Link Love: A Vision for Summer

I thought I’d share the vision board that I created in the Plotter workshop at Dromgoole’s last week. It was a fun little process to write a list of three or more things that you’d like to do, do more of or improve how you’re doing them. My key phrases were to make more time to exercise (go for walks and bike rides), play more often and work a little less and replant some of my houseplants (I am not an outdoor gardener). These are not BIG goals but I think with everything going on in the world, I wanted to focus on things that will make me feel better and help my mental health.

If you want to try making your own vision board, the steps are simple. Make a list of 3 or 4 things you’d like to do in the next quarter (or month) and then collect images from ephemera, old books and magazines, washi and stickers and work out a layout that appeals to you. Be sure to figure out your layout before you glue your items down. Fun!

Pens:

• Uni-ball One: A Comprehensive Guide (via JetPens Blog)
• Ryan Krusac Legend 16 KOI Unboxing and Review (via Penultimate Dave)
• REVIEW: HOTU Dual Brush Tip Alcohol Markers-60 Marker Set (via Doodlewash)
• Montegrappa Venetia vs Scribo Piuma (via A Gathering of Curiosities)
• Benu Pixie Fountain Pen Review (via The Pen Addict)
• Fountain Pen Filling Mechanisms (via INKED HAPPINESS)
• Ask TGS: Five Benefits to Buying Fountain Pens In-Person (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Four Inked Pens (via The Cramped)

Ink:

• Ferris Wheel Press swatch testing December to April 2025 (via Nick Stewart FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART)
• Ink Review #2738: Ferris Wheel Press Moonbeam Meadows (via Mountain of Ink)
• Ink Review #2737: Ink Institute Affluent Dragon (via Mountain of Ink)
• Diamine Bilberry (via Inkcredible Colours)
• ink review : TACCIA Ukiyo-e Hokusai fukaki hanada (via inkxplorations)

Pencils:

• MAD about pencils (via Bleistift)

Notebooks & Paper:

• 3 Ways To Create a Summer Bucket List (via Archer and Olive)
• Travel Organiser? (via Philofaxy)
• The best stationery for bullet journaling and paper planning newbies (via All About Planners)
• How to explain Bullet Journaling to friends without overwhelming them (via Rediscover Analog)
• Egon Schiele’s Sketchbooks (via Notebook Stories)
• Plotter Review (via Fountain Pen Love)
• April Notes: Currently Inked and What About That Journaling? (via Line Variation)

Art & Creativity:

• Through a Love of Note-Taking, José Naranja Documents His Travels One Tiny Detail at a Time (via Colossal)
• Why are Pantone colors so expensive? (via Parka Blogs)
• Drawing People: 32 portraits of people I’ve never met in real life. (via Apple-Pine: )
• Seven different media in one sketch (via Liz Steel)
• Fluid 100 Journal, Blocks, and Pads Reviewed (via RozWoundUp)

Other Interesting Things:

• Bloggiversary VIII!! (via Weirdoforest Pens)
• Planning for a Windy City Visit (CPS 2025) (via Dime Novel Raven)
• Behind-the-Scenes Tour: Welcome to the New Look T.G.S. HQ! (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• The History of the Pocket Slim Filofax, Part 2 (via Notebook Stories)
• This Hotel in Mexico City Has One of the Most Beautiful Lobbies (via My Modern Met)
• Photographer Captures Dynamic F1 LEGO Toy Photography (via My Modern Met)
• On reading novels (via Austin Kleon)
• Architects Turn Old Dutch Church Into a Swimming Pool (via My Modern Met)
• The Everyday Lives of Women’s Clothing (via Hyperallergic)
• The Most Joyful Hats of NYC’s Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival (via Hyperallergic)
• Hundreds of Free Images From Studio Ghibli Films (via Kottke.org)
• The Snowy Owls of Logan Airport (via Kottke.org)

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