Are you like me, do you have ten zillion notebooks started on various subjects? I like the size of these, not such a big blank page that it's imposing, but big enough for a nice sized sketch. And there are just the right number of pages to make several sketches at a museum excursion, so you won't use up the WHOLE notebook but so you won't come home with your notebook only 10 percent full and feel like you didn't accomplish anything. I agree about the nice paper and colors, as the other reviewer noted. Moleskine is always a good choice.