It began life as a humble collection of paper scraps — now, the yellow-lined legal pad is a must-have for writers, musicians, and of course lawyers. Madeleine Brand talks about the history of ...

Still, when most people think legal pad, they think of the classic yellow paper and blue lines. The true origin of the yellow hue is actually a mystery. As far as we know, Holley's pads were white ...

Though there are variations on the theme, the classic yellow legal pad has yellow paper, blue lines, and a red-gummed top. Snider couldn't find a good reason for why the pads are yellow ...

Mr. Rubin was the U.S. Treasury secretary from 1995-99 and is the author of “The Yellow Pad: Making Better Decisions in an Uncertain World,” from which this essay is excerpted. Not long after ...