, 2008 8:38 AM