This week, Link Love is so full visuals that I urge you to click on the links just to see the photos, illustrations and graphics. I promise you it will be worth it. The images below are just a taste of the amazing things you’ll see if you CLICK through. It’s from the Creative Boom’s post about an uplifting campaign in US cities utilizing positive slogans to help motivate people through this tough time.
There’s also a great “VOTE” TIME Magazine cover by Shepherd Fairey, a gorgeous new book filled with fantastic portraits of Black children, a 20-second teaser video for the new Anderson Pens Retro51, a Wes Anderson-inspired book of places to visit (someday) and pictures of lots of delicious ink (including a shot from Pen Addict of one of our custom nib rubber stamps!)
Enjoy the eye candy and if you have a theory about the Pocket Pen theme this week, let me know in the comments.
Pens:
- Picking a pocket pen (via Nero’s Notes)
- The Pocket Pen Roundup! (via Inkdependence!)
- Anderson Pens Exclusive Retro 51 Teaser 2 (via Anderson Pens Blog)
- How To: Fitting an Energel Refill into a Baronfig Squire (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
- Review: Pentel EnerGel Pro 0.7 (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
- Supra Dupra Steel (via United Inkdom)
- Sailor Pro Gear Slim Blue Dwarf Fountain Pen Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Can Kaweco’s Perkeo turn me into a calligrapher? (via UK fountain pens)
Ink:
- Waterproof Fountain Pen Inks for Drawing (via Parka Blogs)
- Robert Oster Australis Oak (via Pen Addict)
- Colorverse Johannes Kepler Mini 3 Bottled Ink Set: A Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Kyo-No-Oto #5 Aonibi Iro (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
- Monteverde Sweet Life Iced Cookie (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
- Diamine Enchanted Ocean (via Mountain of Ink)
- Papier Plume Iron Lace (via Mountain of Ink)
- Procrasti-inking (via kaerouka)
Pencils:
- Review: Staedtler Metallic Norica HB Pencil (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
- Review: Staedtler Mars Technico 780 lead holder (via Parka Blogs)
Notebooks & Paper:
- The Best Planners for 2021 (via JetPens Blog)
- The Ultimate Black Notebook Comparison: Moleskine, Leuchtturm1917, Rhodia, and More (via JetPens Blog)
- Useful Journaling Issue 1 (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
- A Dylan Thomas Notebook (via Notebook Stories)
- Baronfig Strategist To-Do Cards – Premium and Useful Index Cards (via Write Experience)
- Where to find discs to make a DIY Discbound planner or notebook (downloadable comparison)(via All About Planners)
- 7 Useful washi tapes for bullet journaling (via All About Planners)
Art & Creativity:
- Ask Patty: Grafting FTW (via Modern Daily Knitting)
- St. Louis Art Supply Journals Review (via Doodlewash)
- Everyday Life: a message from oleanders. (via Apple-Pine)
- Photographers Celebrate Black Beauty Through Awe-Inspiring Portraits of Children in New Book (via My Modern Met)
- Clever Infographics Reveal Historical Facts About Different Objects (via My Modern Met)
- Rollerskating Poodles and Croissant Characters Form an Adorably Eccentric Cast of Felt Characters by Cat Rabbit (via Colossal)
- Everyday Life: Acacia Seed Pod (via Apple-Pine)
Vote:
- For First Time, TIME Magazine Alters Its Name to “VOTE” on Shepard Fairey Cover (via Hyperallergic)
- Rise up. Show up. Unite! (via Rise Up Show Up Unite)
Other Interesting Things:
- Keep the Path Clear for Holiday Cheer! (via USPS Newsroom)
- Bellroy Weekender Plus Review (via Carryology)
- 2020 Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal (via dapprman)
- Book Review: The Complete Flower Fairies (via A Clothes Horse)
- An uplifting campaign in US cities featuring 150 positive slogans urges Americans to ‘keep going’ (via Creative Boom)
- Book Compiles Photos of Quirky Destinations that Look Just Like Wes Anderson Films (via Colossal)
- Moschino Fashion Show Uses Puppets to Adhere to Social Distancing (via My Modern Met)
- Paper Book for Food Lovers (Link on amazon.com) (via Flow Magazine)
- How Early US Propaganda Grew Out of a Society of Illustrators (via Hyperallergic)
- Moxie Marlinspike Has a Plan to Reclaim Our Privacy (via The New Yorker)
- Graphic Artist Turns One-Star Reviews Of National Parks Into Great Posters (via Design You Trust)
- Artist Turns Ordinary Everyday Objects Into Star Wars Characters (via Design You Trust)
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