Filofax
Filofax ™ is a registered trademark for schedule ring binders ( organizers ) from Filofax, Ltd. In English-speaking countries, Filofax is also used as a generic term for any schedule ring binder .
history
Since 1921 the British company Norman & Hill, Ltd. in London Zeitplaner sold - initially under the product name File of Facts , from which the catchy short name Filofax developed later, which was registered as a trademark in 1930. The Filofax is based on the American organizer system from the First World War and was first used in the British Army , then in churches and universities and soon enjoyed great popularity among journalists, doctors, lawyers and business people. In 1976 the company Norman & Hill was renamed Filofax, Ltd.
Today, classic organizers and scheduling systems such as Filofax have mostly been replaced by Personal Information Managers (PIM), which enable the electronic management of address, contact and appointment data and are mostly an integral part of Personal Digital Assistants (PDA).
Formats
As is common with other scheduling systems, Filofax uses largely non-standardized paper formats (both in terms of paper dimensions and perforation) with their own names. In addition, there are products for the standard A4 and A5 paper formats, whereby the A5 format is supported with a standard and its own perforation.
| Surname | Paper size |
|---|---|
| A4 | 210 mm × 297 mm |
| Desk fax | 176 mm × 250 mm |
| A5 | 148 mm × 210 mm |
| Personal, Slimline, Compact (from 2011) | 95 mm × 171 mm each |
| 81 mm × 120 mm | |
| Mini | 67 mm × 105 mm |
| M2 | 64 mm × 103 mm |
Other scheduling systems and manufacturers use the same or similar paper formats with sometimes different names.
insoles
The Filofax organizer system is characterized by a variety of z. Sometimes very specialized insoles, which are also available in several paper versions. In addition to the different calendar variants, which are characterized by different division (one day on one page, one week on one page, one week on two pages) and paper cut (year view that can be opened), there are of course also a large number of simple types of paper (unprinted , checkered , lined, etc.), address management , note sheets , to-do lists, meeting notes, plastic sleeves for business cards or check cards, city maps, maps of local public transport, salary envelopes, mirrors, calculators, etc. For some time now, you have also been able to buy small information brochures and books purchase for stapling. In order to be able to produce inserts yourself, Filofax offers a suitable hole punch as well as an outdated computer program for managing and printing addresses.