Here is a breakdown of the bullet journal inspired planner created for Alex. Alex’s notebook was created in a black A5 size notebook, the main color is a dark purple. Layouts involved include a title page, year at a glance or future planner, monthly calendar, and weekly rows.
Tools Used
- Essentials Dot Matrix Notebook, A5 Size
- Watercolor Paint
- Tombow Dual Brush
- Faber Castell PITT Artist Pen
Layouts in Alex's Dark Purple Planner
Here you can learn more about the layouts for Alex’s custom planner.
Dark Purple Watercolor Cover Page
This is a purple watercolor title page. In a calligraphy font, I wrote “Alex,” then on the second line, “2019 – 2020” is written in an all-caps print font.
Row-Style Future Log
This layout features 3 rows per page, each row featuring a month and mini calendar from that year. The headers for each month are in a dark purple calligraphy cursive. The months listed begin in February 2019 and go until January 2020.


Dark Purple Monthly Log
The left page of this layout is a calendar grid. The days of the week are indicated in purple letters. The right side features a dark purple calligraphy cursive font header and two sections below. These sections are titled in a minimal cursive reading “to-do” and “goals.”
Dark Purple Row-Style Weekly Log
The weekly layouts include 7 rows, 4 on the left page and 3 on the right. The main header is an all-caps black ink print. The day of the week is a bold cursive purple lettering and the date is a small subscript.

Tools Used
- Essentials Dot Matrix Notebook, A5 Size
- Watercolor Paint
- Tombow Dual Brush
- Faber Castell PITT Artist Pen
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