Hi, itís Ioana! Welcome back to my channel, and if youíre new, hello! I make organization
and planning videos to help you be creative, balanced and productive. You can also follow
mistral spirit on Instagram and at mistralspirit.com, but letís get on to the video. If youíre
new to bullet journaling or want to experiment with your existing method, this is definitely
the video for you.
Bullet journaling is a method of planning using a plain notebook and although it started
very minimalist, itís rising popularity has taken it to new creative heights. But everyoneís
got their own preferences and I wanted to put together a resource with all the different
styles you can pick from for your own bullet journal. These ideas are based on my own past
six years of bullet journaling, some graphic design experience, and all the creative work
that inspired me online every day. By the way - I do love seeing all of your unique
work so if you create any of these designs please tag me in them @mistralspirit or message
me a photo!
For each spread, Iíll show you how I made it and what it looks like, explain some key
features, and give some suggestions for supplies you can use. All the materials Iíve used
in this video are linked down below too! I want to shoutout this notebook - it was gifted
to me by a lovely shop called London Gifties and itís withstood every single one of these
spreads beautifully. You can find a link to her store below too! Letís get started!
The first and most basic style is MINIMAL. This is the original bullet journal, with
a vertical calendar spread and just text. If you donít have a lot of time and are focused
on functionality, this is the style for you. Itís no-frills, with no outlines or decorations.
Your titles are underlined and your text is plain black. All you need for this spread
is a black pen, which can be an affordable Bic RoundStic Grip (which I love), or a smooth
Faber-Castell fineliner.
Next is the PROFESSIONAL. Neutral tones and free-form boxes without borders are the key
here. The company Karin sent me their brushmarker pro to try and Iím honestly obsessed with
them. I also used a clean, readable cursive contrasted with tall all-caps font, and peppered
the page with some sticky notes. Here youíll want a black pen, possibly a white pen if
your greys are dark, and some shades of grey markers.
The third spread is MODERN. This is all about contrast. Minimal, functional, plain - and
black and white. Thereís sharp edges, white on black contrast, and tall capitals. The
text isnít shaded but some depth can be added with outline shading. You can also play around
with tight or loose letter spacing. All you need here is a black and white pen - and youíll
have to play around with choosing ones that work well to show the white on top. Here,
I used the Faber-Castell india ink fineliners with the white Jelly Roll 08 Sakura pen.
Fourth is BOLD. This is for all you out there who love your pens to be 0.8 or higher. Thatís
the opposite of me because I love my thin pens and designs, but maybe this is right
up your alley. Thick fonts, circles and accents work well here, and pretty much everything
in capital letters. I only used a black pen and a white pen here too.
Now weíre heading into the vibrant spreads with this COLOURFUL one. Itís really important
- and hard - to pick a palette here, so play around with colours of different markers here.
I combined a Karin brushmarker red, with a Crayola Take Note highlighter purple and a
Zebra Mildliner blue here. The little doodles are extra - but why have colour if you donít
have anything to colour in? My favourite thing about the colourful spreads is that you can
accent things like your tracker or task boxes with the colours too!
STYLISH is what I used in my 2017 bullet journal the most. This generally looks best with just
one or two colour choices in pastel - here I used the Stationery Island brush pen. It
also uses space horizontally rather than just vertically -
with these really cute dailies. The colour you picked can be used to outline boxes that
you want to separate or highlight, and then a really cool title technique for this style
is to write the word in capital letters in the pastel coloured brush pen, and then use
a black pen to write in cursive over top. All you need for this is a black pen and some
pastel colours.
Number 7 is ELEGANT. If youíre into fountain pens and calligraphy, this might be your style.
Itís pretty versatile, but it highlights your beautiful cursive. Thereís a ton of
resources out there to use, including false calligraphy - which I mostly use - where you
just write with a black pen and then add boldness to the downstroke, or real calligraphy with
brush pens. For this spread, you can use a plain black pen, a brush pen for headers,
and pale pastels or neutrals for colour accents.
Okay! Letís get artsy. Number 8 is DOODLER. This is getting to be a pretty popular bullet
journal style because you can create a theme for each month. Theyíre generally little
drawings that easy to follow and replicate, and can be used to fill up white space around
your regular spread. On the left my theme is plants and cactuses - mine are all fake
because I canít for the life of me take care of a plant. Actually, I think I over-take-care-of-them
because I overwater them usually. For this spread, I just used my favourite watercolour
palette which Iíve had since high school, and a travel paintbrush. On the right, the
theme is starry night and constellations. This is super easy to do - you just create
a big old blob of water first and then dabble some blue, purple and black. No colour mixing
necessary. I drew cute little constellations on top with a Faber-Castell marker because
the india ink is waterproof.
Number 9 is ARTIST. This is pretty much doodler, but less planner-focused and more drawing-focused.
Here, the drawings are the center of attention and the journal just happens around them.
Although I drew a rose and an old picture of me from my trip to Scotland in 2017, you
can make this into a travel sketchbook and draw quick rough sketches of buildings, food
you eat, people in the subway, and so on. The Instagram hashtag #urbansketch is my favourite
for inspiration! My style is pretty sketchy, and whenever Iím travel sketching I usually
carry a little pencil case with Faber Castell fineliners (again, the india ink is waterproof),
my watercolour palette - look for one with very moist or soft watercolour tins as itíll
feel nicer to paint with, and a travel brush with a water barrel. I usually donít pencil
sketch first but here I did. This is also one of my favourite quotes from my favourite
comic book - Calvin and Hobbes. It says ìas my artistís statement explains, my work is
uttery incomprehensible and is therefore full of deep significance.î
Number 10 is CRAFTY. This one is all about the washi tape, stamps and stickers. Itís
an easy way to add some jazz even after youíve finished your planning. This washi tape is
from the Washi Tape Shop as well as London Gifties - and I had a bit of a hard time matching
it up so Iíd recommend using only one tape per spread to make it look more consistent.
The green flowers are also a type of washi tape where you can cut out the design so itís
pretty much like a sticker. Itís also from London Gifties and I love them! For this page
the biggest tip is to create a colour scheme ahead of time - and I donít just mean ìpurpleî
or ìblueî because thereís a ton of shades that can be the same colour but still clash.
Finally, number 11 is SCRAPBOOK. This style of spread always looks gorgeous in my instagram
feed, and I wanted to try this out. Here I ripped up a letter-sized paper mailing envelope
and used some scraps I had in my scrap bin. The key here is to overlay items as much as
possible, and use thin lines and cursive journal writing to give it a lived-in feel. You can
create the scrapbooking parts first, or use it to fill in the empty spaces in your journal.
I also reused the wrapping that the London Gifties notebook came in as a little photo
in the picture frame. I love how it turned out! You can also use old magazines or photos
there as well.
And thatís a wrap! Those were 11 style ideas for your next bullet journal spread. If you
make any of these or feel inspired, I would love to see it. You can tag me in your post
on instagram at mistralspirit or just dm them to me if you want to share! Also, if you liked
any of the products I used in the video, Iíll put links to all of them in the description
for you to check out.
Thanks for watching everyone and Iíll see you back here on Mistral Spirit next time!
Happy planning!