I got this planner last year and it was the best purchase ever! It helps keep my crazy schedule organized. I'm a full time student, I have 3 kids and I needed a planner to help keep everything organized. This planner did just that!
TL;DR:
Pro: Psyched about neutral, solid colors finally.
Cons: Consistently disappointed by the finicky spiral binding, which snags the pages and the cover, and is difficult to open/close. Special instructions for how to open/close a planner, something I carry around and use constantly, just doesn't work for me. Too fussy, bulky, and heavy for anything other than leaving lying open on a desk in one place, which isn't how I work and isn't how I use a planner.
Background:
I first discovered Day Designer in 2015. I was excited to find a planner that seemed to work with my brain, and that was organized the way I organize my day (schedule/"today" and to do list/"to do"). Bright designs are not my thing, though, so I decided to wait it out, occasionally suggesting solids whenever a survey went out. I'd sometimes print off some downloads, and I bought the A5 pages in 2016. Bought the stripe mini in 2017, and figured I'd cover the cover with something more neutral. Unfortunately, the spiral was super warped so the pages and cover caught on it. I emailed photos to customer service, who was great and responsive, and I think they sent me another one. I never ended up using it, though. Too heavy, too bulky, too frustrated with the spiral, and not very portable. However, I must have forgotten this, because I just bought the 2023-2024 Mini Daily Planner. I was excited to finally see solid, neutral colors, and ordered the grey bookcloth. It's a beautiful cover, but…
Love it!
So love this planner. It keeps me organized and it is so beautiful! Like the size and how it fits into my purse.
I like the elegance and arrangement of the organizer. Pages are well designed and are helpful. However, the rings are cumbersome if you are right handed and you are writing on the left page. The opposite Iwould be true if I were a left handed person. Even though is a mini organizer, ' it is still heavy to transport in a backpack.
