I am a planner aficionado. I have loved planners since I was a wee thirteen-year-old with no social engagements or plans beyond the occasional sleepover or babysitting job; I am now a busy college student, working as a nurse, and am currently planning my wedding and balancing family, friends, and my own photography business. I'm a busy lady. This planner is perfect- it manages to contain my chaos inside its lovely, thick, simple pages, and it is so functional as to make my life somehow less messy!
The design of the planner itself is impeccable. There is a thick vinyl cover on the front and back. The first page contains a simple layout of all twelve months of the year. Then, does this planner waste time with niceties such as little quotes, images of forest animals, or silly reminders to seize the day? NO WAY, JOSÉ. It jumps right in with a monthly layout of December. Then hops right on into a week-by-week view; then dives back into a month again (and so on, and so forth, all without bowing to the current trend of making planners' designs busier than our lives are). At the very end of the last week of December, as the planner prepares to bid thee adieu as ye merry gentlemen head forth into the new year, it lends itself to one last dying gasp of usefulness: a one-page spread of the month of January. There are then two (not one, but) TWO lined sheets of paper, and then it's finally curtains.
Just buy the darn planner already. Your life is on its way to being simplified and minimalized until it becomes a hippie, waving hello from its #vanlife '74 Volkswagen camper, traveling down the highway with nothing but its impressive instagram following and the stench of entitlement to cling to.
Oh, and the pages in here don't bleed!
I've gone through several planner designs and almost ruled this one out, when searching for my 2018 planner, on account of no month-marking tabs. Yet because of the layout, simplicity, and durability of this planner, I went for it. I then added customized plastic Avery tabs to the top. I am so grateful that I made this choice because this planner is excellent!
Assembly: The plastic cover and hardboard backing provide durability. The spiral seems thick and protected enough that it won't bend out of shape. The paper is thick. The planner is not lightweight, which may impact portability for some. Yet for me, it works quite well, especially after I customized it with tabs.
Design: The layout is simple and clean. Text, font, and lines are thoughtfully constructed with shades of black and grey. The monthly calendar has large squares. I also like the design of the weekly 2-page spread, with faintly-ruled space at the start of every day, which helps me to keep track of tasks. (The hours run from 7am - 10pm M-F, unmarked on S-S). Dotted lines leave lots of white space on the page. There are a few lined pages for notes at the back of the planner. (I usually use these as a 'whiteboard' for notes on Post-It stickies). The rounded corners add an extra touch of well-designed minimalism.
This company made a solid, clean, and elegant planner that lays flat on my desk, travels easily enough (if you can take the weight), and accommodates lots of writing. I'm sold!
I've sent probably 10 people the link to this Academic Planner, primarily because it is an excellent product. The paper is very high-quality, and I love how it has both the month in 2-page spread, and then each following week on 2 pages. I also really appreciate how the day formats have both spaces for notes and a 7AM-10PM hourly schedule. Last year, I had to have both a day and a month planner, but this was a less expensive, higher-quality, convenient upgrade. The printing is clear and elegant, the design and layout is uncluttered, and the spiral bind is strong enough to stand up to being crammed into a backpack with other textbooks. It rivals and surpasses other planners sold by Staples, Office Depot, Franklin Covey, and Moleskine in quality, convenience, design, and price. I really hope a similar product is made for the 2018-19 year because I will definitely purchase again.
This was exactly what I need, though it lacked some convenience features. Like others have noted, it doesn't have tabs for each month, which at first I thought would be fine, but quickly came to realize how much of an inconvenience it was. I have since created my own tabs by putting on post-it note flaps and securing it with clear tape on both sides. I would have also like 3 more pages with dot grid at the end of the planner with the 2 lined pages. The front plastic cover also came with a bend line in it, but it was too much of a hassle to get a new one for something only mildly irking.
Apart from that, the simplistic design and format have been extremely convenient in the month that I've had it with plenty of space to write in. The paper was surprisingly very nice and I noted no bleeding or ghosting even with some of my heftier pens. For the week of Black Friday, a 20% off ad was added and I definitely plan on re-purchasing this planner, though I will also be purchasing some premade monthly tabs.
EDIT: I have purchased the new 2019 planner. It seems they added a "today" movable tab/bookmark that comes with post-it notes. I think this is a great addition, however, you still will have to make monthly tabs. The new "today" bookmark is a significant improvement that makes it easy to find the week that I am on, but until this planner comes with pre-labelled monthly tabs with a strong adhesive to stick on, I maintain my 4-star rating. Apart from that, its a wonderful planner! Front plastic sheet came with no bend this time. Same quality that I noted with my 2018 one which lasted me all year with absolutely no issues. Sturdy!
