As I am madly packing for the DC Supershow, this week seems to be about notebooks. I love having a good notebook for a pen show so that I can try pens from friends and inks, both purchased and from the ink table. There are some interesting articles in the Notebooks & Paper section listed below as well as the Arteza Sketchbook in Art & Creativity section.
If you can’t find just the right notebook, you can always grab a Col-o-ring Oversize ($15 each) at the Vanness Pen Shop table at the show, starting Friday morning. We will have a small stash of them available there for show attendees! You can still order one directly from our shop if you are not attending the show.
Even if you don’t buy an Oversize, stop by the table and say hello or come by the bar in the evening and show us what notebook you are using.
Pens:
- Franklin-Christoph Extra-Fine Flex Nib vs. Fine Flex Nib (via Gourmet Pens)
- The Aurora Duo-Cart could just be a modern classic (via UK fountain pens)
Ink:
- Lamy Crystal Agate (via The Pen Addict)
- St Dupont Turquoise (via Alt. Haven)
- 3 Oysters Hwangto (via The Pen Addict)
- Thornton’s Luxury Goods Inks-Part 3 (via Mountain of Ink)
Pencils:
- Pencil Review: Dixon No. 2/HB (via Polar Pencil Pusher)
- Pencil Wallpapers (via Bleistift)
- Vintage Colored Pencils: Berol Karismacolor (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- Desktop Tools: Carl Angel-5 Pencil Sharpener (via The Gentleman Stationer)
Notebooks & Paper:
- A new notebook option: GoodINKPressions for Tomoe and SplendorGel (?!) (via UK fountain pens)
- Endless Recorder Notebook (via Thought On)
- Using A Notebook For Fountain Pen Fun and Play (via Fountain Pen Love)
- Books and Other Resources (via Philofaxy)
- How to Preserve a Notebook (via Notebook Stories)
- 2019 Travelers Notebook Review: Part 2 (via The Finer Point)
Art & Creativity:
- The Best Waterproof Pens and Inks for Watercolors (via JetPens Blog)
- Arteza Sketchbook and Watercolor Book (via Notebook Stories)
- GUEST ARTIST: “Getting Started with Watercolors” by Susan Chiang (via Doodlewash)
- Visiting Royal Talens – USK Symposium Amsterdam – Part 3 (via Parka Blogs)
Other Interesting Things:
- Bring Pilot’s Pen Station Back (via Crónicas Estilográficas)
- Handwriting and the Brain (via Rhodia Drive)
- Peter Saville’s work for Factory Records is the epicentre of a new show on British identity (via It’s Nice That)
- Behind the McDonald’s redesign: from the Speedee typeface to the Archery logo system (via It’s Nice That)
- Mattel Announces The Release Of A New Barbie Doll In Honor Of David Bowie (via Design You Trust)
- Leo Franchi’s lively brand identity for an Argentina film festival, inspired by Saul Bass (via Creative Boom)