While I’ve kinda moved on to CAD and phone for my drawing and note needs, back when my business revolved around a quadrille ruled notebook I used a terrific but obscure product from http://www.komtrak.com. They’re refillable binders with thick indestructible plastic covers and 80lb paper available in whatever flavor you like: lined, graph, blank, watercolor, music staff, etc. The heavy paper is such a joy to write or draw on. None of this seeing what’s on the back of the page coming through.
It’s definitely weird looking through 30 year old notebooks. Names and projects from the past…