# Hidden Desktop Notebooks The Baron Fig Mastermind Notebook Fits Underneath One's Keyboard By Joey Haar | Published 2017-09-06 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baron-fig-mastermind References: [producthunt](https://www.producthunt.com/posts/mastermind-by-baron-fig) & [baronfig](https://www.baronfig.com/products/mastermind) Virtually every person in the workforce uses a computer today, but the Baron Fig Mastermind notebook is a solid addition to one's technological setup. The notebook is explicitly designed to augment one's digital workflow, helping to jot down old-fashioned thoughts without messing up one's [neat deskspace](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hexcal). The Baron Fig Mastermind notepad is a perfect addition to one's desk because of how seamlessly it blends in. The low-profile pad is specifically designed to slip below the standard [Mac](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/slim-mechanical-keyboard) keyboard, making it easy to keep out on one's desk at all times without eating up valuable desk real estate. It allows workers to easily flit between writing on their keyboard and writing on the pad, and when a single page is full, it easily tears away to reveal another fresh sheet underneath the last. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 46% | Activity: 18% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Seamless Workflow Augmentation:** The trend of physical products that integrate with digital workflows allows for the seamless transition between old-fashioned and digital work, creating opportunities for innovation in designing similar complementary products. - **Low-profile Designs:** The trend of low-profile notebooks or devices that can be easily integrated into one's workspace creates opportunities for designing unobtrusive, yet functional and aesthetically pleasing products. - **Hybrid Analog-digital Solutions:** The trend of notebooks that blend analog and digital features allows users to take advantage of the benefits of both technologies for even more efficient work processes and presents opportunities for creating similar hybrid solutions. ### Who This Affects Most - **Stationery and Paper Products:** The stationery and paper products industry can take advantage of the merging of analog and digital technologies to design new products that cater to customers who want to smoothly integrate their paper and digital workflows. - **Office Supply Retailers:** Office supply retailers can create opportunities for themselves by offering complementary products that blend seamlessly into a customer's current workspace and enhance their productivity. - **Software Developers:** Software developers can seize the opportunity to build complementary tools or note-taking software that smoothly integrate with a customer's analog workflow and offer new capabilities such as easy digitization of handwritten notes. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Leather-Bound Connected Notebooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/connected-notebooks.md) - [Distraction-Free Digital Keyboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/micro-journal.md) - [Productivity Enhancing Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snap-flow.md) - [Elegant Analog Note Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/note-taking-kit.md) - [All-in-One Laptop Workstations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/logitech-casa-popup-desk.md) - [Angled Workstation Whiteboard Organizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fluidstance-slope.md) - [Modular Refillable Notebook Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/notebook-system.md) - [Multifunctional WFH Lap Desks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arlo-skye-lap-desk.md) - [Elegant Working Desk Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mindset-builtin-computer-desk.md)