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Notebooks & Journals

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Find it. Love it. Write it. Custom notebooks and branded journals are the quiet performers of a brand kit — the piece that lives on the desk long after the campaign, the one opened every morning with a coffee.

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Find it. Love it. Write it. Custom notebooks and branded journals are the quiet performers of a brand kit — the piece that lives on the desk long after the campaign, the one opened every morning with a coffee. Sense2 has been briefing custom journals for Australian agencies, brand teams and in-house creatives, with hundreds of styles across PU leather, genuine leather, FSC paper, kraft and recycled board — backed by thousands of 5-star Google reviews.

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Typical MOQ:
50-250 depending on cover material and decoration method
Lead time:
7-15 business days standard; 1-4 business day express on core stocked lines
Cover materials:
PU leather, genuine leather, soft-touch PU, hard cover board, kraft, recycled card, cork, canvas, rPET
Decoration:
deboss, blind emboss, foil stamp (gold, silver, rose gold, matte black), screen print, full-colour UV print, laser engrave, tip-in print page
Paper options:
70-100gsm cream or white, FSC-certified stock, dot grid, ruled, plain, seeded-paper inclusions
Price range (100qty, 1-position deboss):
AU$4.50-$32 per unit depending on cover
Free samples Australia-wide, 48-hour dispatch from our Sydney warehouse

Best for

Choose notebooks & journals if your moment is executive and vip client gifting, staff onboarding and culture kits or conference and speaker packs.

Executive and VIP client gifting

Pair a full-grain genuine leather A5 journal with tone-on-tone deboss, gilt-edged pages and a branded belly band. The opening moment matters — this is the one that stays on the desk.

Staff onboarding and culture kits

Soft-touch PU A5 journals in brand colours, debossed front and back, paired with a pen loop and tipped-in welcome page. The piece new starters reach for on day one.

Conference and speaker packs

Kraft or recycled-board notebooks with a printed agenda inside cover, dot-grid pages for note-taking and an elastic closure. Practical enough to stay on delegate desks all three days.

Campaign launches and press drops

Full-colour UV-printed covers with seeded-paper bookmarks and a custom tip-in page carrying the campaign headline. Designed for social — the journal that gets posted.

Sustainability-led brand gifting

FSC-certified paper, recycled card covers, seeded-paper inclusions and cork or organic cotton bindings. Our eco ranges we've been refining for 14 years.

We briefed a soft-touch PU journal for our annual leadership offsite and the deboss came back exactly as the creative team mocked it up. Two years on, I still see people carrying them into meetings — which is every brand manager's dream.

Zara · Head of Brand
Sydney financial services firm

The Sense2 team understood our brand codes beautifully — from the cover stock to the cream paper weight inside — and the sample arrived in 48 hours so our CEO could feel it before we committed. Beautifully finished and delivered a few days ahead of when we needed them.

Priya · Marketing Lead
Melbourne professional services firm

Our onboarding journals are the quiet stars of the welcome kit — new starters tell us they opened the custom tip-in page on day one and kept the journal on their desk all year. The Sense2 team made it feel effortless.

Lara · People Experience Lead
nationwide member organisation

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Use caseOur recommendation
Executive and VIP client giftingPair a full-grain genuine leather A5 journal with tone-on-tone deboss, gilt-edged pages and a branded belly band. The opening moment matters — this is the one that stays on the desk.
Staff onboarding and culture kitsSoft-touch PU A5 journals in brand colours, debossed front and back, paired with a pen loop and tipped-in welcome page. The piece new starters reach for on day one.
Conference and speaker packsKraft or recycled-board notebooks with a printed agenda inside cover, dot-grid pages for note-taking and an elastic closure. Practical enough to stay on delegate desks all three days.
Campaign launches and press dropsFull-colour UV-printed covers with seeded-paper bookmarks and a custom tip-in page carrying the campaign headline. Designed for social — the journal that gets posted.
Sustainability-led brand giftingFSC-certified paper, recycled card covers, seeded-paper inclusions and cork or organic cotton bindings. Our eco ranges we've been refining for 14 years.

Make it a Brand Kit

Pair these together for a coordinated rollout — we’ll kit, brand and deliver everything together.

Founder's Welcome Set

Genuine leather A5 journal with tone-on-tone deboss, engraved metal pen, two-pack of AU-roasted coffee and a handwritten welcome card in a linen-wrapped gift box

Best for: VIP client onboarding, board gifting, founder-to-founder moments

From AU$85 per kit at 100qty

Creative Studio Pack

Soft-touch PU A5 dot-grid journal, debossed canvas pencil pouch, branded sticker pack and a seeded-paper bookmark

Best for: Agency staff gifts, creative-team onboarding, studio launch moments

From AU$32 per kit at 100qty

Conference Note-Taker

Kraft A5 notebook with printed agenda tip-in, engraved wooden pen and a branded lanyard — kitted and ready for registration desk drop

Best for: Conferences, summits, delegate welcome packs

From AU$14 per kit at 250qty

Find it. Love it. Kit it.

