The NY Times posted an article about Count Anton-Wolfgang von Faber-Castell. To call the Count the Crown Prince of Pencils would probably be accurate. Read on… (via NY Times)
Showing all posts in December 2013
News: The Case For Cursive Continues
The new American educational curriculum called the Common Core State Standards Initiative is being discussed in the news in part because cursive writing is no longer going to be required instruction. Handwriting instruction has been waning and many states have already chosen not to require it. A national chance in teaching strategies in the US…
Link Love: Holiday Mail and More
Letter Writing and Postal Follies: USPS Holiday Postal Deadlines (via Letter Writers Alliance) SF Snail Mail Social on Friday, December 7 (via Good Mail Day) Paper Parcel Monthly Subscriptions (via Saturday Morning Vintage) Vintage V-Mail WWII stationery (via Missive Maven) How to Write the Perfect Holiday Letter (via Crane & Co.) Encouraging Thank You Notes…
Review: Pentel Graph 600 Mechanical Pencil (and Tombow Mono-WX 0.3mm HB leads)
I blame Mr. Dudek and, of course, Jet Pens for continuing to stoke my interest in evermore writing tools. My most recent foray was into modern technical pencils. I’ve used the sort of “standard” mechanical pencils for years but wanted to upgrade into a more substantial tool. This lovely, aqua blue Pentel Graph 600 0.3mm…
Ask The Desk: Small, Durable Notebook
Sandy asks: HI, Love your site. I am looking for a semipermanent notebook approx 3×5 size, not hung up on this size but cannot be big. I need it to keep some things I will look at several times a day, in and out of a bag every day. I was trying a small Rhodia…
Black Friday Purchases
Note: Some of the items mentioned below would not strictly be considered “office supplies” but I thought you might enjoy them. Please leave comments if you’d prefer less (or more) of this sort of post. Thanks! I was in Chicago for Black Friday again this year. I decided the best course of action on such…