Passion Planner: Sizes, Roadmap & Weekly Layout

Drawing of the Passion Planner to scale: a black Large planner 279 mm (11 in) tall behind a black Small planner 210 mm tall, and the Small opened on a vertical weekly spread in half-hour blocks with two ribbons — The Large and Small Passion Planners in Elite Black, and the Small open on a week (1 mm = 0.8 px).

Product facts

Product: Passion Planner Weekly (Small, Medium or Large; dated or undated)
Brand: Passion Planner
Brand origin: United States
Made in: China^*
Material: 120 gsm bamboo (grass) paper; faux leather softcover
Released: October 2013^*
Price range: $$$$20–75 per notebook

Notes on these facts

Made in China: Passion Planner's own store data tags every weekly and daily planner it sells (2026, 2027, mid-year and undated) with the country-of-origin code coo_china. The product pages don't print a 'made in' line, so check the label on the planner. Brand origin: founder Angelia Trinidad started the company in California. Source. Price: example listing. Released: Passion Planner's own story page says the first Passion Planner launched on Kickstarter in October 2013. The current undated weekly design is listed as released in 2025.
Price bands are typical US retail, checked October 2026. Conversions to US dollars are approximate, at October 2026 rates (US$1 = ¥158 = ₩1,330 = NT$32.5 = CN¥6.7 = SEK 9.9 = DKK 6.7 = ₺49.6 = C$1.41 = A$1.43; €1 = US$1.12; £1 = US$1.32; CHF 1 = US$1.21).

Key takeaways

Passion Planner lists three sizes: Small 5.8 × 8.3 in (148 × 210 mm, A5), Medium 6.9 × 9.8 in and Large 7.8 × 11 in (198 × 279 mm).
The annual weekly planner has 221 pages of 120 gsm paper, including 20 dotted and 20 blank pages, per Passion Planner's specs page.
The weekly spread is vertical, with each day split into half-hour blocks.
It starts with the Passion Roadmap, a goal-mapping exercise, and each month ends with a reflection page.
Angelia Trinidad launched the first Passion Planner on Kickstarter in October 2013; Passion Planner says it raised US$48,000 from 2,000 backers, and the 2014 campaign about US$650,000.

What is the Passion Planner?

The Passion Planner is a weekly planner designed to turn long-term goals into scheduled tasks: you map your goals in the Passion Roadmap, then plan each week in half-hour blocks. It is sold dated and undated, in three sizes.

Angelia Trinidad designed it after graduating from UCLA with an art degree in 2012, and launched it on Kickstarter in October 2013. Passion Planner says that campaign raised US$48,000 from 2,000 backers in 30 days, and that the Passion Planner Compact raised US$650,000 a year later; Colorlines put the 2014 total at more than US$650,000.

Passion Planner specs

Spec	Small	Medium	Large
Size	5.8 × 8.3 in (148 × 210 mm)	6.9 × 9.8 in (176 × 250 mm)	7.8 × 11 in (198 × 279 mm)
Thickness	0.75 in (19 mm)	0.75 in (19 mm)	0.75 in (19 mm)
Pages (weekly)	221	221	221
Paper	120 gsm bamboo	120 gsm bamboo	120 gsm bamboo
Weight	0.98–1.13 lb	1.43–1.61 lb	1.8–2.12 lb
GTIN (2027, Elite Black, Sunday start)	810761039252	810761039276	810761039290

Sizes, thickness, pages, paper and weights are from Passion Planner’s specs page; GTINs from its own store. All sizes share the same contents: the Passion Roadmap, an annual calendar, monthly layouts and reflections, weekly spreads, and 20 dotted and 20 blank pages. The product pages add a faux leather softcover, two ribbons, a fabric back pocket, a reinforced elastic band and a ruler on the last page.

Passion Planner’s sizing chart labels the three sizes A5, B5 and A4, and gives the Large as 8.27 × 11.69 in, the A4 size. That is about 6% bigger than the 7.8 × 11 in on its specs page and product pages, so we use the specs-page figure.

