The Eco-Essential Pen and Pencil set is a beautifully packaged product. I don’t usually swoon about packaging because I mostly want to throw it away but the Eco-Essential set came in a black, paperboard box with a white paper sleeve wrap. Simple, elegant and perfect for a gift. And because the packaging is all paperboard,…
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Pen Addict Podcast Ep. 109 with Special Guest, Me!
Brad invited me to hang out with him on the Pen Addict podcast this week while Myke is cavorting at WWDC. We discussed Kickstarter projects, the right tool for the right job and we revisit some of our old favorites. And I got to pick the Blog of the Week! Hope you enjoy listening to…
Hands On: Kaweco Skyline in Mint
Its a well-established fact that I love Kaweco pens. As fountain pens go, the Kaweco Sport line ticks all my boxes: great nib not too big/heavy reasonably priced pocket-able classic looking clip is optional interchangeable nib system The only downside with Kaweco was the lack of appealing body colors. Beyond black, white and aluminum, I…
What’s Lost as Handwriting Fades
The recent article on the New York Times entitled What’s Lost As Handwriting Fades is too good to wait until the end of the week for a Link Love so I decided to go ahead an post the link today. Once again, scientists are coming up with studies proving that there’s some tricky cognitive stuff…
Link Love: ALL THE THINGS
Notebooks & Paper: Mitchell Leather Horween Dublin Journal Covers – Standard & Deluxe (via Gourmet Pens) OrangeArt Tattersall Journals (via Office Supply Geek) Rhodia Landscape Webbie (via Rhodia Drive) Pilot Letter Pad for Fountain Pens Review (via Pen Addict) Follow-Up: Field Notes Shelterwood (via The Newsprint) Kokuyo Systemic Refillable Notebook Cover Review (via Pen Addict)…
A Digital Solution to an Analog Problem
I love books. Like a sickness. Sometimes I read good literature and sometimes I devour trashy, pulp novels. I can’t pass up a good coffee table book of art, illustration or design. My house is overrun with books. My teeny, tiny house is stacked two deep in some place with books. My favorite weekend activity…