Panobook - A panoramic notebook for your desk.

@danprovost some people might think "making a notebook must be easy." What kind of challenges did you encounter on this project?

@mijustin Hoy boy, that's what we thought too before we started. The biggest challenge was been squaring our desire for really nice materials with keeping it affordable. We thought the design we came up with was straightforward in terms of production, but it requires some processes that are challenging for some printers. When we got the very first quote back from a printer our jaws were on the floor, it was about 4x as expensive as we were expecting. It took a long time to find a combination of processes and materials that met our standards and didn't break the bank.

@danprovost it's interesting. I've heard a few folks saying: "Why is this project getting so much hype? It's just a notebook!" To me, the market for this is the same market as folks who buy from Field Notes or Baron Fig. Some folks want a super high-quality notepad (nice paper, well designed grid, thoughtful details). Other folks don't care as much about that stuff. This conversation between @kevinrose and @joerogan is a good illustration of the divide. 😉 https://overcast.fm/+uqozWY/2:50:10