Hello! Beckham 3 here from the techo team.

This series of the Hobonichi Techo News is brought to you under the theme of "Why I chose this techo for 2024" where team members show the techos, covers and stationery they picked out for 2024.


And with that, let's jump into it! Here are my picks from the 2024 lineup!


▲These are totally different from Nakamae's bright lineup.


So why these? Well, first of all, I'm currently using the MOTHER: Franklin Badge techo cover with the Original (Monday start) book.

I carry it around with me everywhere, just like the Franklin Badge in the MOTHER series, so the off-white material is starting to feel a little aged. But I love it, and was thinking about using the cover for another year. Then the MOTHER HON showed up!

When I heard that there was a MOTHER design coming out for the HON, and a big logo on the cover with a red and gold design based on the original Famicom game cartridge, I was taken back to the years I spent playing MOTHER when it first came out, and the excitement I felt when I was younger. I immediately knew my next techo choice was the A6 MOTHER: EarthBound Beginnings HON.


▲The new and the old MOTHER covers

This year, I used my Original techo for both work and my personal life. But as I looked over the HON, I decided to dedicate this one to personal use and fill it to the brim with ideas and illustrations so I can use it with total freedom.

So that took care of my personal life, but how about a techo for work?

Since my 2023 cover was made of stout canvas material, it had a sense of familiarity to it. But because I'll be using my techo for work only in 2024, I wanted something that would let me write a lot in it while still being comfortable to carry around. So I chose the A5 Avec Cousin for work.

And when I looked for a simple, slim cover, I found the perfect match.

The Have a Nice Day! (Almond) cover!


▲I also like how the subdued color of almond and the subdued light blue of my smartphone made for a yummy looking combo!

I picked the Taro Okamoto: Three Faces Weeks book separate from my Avec book so I could carry it around with me everywhere in a small bag. It'll be my companion for art-related entries. (Mainly for books I read, movies I watch, and art museums and exhibits I visit.)

Here's the stationery I picked out to help me enjoy these three techo books in 2024.



▲The ONE PIECE magazine: Square Letter Paper to Share Your Feelings Vol. 2 and Zebra Mildliner Calm Mild 5-Color Marker Set

When I'm especially busy, these letter papers have quotes from One Piece that are perfect for giving messages to people. I'm thinking I'll use these at home, especially among my family. We tend to have notes with only the bare minimum written on it, but these can help me further express my feelings while I'm at it.


▲The left paper is for my oldest son in high school, the middle one is for my younger son in junior high school, and the one on the right is for my wife.

The Mildliner Calm Mild 5-Color Marker Set is to give my pages a bit more color next year to make them more fun. My 2023 techo mostly only had red or black ink pens in it, so it looked pretty utilitarian.


▲The colors are all so calming and beautiful

This five-color set is going to look so nice and calming in my techo. The colors both look like they represent the four seasons in Japan and an array of tasty foods.

That was just a quick look at what I picked out for my 2024 techo, but here's another look at them all together...


▲A lineup custom-fit for me for 2024.

This may have been a conscious decision or not on my part when picking out these products, but it turned out as a collection of wild adventures with MOTHER and Taro Okamoto and One Piece, coupled with a calming collection with the Have a Nice Day! cover and Calm Mild 5-Color Marker Set.

It makes sense! I'd love to make my Life (Book) both those things in 2024!

I'm sure the next team member will have yet another completely different lineup.

Look forward to the next Techo News!

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- See here for the techo lineup
- See here for the stationery lineup

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