KOKUYO Co., Ltd.
Released Campus’s best ever (*) “Comfortable Campus Flat Notebook (Dotted Ruled Lines)”
There is no bulge in the middle of the notebook, allowing you to use double-page spreads comfortably and spaciously.
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KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka City / President: Hidekuni Kuroda) announced on December 13th ( It will be released from Wednesday). (*) Comparison with our “Campus Note” wireless binding product
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“Campus Flat Notebook (Dotted Ruled Lines)” with an evolved logo The “Flat Feels Good Notebook” to be released this time is a notebook that opens flatly (*) the best in the history of Campus Notes, which pursues the spreadability of a wireless bound notebook, and is a product of the “Campus Note”, which has continued to evolve since its release in 1975. The center is flat without having to press the page tightly with your hands, and you can write across the left and right pages, making it spacious and comfortable to use. At the same time, we focused on how students use notebooks as their learning environment changes, and incorporated specifications throughout the product to meet the needs of independent study situations. In recent years, there has been a growing need to use digital tools, such as taking notes with a smartphone and submitting them, sharing them on SNS, and using them for reflective learning. There is also a strong tendency to place importance on time efficiency, and the habit of recording study time has become widespread.
This time’s “Flat Feels Good Notebook” has a flat center, so you can take clear notes without shadows or distortion caused by bulges. In addition, in response to new learning methods, a “time entry column” is provided, making it possible to visualize study time. In addition, we have newly adopted a “double spread dot rule” that allows you to enjoy the feature of opening flat to the fullest, and the ruled lines connect the left and right pages without interruption, allowing you to use them as a single double-page spread without any stress from edge to edge. We have realized that it is possible to write The evolution of these detailed functions also supports a “feel-good” user experience. The size is the standard semi-B5 size for students, and the colors are blue, green, peach, gray, and yellow.
■Release schedule: Wednesday, December 13, 2023
■Manufacturer’s suggested retail price (excluding consumption tax): 210 yen, 3-book pack 630 yen
■Product HP: https://kokuyo.jp/pr/campus_flat/
Features of “Campus Flat Notebook (Dotted Ruled Lines)”
1. Open the notebook flat without pressing the bulge in the middle. It opens flat from the first page, allowing you to use the notebook flat without having to squeeze the bulge in the middle. Also, when taking pictures with a smartphone, you can take pictures without holding the page with your hand, and you can take clear pictures without shadows or distortion caused by the bulge in the center. [Image 2
(Left) Flat notebook, (Right) General notebook
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Flat binding allows you to take photos without shadows
2. Title field and time entry field tailored to modern learning With the growing popularity of the study method of recording study time, the “No. column” for entering the number of pages so far has been changed to the “time entry column.” You can enter the start time and end time, which is useful for visualizing results. Also, by making the title column wider than before, it gives a sharper feel and makes it easier to refer back to.
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(Left) A comfortable flat notebook, (Right) A conventional notebook 3. Adopts a double-page spread dot rule that makes it easy to use notebooks The ruled lines connect seamlessly between the left and right pages, so you can write clearly from edge to edge.
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(Left) A notebook with double-page dot ruled lines and (right) a double-page spread.
4. Evolution of a logo that expresses “opening flat”
By adding depth to the logo and graphics on the cover design, we expressed the feeling of spaciousness and flatness. Until now, the campus notebook logo had been fixed with a flat image, but we have evolved the logo to convey this new value even from the cover, which is the face of the notebook.
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Color variations
We have prepared 5 colors: blue, green, peach, gray, and yellow so that you can color code according to subject or content. We also have a lineup of pack notebooks in three colors: blue, green, and peach. [Image 7
(From top left) Blue, green, peach, gray, yellow
The secret behind the development of “A notebook that feels good on campus flat (dotted ruled lines)”
In this article, we introduce the hurdles and commitments that young developers and factory operators faced when developing the “Campus Flat Notebook (Dotted Ruled Lines)” product.
“The evolution of Campus Note, which took three years of development and took on challenges without compromise. The development story that led to the realization of the new added value of “the comfort of a flat” for KOKUYO’s signature products.”
#Flat Feels Good Campaign
We’re looking for ideas from people around the world that would feel good if they became flat! A one-year supply of comfortable flat notebooks (30 books) will be presented to 50 people selected by lottery from among the applicants.
Application period: December 5, 2023 (Tuesday) to January 8, 2024 (Monday) How to apply: Follow the Flat Campus X special account
(@kokuyo_flaCam) and apply by reposting the campaign target post tweeted by the special account with the specified hashtag.
Prizes and number of winners: 50 people will receive a year’s worth of comfortable flat notebooks (30 books). In addition, we will add 10 tickets for 5,000 reposts/20 people for 10,000 reposts to the number of winners.