February 2022 Bullet Journal Plan With Me | Dark Academia BuJo Setup

This week I'm sharing my February Bullet Journal setup with a Dark Academia inspired theme! I've wanted to create a Dark Academia theme in my BuJo for such a long time but kept putting it off because I wasn't entirely sure how to execute it. I'm glad I pushed myself and finally gave it a go!
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[@kathrynspencer8947]

Dark Academia is such an interesting concept to me- I’m a college professor and have been for 12 years. I personally have decorated my various offices in super bright aesthetics, like spring flowers, fairy lights, and watercolor paintings. I wear a lot of dark academia fashion, but there’s something I don’t like about actually working in a dimly lit, gothic-esque space. For me it’s a better abstraction than reality!

[@Gandellion]

I’ve always loved Dark Academia as an aesthetic, but didn’t know what to call it. I remember when I was about 11, sitting on a climbing frame after having seen Brideshead Revisited telling my friend about how I wanted to wear preppy, spooky clothes. This was about 2006 ish, what a trendsetter! However, though I adore the look of the clothes, the sumptuous intellectualism of the interiors and the thoughtfulness of the themes, it’s not who I really am. It’s mournful, which I can be, but I love pink and pastels and loungewear, this feel more authentic to me.

[@Gandellion]

As is such a theme in the books that define it, there is a lot of pretence in Dark Academia, feverish passion for the inane and esoteric out of a desire, not for wisdom, but for elitist clout and the ability to look down on those who are “small-minded” or “ignorant”, when these are terms easily applied to followers of this lifestyle when they claim to be enlightened. They might recite poetry or some unknown quote to appear worldly or well-read, without having read where it is from or any inkling of its nuanced meaning, or interest to put it to use for good. Of course not everyone is like that but it’s the vibe I often get, and it’s very much a theme in the books that inspire it: unfathomable shallowness veiled as profound depth. Basically I prefer to be up front, I have a vague interest in classical literature and poetry, but I don’t like them that much. I like pop music and glitter and doing good.

[@PlantBasedBride]

I think that’s a fair criticism of DA! Those who are attracted to it are diverse and some of them are definitely pretentious and judgemental. I personally love the subset that are just unapologetic nerds who get super excited about going to the library because that’s me 😂

[@Gandellion]

@@PlantBasedBride Oh yeah me too! I also went into a bit of a pretentious academic state then, I don’t often throw “esoteric” out in conversation 😂 I do think I’m also slightly jaded because I’ve struggled quite a bit with identity and I’d love to just BE DA, but when it comes to the genuine interest in academia and all that (which I respect because of its authenticity) I’m not voracious! I have a degree in history and I studied in a centuries old city, but literature and the analysis of it just bores me really.. and I HATE saying that because I for so long wished that was the person I was! I like what I like and according to society it’s uncultured and things I should be guilty about, I don’t have to be DA yo be thoughtful and curious and melancholy if I want

[@karlc2869]

I followed ya on IG.

[@PaNsY2215]

Collagey type themes of bujo is slowly becoming my favourite style for sure!🪶🕯

[@PlantBasedBride]

They’re so much fun to make!

[@elegance1717]

Elizabeth, this is above and beyond STUNNING!

[@elegance1717]

🕰🎞🕯

[@PlantBasedBride]

Aw thank you so much! 🥰❤️

[@NalaShore]

That French street with the jazz on the background reminded me of one of my childhood favourite movies, "the Artstocats", the art is similar and the vintage vibe undeniably exquisite! Lovely!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Aw I loved that movie as a kid! I love that ❤

[@riceyriceyy]

she just took bujo to the next level with that INSANE drawing. kudos to you, elizabeth!

[@lizfrancisco4787]

As an anglophile, I have always been drawn to Dark Academia. To me it's being at University, with the dark, gloomy English weather, clothed in plaid and tweeds while drinking a steaming cuppa.

