Field Notes

Field Notes (stylized in all-capitals) is an American notebook brand headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, that designs, prints and manufactures memo books and related accessories.^[2] Founded in 2007, the Field Notes brand is a joint venture between Portland, Oregon-based Draplin Design Company and Chicago-based design firm Coudal Partners.^[3][4][5]

Field Notes

Industry	Stationery Office supplies
Founded	2007
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Aaron Draplin (Co-founder),[1] Jim Coudal (Co-founder)[2]
Products	Notebooks, pencils
Website	fieldnotesbrand.com

Standard Field Notes notebooks come with ruled, graph paper, or plain pages in a brown cover. The brand has also become known for their smaller runs of limited edition notebooks.^[3]

Field Notes are sold online and through 1,400 retail locations in the United States. The brand has also partnered with various companies including Levi's, Starbucks, Nixon, Loot Crate and J.Crew to sell exclusive release products, as well as collaborating with MythBusters' Adam Savage and reporter John Dickerson to create special editions.^[6][5] Field Notes promotes its products through films made in-house by Coudal Partners.^[7]