Bookblock’s Guide to Personalised ‘Back to School’ Stationery Gifts

The back to school rush is always chaotic, be it primary school, secondary school or university. There is always so much to remember and plan for, so getting it all written down in one place is the best way to keep tabs!

Know someone in desperate need of organising their time? Or is said person yourself? Bookblock can get you sorted. We have a wide range of Personalised diaries, notebooks, planners and journals to choose from. 

Picking the best-looking stationery is also one of the fun bits! We have a gorgeous collection of cover designs. From floral to abstract, you’re bound to find something you or your friends and family love.

 

The Youngsters

For the younger ones, we’ve created a range just for Personalised Kids Notebooks. The little ones can plan, draw and doodle to their heart’s content. And have an eye-catching cover with their name!

If they are animal or wildlife lovers, our Bumble Bees, Under the Sea, and Running Rabbits are wonderful choices. The adorable bee characters, fun sea creatures and speed of the rabbits will kick-start their imaginations!

Three kids notebooks in Under the Sea, Bumble Bees and Sleepy Cats patterns

Under the Sea, Bumble Bees and Sleepy Cats

 

Teens and Beyond

For the secondary, high school and university students, your back to school may mean planning your weeks or creating study notes pages (or both!). To help, we have our Personalised Weekly Planners and Notebooks. We have also recently released a new collection of Personalised Academic Diaries to beat the back to school rush! They are fantastic for schedules, with a week-to-view for intricate details to month-to-view pages for a general overview. 

The personalised covers include quotes such as ‘Let’s Pencil You In’ and ‘One Day at a Time’, or the option to write what you’d like, be it your name or a motivational quote of your own. Either way, they all come in a selection of gorgeous colours, with shades of dusty blues and pinks as well as burnt oranges and yellows. Just take a look at four of our favourite designs below. 

Our typographic covers show our Bold Blue and Orange with the striking ‘One Day at a Time’ quote in a beautifully detailed font to fill the cover. The second is more informal, our Orange Borders in a friendlier font and simplistic border to make the work and planning less daunting.

Two typographic academic diaries with the quotes 'Let's Pencil You In' and 'One day at a Time', in pinks, blues and oranges.

Let’s Pencil You In and Bold & Blue

 

The patterned designs are our Orange Borders and The Year Ahead. We love the marble style pattern as it can reflect the free-flow of your thoughts and in contrast, the lines of year ahead for the structure. Both make effective Academic Diaries.

Two patterned Academic Diaries with the titles 'The Year Ahead', in blue, pinks and oranges.

The Year Ahead and Warped Lines

 

Wellbeing

It can also be a time to get your mental health back in check or keep your emotional wellbeing on a steady level. We have two products that would be a great help with this; Personalised Mindfulness Journals and Personalised Art Therapy Journals

The Mindfulness Journals help to focus the journey of your thoughts with 66 days of mindfulness practise, including meditation techniques and daily gratitude. This is brilliant if your mind tends to wander when trying to focus, as this tends to happen on the first day of school or university. 

Pages from Mindfulness Journals with leaf decorations

Pages from our Mindfulness Journals

 

The Art Therapy Journals are similar for organising your thoughts, but through drawing exercises. This includes mark-making, finishing the other half of images and collage drawing. It is great for arty students if they need to aimlessly create and get their ideas flowing again, but you don’t need to be artistic. These journals are for everyone. 

Pages from Art Therapy Journals with abstract pink, blue and yellow shapes behind.

Pages from our Art Therapy Journals

 

As our minds all work in different and unique ways, we wanted our cover designs to reflect this. This is why we have a large range of over 200 designs to choose from, so you can find one that best suits you or your friends and family! To show what we mean, we’ve included some examples below. All very different, but brilliant designs that represent the ideas of expressing emotions. 

 

Four examples of Mindfulness Journal covers with lines, abstract and moon patterns

Mindfulness Journals: Simple Lines Mindfulness, Seaplants, Cream and Blue, Moons

Four examples of Art Therapy Journals in brush stroke doodles, geometric shapes, leaves and a rectangular border.

Art Therapy Journals: Paint Doodles, Art Coding Grey, Maranta Leaves, Art Journal Blue

 

Personalised stationery is hard to beat for a gift that helps the back to school period run smoothly. Head over to our Stationery section to start browsing the ranges, and if you find the perfect book for you or a friend, let us know! We love to see what you do with your personalised covers.