[@visnjamesic5221]

Wow,this is not bujo ,this is pure art...bravoooo

[@yaeledmonds5158]

🕯✒ what a great spread! I might try to create something similar. Dark Academia to me is Philip Pullman's Northern Lights books, essentially. So a bit of steampunk, Romanticism, magic and parallel universes. I loved your street painting and could imagine the people who mill about on this grungy street, on their secret business.

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oo I haven’t read those! I clearly need to, though! ❤️

[@yaeledmonds5158]

@@PlantBasedBride they're very good!

[@jenniferlewin3673]

Your spreads get better every month!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Aw thank you ❤️ Thus one was a serious challenge!

[@ciarateilborg]

Your bullet journal is truly a work of art. You are constantly out doing yourself!

[@TritopusJournal]

I always adore dark brownish themes in general and obviously i really love this theme!! ☺️ it goes with your aesthetics perfectly as well!!

[@pyenygren2299]

I am impressed with all the creative bujoers that make such beautiful themes.

[@soniarodriguez2072]

You amaze me each month. You put do yourself each month. Your creativity and talent is awesome. You are also very beautiful.

[@ianholets5018]

I will never not rave about your art in your BUJO 🤩😍👏🏻👏🏻 this is yet again another gorgeous theme!

[@katiebrennan3261]

I love everything about this but also the Parisian street painting is giving me Les Mis vibes which makes me love it even more. I could totally see Les Amis de l'ABC being part of Dark Academia culture 🇫🇷

[@alexisphillips9607]

Knowledge, books, clothing attire, the colors of browns, blacks, and more cozy neutrals, prestigious schools, and secret societies are what draw me to Dark Academia

[@mandymahoney9993]

The amount of work you put into your spreads is so impressive. I love how you explore different forms of art and new techniques each month but you still stay true to an aesthetic that feels very Elizabeth. You are truly a creative genius and I adore your set ups! 🗝🤍

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oh wow, thank you so much, Mandy! That’s so kind of you to say 🥰❤️

[@KitKat-52]

Beautiful! 🤎🖤🪶📕🕰️

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you! 🥰

[@elisebrisson]

I've been absolutely loving the scrapbook-y type style in my bullet journal lately. This is so leveled up... wow! I love the Parisian street scene painting. My spreads are a lot more simple, but I love watching your content for inspo!!

[@ellaconner9452]

Never heard of dark academia until this video but I like what you did for these pages! I especially like the brown tones. Those windows and street scene are very nice! TFS

[@hannahfox5422]

For me, Marcus Sedgewick's The Book of Dead Days is a great dark academia book. It's not strictly about academia, but it has such a great dark academia vibe.

[@PlantBasedBride]

I’ll have to check that one out!

[@Tisi47]

Oh! This is so amazing!

[@davidcummings6668]

As always, absolutely amazing!

[@elenataran4837]

Amazing theme 😍

[@debbief4005]

Amazingly cool! So enjoy your videos!

[@wganz]

WOW!! Just WOW!! Amazing talent.

[@bomanhansson]

So beautiful

[@ambargonzalez8862]

Loved the setup. Thanks for the video 🖤📚

[@nerdyxicana4261]

Hands down my absolute favorite setup everrrrr! 🤎🖤🤎🖤🕯🗝

[@vickycommeren3529]

Wow! This is truly gorgeous! I love the setup and the easthetic. ❤

[@JenniferHRoss]

This is maybe my favourite of all your spreads. I hadn't heard the term dark academia, but you've captured it well.

[@tanialinning9463]

What a beautiful layout! 😍

[@sophieblack6]

I love this spread! It’s so beautiful and the vibe is amazing 😻

[@mumsysescape6612]

So artistic! 🗝🕯

[@ThekocholateJournalist]

This is stunning Elizabeth!!

[@bansarikhatri9330]

Omg this is everything 🤎✨

[@violamariaart]

this setup is so stunning 😍 I love it!