To-scale drawing of the three Passion Planner sizes: Large 198 × 279 mm (7.8 × 11 in), Medium 176 × 250 mm (6.9 × 9.8 in) and Small 148 × 210 mm (5.8 × 8.3 in), with 221 pages of 120 gsm paper — The three sizes at 1 mm = 1.05 px, aligned at the bottom-left corner.

Which Passion Planner size should you buy?

Buy the Small to carry it every day, and the Large if it stays on a desk and you write large. The Small is A5, the size of most journals, while the Large is close to US letter width.

The Medium sits between them. Passion Planner’s sizing chart calls it B5; its specs page gives 6.9 × 9.8 in (176 × 250 mm), the B5 size, while some Amazon titles round it to 7 × 10 in.

What does the weekly layout look like?

Each week is a vertical two-page spread, with every day split into half-hour time blocks. Almost Practical’s review describes one column per day, running from 6:00 am to 10:30 pm with a line every half hour.

Beside the schedule are boxes for weekly focus and to-do lists, and blank space for notes. It suits people who time-block, like users of the KOKUYO Jibun Techo.

What is the Passion Roadmap?

The Passion Roadmap is a guided goal-mapping exercise at the front of the planner. You brainstorm goals over several time spans, choose the ones that matter, and break them into steps.

Each month closes with a reflection page, so you check progress against the Roadmap. This is the main difference from a plain dated diary such as the Hobonichi Techo.

How good is the paper?

Passion Planner lists 120 gsm paper, which reviewers describe as heavy for a planner. Ask a Planner Nerd contrasts it with the 52 gsm Tomoe River paper in the Hobonichi Techo.

Passion Planner says the pages are printed on sustainably sourced bamboo (grass) paper. We haven’t tested it with fountain pens or markers yet.

Dated or undated?

Choose dated to save set-up time, and undated if you might skip weeks. Passion Planner sells annual editions that start in January, academic editions that start in July, and undated editions with a Sunday or Monday start.

The Clever Fox Planner PRO is another undated goal planner, at 8.5 × 11 in. For a plain dated week with a ruled notes page and no goal pages, see the Moleskine 12-Month Weekly Planner. If you want a full page per day with an hourly schedule instead of a week, see the Day Designer 2027 Daily Planner.

Where is the Passion Planner made, and what does it cost?

Passion Planner’s own store data gives China as the country of origin for its paper planners, although the product pages don’t print a “made in” line. The brand is American, founded by Angelia Trinidad in California.

Passion Planner’s own store prices the 2027 weekly in our $$$ band ($20–75 per planner), with the Small cheapest and the Large dearest.

Frequently asked questions

What sizes does the Passion Planner come in?

Passion Planner's specs page lists Small (5.8 × 8.3 in, 148 × 210 mm), Medium (6.9 × 9.8 in, 176 × 250 mm) and Large (7.8 × 11 in, 198 × 279 mm). Its sizing chart calls them A5, B5 and A4.

How many pages are in a Passion Planner?

The annual weekly Passion Planner has 221 pages, per its specs page, including 20 dotted and 20 blank pages at the back.

What paper does the Passion Planner use?

Passion Planner lists 120 gsm paper printed on sustainably sourced bamboo (grass) paper. We haven't tested how it handles ink yet.

What is the Passion Roadmap?

It is the goal-mapping exercise at the front of the planner: you brainstorm goals over different time spans and break them into steps that you then schedule in the weekly pages.

Is the Passion Planner dated or undated?

Both. Passion Planner sells dated annual (January) and academic (July) editions and undated editions with Sunday or Monday starts.

Does the Passion Planner have a pocket and ribbons?

Yes. Passion Planner's product pages list two ribbons (bright green and black), a fabric back pocket, a reinforced elastic band and a faux leather softcover, plus a ruler on the last page.

Who makes the Passion Planner?

Passion Planner, the company Angelia Trinidad founded after designing the planner as a UCLA art graduate. It launched on Kickstarter in October 2013.

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