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Inspiration: Notebook Paper in the Kitchen and Bathroom

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Blue lines on a white ground with a single red rule crossing them — most of us would recognize this as notebook paper regardless of the context. This particular homage to schoolwork, above, is likely just a photoshopped image, as it's part of an ad campaign for the School of Visual Arts. The idea behind the campaign is to encourage creativity wherever the idea may hit you. The take on notebook paper for the kitchen, on the other had, is an actual product...

 
 

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...and a clever one at that. The Paper Towel Tea Towel is the same size, shape and color as its paper counterpart, but in flexible, washable cotton.

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"My Mom washed my homework"

posted by bepsf on March 30th 2009 at 6:43pm
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Gives whole new meaning to "losing your notes"

Ashley
http://rainycitystyle.blogspot.com

posted by RainyCityStyle on March 30th 2009 at 6:46pm
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Museums (SFMOMA for instance) have spiral bound cocktail napkins for those all important sketches.

posted by ts on March 30th 2009 at 6:49pm
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So many great inventions started as a sketch on a paper napkin... that's why we use cloth.

posted by bromelia on March 30th 2009 at 6:51pm
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Perfect! Lately, most of my writing is sh*t anyway...

posted by quiltmaster on March 30th 2009 at 8:12pm
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Living with an artist/songwriter boyfriend, it actually makes sense. Songwriter's write on ANYTHING that's near them when they get an idea. Even my poet father would right on whatever was near him...receipts, napkins, matchbooks, etc. This wouldn't be a wierd purchase at all for my household.

posted by MilenaB. on March 30th 2009 at 8:41pm
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Hang a pencil and write on the toilet paper if you are so inspired.

posted by hrhprincessfiona on March 31st 2009 at 3:31am
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Kinda funky.

posted by ChrisGal on March 31st 2009 at 7:46am
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Taking the concept to a more ordinary point, Digital Equipment Corporation and other tech companies, in the 80's and 90's often put white boards in lavs and hallways for this kind of brainstorming. (I think I'd prefer that to this...)

posted by SherryBinNH on March 31st 2009 at 12:07pm
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Woot SVA.

posted by Jordan Jennings on March 31st 2009 at 2:05pm
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The part of me that keeps my toothbrush in a covered container because of "overspray bacteria" really hates the fact that some people would consider using this to scribble down real inspiration...

posted by bitterepiphany on March 31st 2009 at 3:36pm
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