[@muuskunen]

I absolutely LOVE that street view page ❤️

[@itsa_peanut]

Love the window cut out!

[@cambridge1960]

Incredible! Really love the creativity and vibe 😃

[@nexitye3542]

Gosh this collage looks so good! 👜👞✒💼

[@clem302]

I'm blown away by your ability to create so many different art styles and designs! I just love your bottom sketch of the city, I'm going to try to draw somethibg like that, thanks for the inspiration as usual 😀

[@deathsheadhawkmoths]

this turned out so lovely ☕️🕰🖋

[@meadowc3449]

When I saw the preview for this video, I got very excited to see your take on the Dark Academia aesthetic! As always I love your work!

[@kirawarner4571]

gorgeous!

[@Biblio-cl5fe]

Oh my goodness! I’m so impressed you used so many materials but it really looked like it fit the page!

[@jenbravo2790]

Love this! 📚🕯☕️

[@sallieishere1409]

beautiful!

[@PsychDragonJK]

Such amazing artwork. You're incredibly talented!

[@Csoery]

I'm sure I've already commented this somewhere on your videos over the past years but your work is out of this world. I love this design and all the detail and work that went into it. The dutch door layout is really cool and you get to enjoy the beatiful art all month this way 😊

[@vana2014]

I love the dark academia fashion. Beautiful spreads!

[@witchleaf]

Beautiful works, thanks. 🕯

[@viljakristina2583]

Looove this theme!!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you!

[@bulletjournalbydanique8596]

Ohh wauwww this looks amazing, loving loving Doors you made

[@keziahshyah]

This was absolutely stunning and left me feeling very inspired, which is usually how I walk away from your videos 🌑💼⏳🗝🗡📚

[@PlantBasedBride]

Aw I’m so glad! Thank you 🥰

[@fernnielsen8158]

Dark Academia- just lovely

[@cheriecoffee336]

Absolutely stunning. This neutral pallet is beautiful.

[@vickysjournaling7881]

This spread is so freaking artistic and I live it!!

[@bookishly.introverted]

I’ve always loved all your layouts but I think this one might be the most impressive!

[@andreajacobs6069]

beautiful set up!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you!

[@reimi97]

Wauw this is insanely insane! Love it! 🎲

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you so much!

[@Bubblebee951]

Gorgeous!! Have been loving dark academia lately!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Same ❤️

[@RobinT346]

I love the dark acedemia aesthetic, it's very me as a nerdy goth. But there is something you touched on that I want to raise. You mentioned how a lot of the "setting" that inspires the aesthetic is 19thC European cities. There's a risk with any aesthetic with these influences that we end up looking at the past through rose tinted glasses and that it's very white and eurocentric. It often ends up ignoring the influence of black and Asian people on Academia, literature and art during those historic periods and just whitewashing the academic and literary history of Europe. I love the aesthetic and I love your interpretation of it in your bullet journal. I guess I am just encouraging people who like this aesthetic and particularly those who are inspired to look into some of the cultural inspiration like art and literature to make sure you are branching out from white icons to look at the work of people of colour from these periods, whose work has been overshadowed and brushed aside.

[@maanya525]

looks stunning! ill surely try to recreate it maybe at the end of the year time but i will!!

[@vickysjournaling7881]

That window is so creative and pretty 😊🥰

[@epidemicfire07]

I love how your nails matched everything as well!

[@cherry-jx6mn]

Love the video and the setup is stunning!!! 🎞☕🤎

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you! 🥰

[@jaceny3077]

🪶📜 Nicely done!

[@marianneainscough7127]

i love the film noir-esque music on this one!

