Planner-Inspired Journals for a Year of Intention
One of the many hallmarks at the end of every year is reaching the last page in a planner. We’re left with a book containing hundreds of memories from the closing year, many mundane but all worth remembering. Instead of tossing your old planner as you start a new one, why not transform it into an art journal? Below you’ll find inspiring planner journals to get the ideas flowing — one that embraced the given format and one that is more freeform — as well as an innovative take on daily, sequential journaling that can fit in the palm of your hand. Here’s to an art-filled new year!
LULU LABERLUE⎟ ART JOURNALING SPRING 2020
“I have been journaling for years in ready-made planners. Little by little, I started creating and binding my own journals to have more freedom with size, paper quality, and colors. I have an absolute love for vintage papers and decided to repurpose these old materials. My vintage paper journals are life-journey companions in which I document every little thing I am grateful for and moments or words I wish to remember, all while also using them as planners.”— Lulu Laberlue. To see more from Lulu’s art journal, check out Art Journaling Spring 2020 Issue.
DANA TATAR⎟ ART JOURNALING WINTER 2024
Looking for a way to ensure daily self-expression within her hectic schedule, Dana Tatar decided to create a mini-journal, each day captured on a page about the size of a playing card. This unbound approach is perfect for those who don’t have an old planner on hand but want an easy way to create every day. As Dana shared, “These small monthly journals are the closest thing I have to a diary. There are many secrets hidden inside these mini-books. Flipping through the pages will give the reader a good impression of what I was feeling on a particular day, but only I will know the specific memories, events, thoughts, and emotions…” To see more from Dana’s art journal, check out Art Journaling Winter 2024 Issue.
TALIA SCHULMAN⎟ ART JOURNALING WINTER 2016
“This journey could also be called, “How an average planning agenda became a book full of art.” In lieu of drawing on the same paper where vocabulary is defined, and math equations are deciphered, I preferred to draw in my planner. I relied heavily on these pages as a location for my art-making between note-taking sessions. [ ... ] They all expressed my emotions in a way that is like a diary but without having to say the thoughts out loud.” — Talia Schulman. To see more from Talia’s art journal, check out Art Journaling Winter 2016 Issue.
Why not turn your planner into an art journal and see what story your year tells?
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