This week, there are a couple posts about British-specific products, thoughts on the recent DC Supershow Pen Show and quite a few digit-focused posts — “5 Ways”, “15 Journaling…”, “41 Questions…” and more. If you divide 15 Journaling Tips by 5 Ways to Sharpen a Pencil and add 41 Questions… what do you get? I don’t know either so maybe we should just brew a pot of tea and read about the DC Supershow?
Pens:
- British Pen Makers (via dapprman)
- Review: FPR Quickdraw fountain pen (via Parka Blogs)
- Homo sapiens sapiens (via mnmlscholar)
- Narwhal Original Fountain Pen Clear Demonstrator Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Benu Euphoria Pink Guava Unboxing and Review (via Penultimate Dave)
- Platinum #3776 Urushi Raden Galaxy Starlight Fountain Pen (via Gourmet Pens)
- A London odyssey and early thoughts on the Platinum Plaisir fountain pen. (via Fountain pen blog)
- News: M1000 Raden White Ray (via The Pelikan’s Perch)
Ink:
- Tono & Lims True Love (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
- Mini Collections, Part V: All The Blue Inks (Including Blues, Blue-Blacks, Teals, and Turquoise) (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- The struggle (to find the perfect ink) is real (via A Stationery Voyage)
- Birmingham Pens Crisp Inks Part 1 (via Mountain of Ink)
- Ferris Wheel Press Sophie Charger Set (via Mountain of Ink)
- Taccia The Jeans Collection Black Wash (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
Pencils:
- Five ways to sharpen a pencil (via The Pen Company Blog)
- The coffee pencil (via pencil talk)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Unique Japanese Binders (via JetPens Blog)
- Composition Book Round Up 2021: Part 1 Target (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
- Clairefontaine Neo Deco A5 notebook (via Nero’s Notes)
- Review: Dabble Writing App (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
- 15 Journaling Ideas That Will Get You Writing Today (via My Modern Met)
- Pebble Stationery Co Antartica Notebook (via Fountain Pen Love)
- Notebook Review: Fabriano EcoQua (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
- How I Use My Notebooks: Three Good Things (via Writing at Large)
- Atoms to Astronauts: UK-made, fountain-pen friendly notebooks (via UK fountain pens)
Art & Creativity:
- Tokyo-Based Illustrator Shows The Everyday Olympics Of Ordinary People (via Design You Trust)
- Here’s What Famous Historical Figures Would Look Like Today (via Design You Trust)
- How to win more freelance clients when you’ve quit social media (via Creative Boom)
- No limitations: how MPB’s photo and video kit trading platform lets creatives thrive (via It’s Nice That)
- Can the Arts Help Drive Vaccinations? Yes, According to the CDC (via Hyperallergic)
- Make Meatballs Sing: The Life and Art of Corita Kent (via The Casual Optimist)
- In Kansas City, Charlotte Street Foundation’s 20,000-square-foot Arts Campus Aims to Bring Together the City’s Artists (via Hyperallergic)
- 9 of the best new arts and photography books to inspire you creatively (via Creative Boom)
- Sketchbook Index: Sizes, formats and brands that I’ve used over the years (via Liz Steel)
- Etchr Sketchbook, Perfect Sketchbook, Accordion Review (via Doodlewash)
- Installation at Tokyo’s National Art Center Made From Brochures of Pandemic-Related Cancelled Events (via Spoon & Tamago)
- How Directors Shoot Films at Three Different Budget Levels (via Kottke.org)
Other Interesting Things:
- Sun-Star Delde Smand Pen Case Review (via The Pen Addict)
- The Dark Side of the Video Game Industry – And How To Protect Yourself From It (via Parka Blogs)
- 12 Best Exercises To Do At Your Desk (via Design You Trust)
- Benedict Cumberbatch Reads a Letter from Kurt Vonnegut with Advice for the Future (via Kottke.org)
- 41 Questions We Should Ask Ourselves About the Technology We Use (via Kottke.org)
- 28 of the best online stationery shops for creatives in 2021 (via Creative Boom)
- The 2021 DC Pen Show Collection (via mnmlscholar)
- 2021 DC Pen Super Show – Quick Recap (via The Pen Addict)
- DC Pen Show 2021 Recap! (via Looped Square)
- 2021 D.C. Pen Show Recap: Saturday, Sunday, and Overall Thoughts on the Return of Pen Shows (via The Gentleman Stationer)
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