Browsing through listings for blank journals on Etsy. Eeeesh. So here’s what I’ve learned: *The description may say handmade, but they ain’t handmade. Illustrators: If you design something, then outsource a third party to print cheap books with your design in it, that doesn’t make it a handmade product. Let’s stop pretending. *Most of these third-party produced books are not described accurately. Sure, that company printing your stuff on demand might tell you it’s “400gsm paper” 👇