Art Fry worked for the 3M company and in 1968 was trying to figure out how to keep his bookmark from falling out of his hymnal during choir practice.

Baldwin, Carliss Y., Michael C. Jensen, and Karen Wruck. "Case of the Colored Post-It Notes." Harvard Business School Case 897-069, December 1996.

Read more. Story idea? [email protected]. Post-it Notes may not have been created by a Kentuckian, but one community in the commonwealth has kept the product alive for more than 40 years.

Post-It Notes are small pieces of paper with a strip of adhesive along the top edge of its back side. Unlike other kinds of tape, the adhesive on Post-It Notes allows the paper to be stuck to surfaces ...

The streets of Hong Kong are being plastered with thousands of Post-it notes carrying messages from protesters rallying against a controversial extradition bill. The protests have been going on ...

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Tony Blair’s ministers were advised to use Post-it notes for sensitive messages to avoid having to release them under new Freedom of Information (FoI) laws. The Labour government had originally ...

In a bid to break this cycle, I came across the 'Visual Clues Trick', which involves leaving Post-it notes around your home as a handy reminder of any chores to get done, and decided to try it out.

Newly-released government files show officials warned ministers to keep a grip on their departments as the FoI Act was finally implemented.

Artist Andy Leek leaves notes to strangers around London to brighten up their day. He started the project 3 years ago after a career in advertising and after recovering from a mental health problem.

A wall in the 14th street subway station in New York is covered with encouraging messages scribbled on sticky notes, started on Election Day.