The elastic closure in a woven, attractive design keeps the sides securely together. The pen loop ensures that a ballpoint pen or pencil is always within reach. It features two textile ribbons for marking pages with important notes, making it easy to find and flip back to them quickly. The last eight pages are perforated for easy tearing out of small notes. There are two sticky note pads inside the back cover for highlighting important content. An integrated pocket at the front and back of the inner cover provides quick access to loose documents and notes.