How to choose

Start with how long you want the notebook to live — that's the part we enjoy most about a journal brief. If it's a one-day conference, kraft or recycled-card covers at AU$4.50-$8 carry the brand beautifully without asking for too much. If it's a VIP client gift meant to sit on a desk for a year, step up to PU leather or genuine leather with a tone-on-tone deboss or foil stamp. Cover material is the first thing the hand reads. Soft-touch PU feels premium at mid-tier pricing and takes deboss cleanly. Genuine leather develops patina over time — the journal that gets better with use. Kraft and recycled board carry eco storytelling credibly, especially when paired with FSC-certified inner pages. Cork and canvas are quiet, tactile, and photograph beautifully for lifestyle imagery. Decoration drives the register. Blind deboss reads as considered and classic — the branding choice creative directors keep returning to. Foil stamping (gold, silver, rose gold, matte black) brings celebration and works for launches and milestones. Full-colour UV print is how you carry campaign artwork edge-to-edge on PU covers. Laser engraving on leather creates permanent, tone-on-tone marking that ages with the cover. Inside the journal, don't overlook the paper. 80-100gsm is the sweet spot — thick enough that fountain pen ink won't ghost through, light enough that the journal stays portable. Dot grid is the preferred ruling for modern creative teams. A custom tip-in page (the first printed page) is where the brand story lives — a welcome note, a CEO signature, a manifesto, a campaign headline. That's a small cost with a big opening-moment payoff. On MOQ: most custom journals start at 50-100 units. Softcover and kraft styles can drop to 25 for pilot runs. For 1,000+ briefs expect 25-40% off the 100-qty tier. Always order a sample — 48 hours from request to your desk. The weight, the cover finish, the way the pages open flat: these are the details that decide the brief.

Pricing guidance

Pricing rule of thumb: at 100 units with a 1-position blind deboss, a kraft softcover A5 notebook sits around AU$4.50-$8, a soft-touch PU A5 journal AU$9-$16, a hardcover debossed journal AU$12-$22, and a genuine leather A5 journal AU$28-$55. At 500 units those drop 20-35%. Foil stamping adds AU$0.80-$1.80 per unit. Full-colour UV print adds AU$1.20-$2.50 per unit. Custom tip-in printed pages add AU$0.40-$0.90 per unit. Setup is AU$55-$110 per decoration position, once off.

Delivery across Australia

Delivered Australia-wide in 7-15 business days standard — Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Canberra daily. Speed you can trust: core stocked lines branded in 1-4 business days, with 3-5 day express on 400+ SKUs for late briefs. Free shipping on orders over AU$500. We kit, split-ship to multiple venues or state offices, and run timed-release dispatch for launch windows at no extra handling.

Why Sense2

  • 30 years of custom journal briefs — Australia's longest-running merch partner, trusted by Australian enterprise, university, government agencies and leading creative agencies
  • thousands of products in the range, with an in-house design studio for art setup, mockups and packaging that tells your story — from cover deboss through to tip-in welcome pages and belly bands
  • Design-led, often quirky range sourced by our international trend-sourcing partners — so your notebook feels current, not stock-catalogue
  • Thousands of 5-star Google reviews — Customers consistently rate Sense2 for bringing brand thinking and warmth to every project, from brief to launch

Frequently asked questions

What's the minimum order for custom notebooks and journals?

Most custom journals start at 50-100 units. Kraft softcover and recycled-card notebooks can drop to 25 on pilot runs. Genuine leather and hardcover styles typically start at 50. For 1,000+ briefs expect 25-40% off the 100-qty tier — ask for a stepped quote across 100, 250, 500 and 1,000.

How long do branded journals take to produce and deliver in Australia?

Standard lead time is 7-15 business days from artwork approval. Core stocked lines in PU and kraft are often branded in 1-4 business days; 3-5 day express is available on 400+ SKUs. For Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane briefs we can sometimes courier same-week on stocked debossed journals for late-running launches.

What branding methods do you offer on notebooks and journals?

Blind deboss and foil stamping (gold, silver, rose gold, matte black) are the most common for PU and leather covers. We also run screen print, full-colour UV print for edge-to-edge artwork, laser engraving on leather and cork, and custom printed tip-in pages inside the cover. Setup is AU$55-$110 per decoration position, once off.

Can I see a sample of a branded journal before I order?

Yes — free samples ship Australia-wide, dispatched within 48 hours from our Sydney warehouse. Pre-production samples with your artwork are available on larger runs. After 30 years of journal briefs, we know the cover feel, page weight and deboss depth are what decide the brief, not the spec sheet alone.

Do you offer eco-friendly and sustainable notebook options?

Yes. Our eco journal range includes FSC-certified paper, recycled-card covers, cork, kraft, organic cotton bindings and seeded-paper inclusions that bloom into wildflowers when planted. GOTS and FSC-certified options are available on request — eco ranges we've been refining for 14 years.

Can you print a custom inside page or welcome note?

Absolutely — a custom tip-in printed page is where the brand story lives. CEO welcome notes, campaign manifestos, delegate agendas, onboarding messages and brand manifestos all work beautifully as the first page inside the cover. Adds AU$0.40-$0.90 per unit and transforms the opening moment.

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Tell us the moment — the onboarding day, the brand refresh, the conference, the client thank-you — and we’ll shortlist, mock up and deliver. Samples available (cost + freight applies, credited back), 48-hour dispatch, creative thinking included.

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