Feature Product
- 2019 Monthly & Weekly Planner (14 Months - November 2018 through December 31, 2019)
- INCLUDES STICKY NOTES SET
- 2 Page MONTH AT A GLANCE Spreads followed by 2 Page WEEK AT A GLANCE Spreads. Column Format - Each Day offers Hourly Scheduling from 7:00 AM to 8:30 PM along with flex space for each day.
- 5"x8" - Compact Planner that is easy to carry with you. Printed on cream (off-white) paper. Thick paper will prevent bleed through. Clear FROSTED VINYL Protective front & back cover for extra durability. Strong Wire-O Binding for a professional look.
- Perfect for the minimalist. Simple and clean format for efficient planning. Plenty of space for appointments, events and todo items.
Description
Essential Planner - Small & Compact with plenty of space to write in. You will LOVE THIS PLANNER!
LOVE this planner. It’s large (about the size of a normal spiral notebook) but simple. Each page is extremely organized and I actually ENJOY using a planner for once! The cover and back are also very sturdy. Super happy with my purchase.
My planner arrived as planned, came shrink wrapped, but had some minor indentations on the cover. But I liked the planner so much I felt that I could deal with the minor flaws. I had read the reviews, but I didn’t think I’d be as surprised as I was, with the quality of this planner. The paper quality is great and the cover and binding are very sturdy. I’ve used the Happy Planner in the past, but felt that the sections had too little space for me. With this planner, space is not an issue. It gives the perfect balance of planning out your day with the time slots, and plenty of room to write notes, lists, etc.
Not only is the product great quality, so is the customer service. I had already written in my planner (running my pen test) before I had thoroughly checked all the pages. I found later that several of the pages had wrinkles, even though the planner had been shrink wrapped. I received an email from them for making the purchase a few days later and I decided to provided some feedback. I typically provide feedback just so that companies have a gauge of what’s going on. Typically you receive an automated reply of some sort thanking you and that’s as far as it goes. But not here. Not even 10 minutes later I receive a response to my feedback! Not only that, they tell me they’re sending me a replacement! It wasn’t “would you like this or that” but an immediate action taking on their part. They truly are sincere about providing 100% customer satisfaction!
First off, I was pleasantly surprised by the thickness and heft. It doesn't look like it's that much in the pictures on Amazon. The whole month-at-a-glance pages are good, plenty of space for writing notes and reminders to myself, and I like that. The weekly pages again have plenty of room for noting appointments, etc. The only drawback, and why this is four stars instead of five, is that there's no easy way to flip between months. I'm in the process now of putting my own tabs in.
UPDATE: I've now been using this organizer/calendar for two months and I am delighted with it! It's so easy to use and make notes in. I'm hoping they will be coming out with a 2019 version! This is everything I've ever wanted in a desktop calendar.
I love this planner. Everything about it is exactly what I wanted and although it was hard for me to find, I'm so glad i stumbled upon it.
It is very sturdy. The materials it is made from make it feel like it could last a very long time. The pages are thick so I am able to write with ink pens without it bleeding through at all.
I got the 7"x9" size and it is still compact and convenient while also having plenty of space to write in. I love that the top and bottom half are different; the top is just dotted lines and the bottom is the hourly part. So I am able to make to do lists and still plan my week on the bottom part.
For some reason, most hourly planners do not have monthly calendars, but this one does thank goodness.
Also it thankfully has the hours go from 7AM to 10PM, a lot of other planners have less hours for whatever reason.
It also has about 8 empty dotted pages at the end of the whole planner which is also nice.I have already gotten plenty of use out of it and recommended it to my friends. It's so great to keep me productive throughout the day. Hope this review is helpful.
Academic Year Essential Planner - 7"x9"
I have tried many planners, including making my own. What makes this planner better than others is:
--Paper quality is outstanding... I used highlighters throughout and there was no bleed through from the previous page
--Layout works for me - each day is divided into a blank format (I use as daily To Do list) and second half of each day is divided by time for appts.
--Each weekly spread page includes a mini calendar for the current month and upcoming month
How I easily customized the planner to me:
--Added Post-it/Avery tabs to separate sections, label months, etc. Better for me they weren't included so I can color-code months by school quarters
--Added in pages - I taped graph paper over each 2-page monthly spread to write notes... I printed my own vertical 1-page monthly calendar and made a tape "hinge" to the front plastic cover which opens out to the left so I can see the month and each specific week at the same time for planning... how my brain works :-)
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