Index Card Cases, Wallets, Covers, Pouches, etc.

chrisaldrich

For my own index card practice and potentially for that of others who are interested or searching, I recently compiled a list of analog accessories out of a bunch of cards in my own zettelkasten. I'm sure I'm missing lots of interesting pieces, so I'm curious what others may be using that I haven't come across? For those who use index cards, what are you carrying when you're out and about?

ctietze

That's a huge collection! A lot of very nice products you listed there.

I find e.g. the Kaitiaki wallet to be a curious invention. An index card holder and wallet, sure, but turning it into a stand, like a tablet case, that's weird! -- I never used index cards in a way to make sense of propping up the card display like this, but someone seems to find use in this, and that took me by surprise

(I'm recycling some of the product tips for my list of Urban Sketching/painting equipment holding. Things that attach to sketchbook covers and that can hold a palette and water brushes are cute.)

Will

Your collection of card carriers is pretty big. My card carrier of choice was not included. Here's mine. Fan&Ran Genuine Leather Journal Cover for Field Notes Notebooks, Moleskine Cahier Journal Pocket 3.5 x 5.5 Inches, Bourbon Brown

It allows me to carry 8-10 3X5 cards. It has a Field Notebook in it for on-the-go intermittent journaling. It fits in my back pocket, It is simple and unobtrusive. It doesn't make me look like too much of a geek.

chrisaldrich

@ctietze If you're into urban sketching, have you come across the idea of a camera lucida? There's a recent company that's brought several versions back into production for artists and sketchers: https://neolucida.com/.

ZettelDistraction

I have the NeoLucida and the NeoLucida XL sitting in a drawer. But you gave me the idea (if it rises to that level) to take out the NeoLucida XL and sketch some basic geometric shapes in perspective. A few hundred each: a cone, a prism, a pyramid, a cube, a parallelepiped, a sphere, a cylinder. The only shape missing from my collection is a ribbon.

chrisaldrich

@ZettelDistraction, just in time for this interesting new result relating to the Moebius strip https://arxiv.org/pdf/2308.12641.pdf

Amontillado

Nice compiliation.

Levenger's pocket briefcase is pricey but very durable. I've had mine since probably 2010 and can't tell it's any more than a week old. Oxford makes a less expensive version called the At-Hand Note Card Case.

My EDC index card gizmo is a Levenger Jotlet, which is a 3x5 top-hinge Circa notebook. Of course, such things can be home grown with three Circa-equivalent discs, a punch, and stiff plastic.

Anything with Lochby on it is nice, too.

ZettelDistraction

@chrisaldrich said:
@ZettelDistraction, just in time for this interesting new result relating to the Moebius strip https://arxiv.org/pdf/2308.12641.pdf

Very nice!

Amontillado

Found a link to John Locke's methods for commonplace books in your blog, @chrisaldrich . Fascinating.