For notebook there's no rival in my mind for the Arc line of stuff from Staples. I absolutely love it because (like the much more expensive Levenger Circa syste

For notebook there's no rival in my mind for the Arc line of stuff from Staples. I absolutely love it because (like the much more expensive Levenger Circa system) I can punch any kind of paper and mix it into the notebook, reposition pages, and yet I don't have to deal with the awful rings of a traditional three hole binder. Seriously, you owe it to yourself to go look at their binders and buy one plus a punch. The punch is expensive, but you'll never look back. I have a variety of pens I like for different purposes. My favorite when I'm just dumping thoughts onto paper is my Visconti Rembrandt Eco Roller, but that's crazy expensive. I would very much recommend the Retro 51 Tornado Rollerball line of pens. They put down a big dark line with their regular refill and just glide across the page. When I want precise lines there's the the Pilot Coleto line. They're like the four color Bic pens you can switch between colors with just a click but the refills aren't Bic garbage, they're Pilot Hi-Tec-C line of refills, dozens of colors are available, and they come in 0.4 and 0.3mm sizes so you get a thin line for design or doodling.