How to Build Your Perfect Planner

Discbound planning is a modular system that works for every planning style. Just like skincare, the best planning method isn’t about following someone else’s routine, it’s about tailoring it to suit you and your life.

Whether you thrive on structure, live a little chaoticically, are a list maker, goal setter, journaler, planner, creative or just need one place to hold everything, a discbound planner adapts as your needs change. You’re never locked into a single layout, timeframe, or purpose. You can move pages, change up sections and build a planner or journal that evolves with you.

Ready to get started? Here’s how to build a perfect planner!

Step 1: Choose Your Cover

The first step is choosing your cover. It is the part that holds everything together and sets the tone for how your planner looks and feels.

We have a range of covers designed to suit every style. You can keep it minimalist, or style it to show your personality. You can choose one of our clear covers and layer it with your own dashboards and designs, choose a plain cover if you like to keep things simple, or choose one of our in-house designed and printed covers.

 

Step 2: Choose Your Discs

Discbound discs come in a range of colours so you can choose a set that reflects your style and matches your cover. They also come in different sizes to handle different page capacities. Approximate sizes and capacities are as follows:

Sizes & Capacity (approx.)

Disc Diameter (mm)

Disc Diameter (inches)

Capacity (80gsm/ 20lb)

Capacity (120gsm/ 32lb)
24mm 1" 100 pages 65 pages
28mm 1.125" 120 pages 80 pages
32mm 1.25" 150 Pages 100 pages
38mm 1.5" 200 pages 130 pages

Discs can be swapped out as your planner needs change, so you can always increase the size of the discs you are using to increase the capacity.

Discs can come in a variety of materials, with most being made from aluminium or plastic. 

Step 3: Choose Your Planner Inserts

This is where you decide how you'll be using your discbound system and what your planner needs are. Some people love structure whereas others want flexibility. The beauty of Discbound planning is that you are never locked in. If you love a certain weekly layout and you want to stick to it for years, go for it! But if you feel like some parts of the year are more hectic than others (cough holiday seasons cough), you may want to switch up your day to day planning or add to it.

So what might these core pages look like? They could be:

  • Lined or grid pages for total creative freedom (hello, bujo friends)

  • Weekly Spreads for flexible planning

  • Yearly Pages for setting up the year right and review

  • Niche inserts that support your specific goals, responsibilities, and interests, whether that’s personal, professional, or a mix of both.

 

Popular options for niche inserts include:

You can add, remove, or rearrange sections at any time. This means no wasted pages or unused layouts which is better for you and the environment.

Not sure which planner set up suits you best? You don’t have to commit for a full year. With a discbound system, you can order inserts quarter by quarter, mix layouts, or change styles as your schedule shifts. If you’re going the print at home route, you can even switch up your layouts each week to find what works for you.

Your routine and needs can change regularly and your discbound planner does too.


Step 4 (optional): Choose Your Accessories

Now to add the finishing touches! Once your planner is built, accessories help make it even easier (and more enjoyable) to use.

Accessories are all about function and style. They include things such as:

These accessory add-ons aren’t just decorative, they help save time and make planning feel fun, which keeps you motivated.


Ready to Get Started?

If you’re new to discbound planning, we recommend starting simple, with Step One, Two and Step Three and then personalising as you go. Alternatively, you can check out our Starter Sets that help you set up the basics.

    Now go build your planner, Your Way!

     

    If you still have questions, it may be helpful to check out our YouTube channel here. Alternatively, we are happy to answer any questions. You can contact us via our socials or email hello@preppamint.com.