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But we wanted that immediacy to begin even earlier, by creating a Drawing Pad you would actually want to leave out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor this exclusive edition, we paired ITO Bindery's gray Japanese paper with a black recycled mount, creating a Drawing Pad designed to earn its place on your desk. \u003cstrong\u003eInstead of being put away between ideas, it stays in sight and within reach, ready before you even need it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited to just 100 individually numbered Drawing Pads in each size, this edition is available exclusively through YD Select.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd when inspiration does arrive, the gray surface changes what happens on the page. Dark lines stand out without the starkness of white paper, shading takes on greater depth, and white can become a highlight of its own. \u003cstrong\u003eEven a rough sketch can immediately feel more considered.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether it's a quick sketch before a mental image fades, a thought worth exploring, or the beginning of something much bigger, the Drawing Pad is already there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep it out. Pick it up. Put the idea down before it's gone.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eShaped Around the Way You Create\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigned to Stay Out\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGray Japanese paper sits against the black recycled mount, turning the exposed first sheet into part of the Drawing Pad's visual identity rather than something normally hidden beneath a cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEven before you make the first mark, the Drawing Pad already looks like it belongs on your desk.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Better Starting Tone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGray gives every mark a middle ground to work from. 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