This week, I had a hard time deciding which category to put a lot of these links. There are some in Arts & Creativity that, even if you think you’re not interested in a lot of “those” links might be worth clicking this week like the Eames spinning tops video or the hand-drawn illustrations of the US economy. In Other Interesting Things, a knitter talks about sustainable packaging and, while you might not be a knitter, you probably order products online so some of what she talks about is relevant to so many online products from packing materials to the endless clear plastic bags that every item is wrapped in.
There’s also book, Lego, Louis Vuitton and bees. Links are pretty much all over the place this week.
Then there’s the PenThing Ink Swatch Plot Log… should that be filed in Ink or Paper and Notebooks? In Pencils, there’s a fabulous video on how pencils are made. Who doesn’t love a “how its made” video?
There’s a few reports from Pelikan Hubs around the world too. And it feels like everyone is reveling in the last of summer and preparing for fall and winter. There is planner planning in spades and squirrels taking a moment to enjoy the flowers.
Pelikan Hub Reports:
- Pelikan Hubs 2019 – Philadelphia: A Recap (via The Pelikan’s Perch)
- 2019 Pelikan Hub Report (via Fountain Pen Follies)
Pens:
- Japanese Eyedropper Today (II). Opus 88 Koloro (via Crónicas Estilográficas)
- News: Pelikan Re-Introduces Broader Nib Widths & Other Tidbits (via The Pelikan’s Perch)
- Montblanc Writer’s Edition Homage to Rudyard Kipling Fountain Pen with Notebook & Ink (via Gourmet Pens)
- Pelikan M205 Star Ruby, M400 14K 0.9mm CI, inked with Pelikan Edelstein Star Ruby (Ink of Year 2019) (via TooManyPelikans)
- Flooding the Market? A Recap of Lamy’s 2019 Special and Limited Releases (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Italy’s diamond in the rough: Santini (via UK fountain pens)
Ink:
- Art Supply Posse Episode 74: Fountain Pen Ink Art with Nick Stewart, Part 2 (via Art Supply Posse)
- Super Sheeny Blues (via Mountain of Ink)
- Ink Review #849: Robert Oster Astorquiza Olive (via Mountain of Ink)
- FPUK Monboddo’s Hat and Scribble Purple Review (via FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART)
- Sailor Ink Studio 442: A Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Identifying Vintage Fountain Pen Ink Bottles and Boxes (via Fountain Pen Love)
- Review: Robert Oster Signature Deep Sea (via Alt. Haven)
- De Atramentis Cartridges (via Liz Steel)
- Water and White Lightning: Fixing High Maintenance Inks (via The Gentleman Stationer)
Pencils:
- Number one with a bullet! (via Polar Pencil Pusher)
- How Pencils Are Made (via Kottke)
- Vintage Colored Pencils: Sanford Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
Notebooks & Paper:
- The PenThing Ink Swatch Plot Log (via Mountain of Ink)
- Review: Baron Fig Clear: Habit Journal Confidant Plus (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
- Daily Journaling Prompts for October 2019 (via Quo Vadis Blog)
- The Best Weekly Planners for 2020 (via JetPens )
- Ecce! Aurora Borealis (via Nero’s Notes)
- Must Have Traveler’s Notebook Accessories (via Rediscover Analog)
- Franz Kafka’s Notebook (via Notebook Stories)
- Ideas for Dear Diary Day / Reading Other People’s Diaries (via Rhodia Drive)
Art & Creativity:
- This Artist Creates Incredible Sketchbook Sized Replicas of Gothic Architecture (via Doodlers Anonymous)
- Ceramic Paint Palettes Make Cute Companions for Your Art Studio (via My Modern Met)
- Product Review: Faber-Castell Water Brush (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- Acrylic ink vs India Ink (via Parka Blogs)
- How Marc Chagall’s Daughter Smuggled His Artwork to the US (via Hyperallergic)
- A Hand-Drawn Visualization of the US Economy from 1861 to 1935 (via Kottke)
- A Short Film of Spinning Tops by Charles & Ray Eames (via Kottke)
- How much designers earn and other data from the AIGA Design Census 2019 (via It’s Nice That)
Other Interesting Things:
- Stop and Smell the Flowers: Dick van Duijn Captured a Squirrel’s Floral Delight (via Colossal)
- Nomadic PW-11 Boat Shaped Pen Case Review (via The Pen Addict)
- 15 types of pen addict (via UK fountain pens)
- The iPhone 11 and iPhones 11 Pro (via Daring Fireball)
- 4,700-Piece Star Wars LEGO Set of the Empire’s Star Destroyer (via My Modern Met)
- A mixtape for someone who doesn’t know you (via Austin Kleon)
- A few random notes on sustainability (via Ysolda Ltd)
- A Like Can’t Go Anywhere, But a Compliment Can Go a Long Way (via Frank Chimero)
- You Can Hang the Produce Aisle From Urs Fischer’s Louis Vuitton Bag (via Hyperallergic)
- The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far) (via Kottke)
- LEGO launches campaign for creativity with fun TV ad (via Creative Boom)
- McDonald’s Turns Billboards Into Bee Hotels (via Design You Trust)
