As we edge closer to the end of the year, more holiday gift guides continue to emerge in the weekly links I see. Once again, I see a trend of reflection too, like Writing for Pain and Pleasure’s “How Many Versions of the Same Pen Does Anybody Need?” Others are starting to update their Top Lists of the last year, creating recommendation lists and making predictions for the coming year.
There are also more planner reviews and recommendations. Have you chosen your planner yet? Do you have predictions for the pen community for 2020? My Magic 8 Ball did not predict shadow inks craze of 2019, that’s for sure.
Pens:
- Video: Leonardo Furore Emerald Turquoise Fountain Pen + 14KT Stub Nib (via Gourmet Pens)
- How Many Versions of the Same Pen Does Anybody Need? (via Writing for Pain and Pleasure)
- Top 5 Trends for Pens in 2020 – Plus Next Year’s Predictions (via Pen Chalet Blog)
- Pen Review: Visconti Mirage Fountain Pen (via The Gentleman Stationer)
Ink:
- PENBBS No. 85 Fountain Pen Ink Review (via The Pen Addict)
Pencils:
- 1874 Eberhard Faber Catalog (via Contrapuntalism)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Bradley Theodore Limited Edition Moleskine Review (via Writing at Large)
- Dingbats Case Bound A5 Notebook (via Write eXperience)
- How to finish your novel ( Quo Vadis Blog)
- Trigg Life Mapper 2020 (via Nero’s Notes)
- Take a closer look at our 2020 Milligram Studio diaries (via Milligram Blog)
- The Filofax Malden (via Philofaxy)
- How People BuJo to Relax (via Bullet Journal)
- Dealing with Writer’s Block (via Rhodia Drive)
- Field Notes “Group Eleven” Edition (via Tools and Toys)
- Exceed Notebooks (via Mountain of Ink)
- journaling (almost) every day (via Inksharks)
Art & Creativity:
- Inspirational Sketchbook Pages (via The Postman’s Knock)
- Porcelain vs Plastic vs Metal Palettes for Watercolour (via Parka Blogs)
- How to choose a sketchbook (via Liz Steel)
- The ‘Polaroid Lab’ Instantly Turns Photos on Your Phone into Analog Prints (via My Modern Met)
- The Best Paint Pens For Arts and Crafts (via JetPens Blog)
- Paper Matters: Is There A Right Paper? (via RozWoundUp)
- The brush pen (via Austin Kleon)
- My Studio Palette and favourite Pigments (via Jane Blundell Artist)
- Sketch Kit Retrospective (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
Other Interesting Things:
- The Pen Addict 2019 Goldspot Community Gift Guide (via The Pen Addict)
- 16-inch MacBook Pro includes exclusive colorful wallpapers, download here (via 9to5Mac)
- Fontsmith launch FS Split: a new experimental typeface with specimen designed by Studio.Build (via Creative Boom)
- Being You: How to build your personal brand and confidence (via Creative Boom)
- Palmpress Collapsible Coffee Press (via Tools and Toys)
