I've spoken about them before and they were once known as May Books, but have transitioned into May Designs since they sell more than just notebooks.
May Designs started because Mica May was obsessed with stationery and notebooks. She started designing notebooks herself, because she was a graphic designer, and people started to take notice and they wanted to buy her notebooks.
That is how May Books started, and soon changed into May Designs when they started selling notecards, calendars, and other fun stuff.
I've been a customer of May Designs since 2012 and I'm obsessed.
The entire point of May Designs is that they are hand sewn notebooks that you can personalize; everything from the cover design to the label to the inside pages -- no two May Designs are the same.
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| Budget Journal |
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| Daily Planner (with no dates) |
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| Fitness Journal |
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| Regular Notebook with Pink Lines |
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| Gratitude Journal |
At first, I only bought regular notebooks to jot down notes or to keep for the blog or work, but now May Designs have expanded into planners, gratitude journals, budget journals, meal & fitness journals, and even wedding & baby planners.
They are really good quality and stay good quality if you take care of them. They are hand sewn/hand made so it is easy for them to get a little run down.
Currently, I have around 7 May Designs in use:
- Budget Journal
- Meal + Fitness Journal
- Gratitude Journal
- 2017 Planner (for work)
- Daily Planner (for home)
- Random Journal
- Work Journal
I also have May Cards which I bought when they were first released a few years back. The company is a great company that stands behind their product, and they continually put out cute designs.
Most recently, they released a HUGE wall calendar for 2017, and expanded their regular size journals to include jumbo & mini. My gratitude notebook is a mini and the 2017 planner for work (not pictured) is a jumbo size. I particularly love my jumbo size planner for work -- the soft cover makes it easy to store and work with, and the size is good for work because there's lots of room.
If you're in the market for a new planner, or just want to start the year off more organized, I HIGHLY recommend the May Designs books. You get 15% off your first order when you sign up for the email list, and they are pretty decently priced. Plus you get to personalize them, so why not!
Whenever I'm in a bind and I need a new notebook and don't want to spend a lot of money, and don't know what I exactly want, May Designs is always there & they're always a good choice.
If you have any questions about May Designs, let me know! I have a lot of them so I feel like I could answer any questions ;)
What is your favorite notebook company?
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