[@luiiiandmovieee]

This cutting machine is the best thing I've ever seen! It's so much work without it. Also, I love your painting and this aesthetic 🖤🎨📚

[@rf1206]

Love this spread!! 👩‍🎓🕰⏳♟👜🕯🖋

[@bujowithbooks6298]

This is absolutely gorgeous, Elizabeth 😲📜🪶

[@Rookiejournal_]

The texture detail is so beautifully made!!!! This spread is so STUNNING! What an artwork

[@maddielouwho]

You’re such a good artist!!! I always love watching you draw, and then the watercolors just really bring life to it! I hope you enjoy a secret history whenever you get around to reading it because I absolutely hated it 😅

[@trisanger8104]

gosh wow you definitely outdid yourself with this one wow!

[@mariajosesalmeron1421]

It's truly a masterpiece!! Congratulations!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Aw thank you! 🥰

[@ZeshaTheCat]

Just found your content and I must say you're amazing!

[@rosarodriguez8984]

So beautiful 😍😍😍😍 love the window idea and the scrapbooking style…

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you so much!

[@Gandellion]

This is so COOOOL

[@ninaf.2042]

I love the Paris drawing!! 🖤Maybe you should start urban sketching :)

[@myzticalrealm]

Love this! ☕️♟🏰🕰

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you!

[@bookishlylola]

i love watching your setups!!! i lost inspiration for a bujo this year so i’m sticking with a more simple reading journal, but i loved watching your creativity hit the page and come to life through your illustrations!!

[@Sharkuterie327]

This turned out really well! So much thought went into the theme. Thanks for sharing your ideas. Happy February Elizabeth! 🕯

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you! ❤️

[@arciafalcon]

Love how your spreads are always soooo extra! You push the boundaries of creativity! Looking forward to more of your creations!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you so much ❤

[@yvettemakesart]

Wow I love this theme, Elizabeth! The details are so beautiful, your themes and spreads are always so inspiring 💛

[@PlantBasedBride]

Aw thank you! You are too kind 🤎

Such a beautiful aesthetic! I used watercolor in my bullet journal this month too and I've been loving it!

[@Katie77812]

EA. Poe is my favorite writer, I named my cat after him. Love the dark academia!

[@KatziRoman]

Love that window detail! Also love the dark academia vibe for February. The Poe quote is perfect 🕯🏛📚🖋

[@PlantBasedBride]

Aw thank you! It felt like the perfect time of year for it 🤗

[@ambrosialbujo2383]

This is so beautiful 😍😍 I mean... Just wow ♥️ love the dark academia theme.

[@PlantBasedBride]

Aw thank you! 🥰

[@m.e.5]

Your are so incredibly talented! What a theme 📖🏛

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you so much!

[@gilliansans9110]

Hi Elizabeth - Long time watcher, first time commenter and I had to come out of the shadows (haha) and let you know how AMAZING this set up is! What an achievement! I am a sucker for bujo spreads that have interactive elements and you took this to the next level. The window turned out amazing and all your artwork is very inspiring. Very creative and amazing! I hope you took a moment to admired your own work when you were done and gave yourself a much deserved pat on the back! 🕯📚☔️

[@shawnrobertson9618]

Beautiful drawings!

[@vedaravulapati]

🕯… also I love the spreads n the aesthetic and basically everything about this theme

[@marianoella3350]

This is amazing…I can’t wait to get my journal so I can start my own creative journey! 📚🤓

[@n0tjanet]

Hi Elizabeth, your bullet journal setups always inspire me and I really admire your work and talent, including your amazing art skills. I also think your background music choice is excellent. :)

[@sharong7041]

I’m a dark academic purist lol, I always interpret it as meaning TSH-like: pretentious students who care an exorbitant amount over aesthetics, poetry, classics, art, with the dark mystery vibes you mentioned as well

[@maayanbuchbut]

🦉I love this set up!, Especially the window at the start

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you! ❤

[@Maucha31]

I know its only your february set-up but i already know that this is going to be my favorite of the year. I love architecture sketches, but my favorite par is the window detail, its amazing. I mean the shutters, the style the frame!!!!!! I'm officially in love 😍😍😍

[@alfonsinaazuaje4595]

Beautiful!!😍

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you! 😊