It’s that time of year again. I watched the kids walking to school this morning on their way to the first day of classes. Some kids looked like they were on a mission, while others walked with the trepidation — hoping they meet friends, fit in and like their teacher.
And just like the annual ritual of kids walking to first day of classes, its time for another article about how handwriting is dying and why it should be saved (or not).
This time the article comes from WIRED magazine and the article is balanced and fair. But I am definitely standing on my old-timey soapbox yelling at the clouds that “YES! Kids need to learn to write, draw and hold ACTUAL tools and we need to start teaching them early!”
Post of the Week:
- The End of Handwriting (via WIRED)
Pens:
- Review: a pen for an alien – by Ricardo (via Extra Fine Writing)
- Pen Review: Is the Uni Zento Gel Pen Worth the Hype? (via The Gentleman Stationer)
Ink:
- InkFlash – Lamy Dark Lilac (via inkxplorations)
- Inkebara No. 1305 Kopi-C (via Inkcredible Colours)
Pencils:
- Artist Makes Drawings That Move Between Realism and Surrealism (via My Modern Met)
- The Leadhead’s Pencil Blog: The Post that Launched 454 Pages (via Leadhead Pencils)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Travel Journalling (via Wonder Pens)
- Prime Number of Notebooks (via Line Variation)
- Review: Hand Stitched Leather T Classic Trifold Journal (via Inky Imaginings)
- Diary Inserts for 2026 (via Philofaxy)
Art & Creativity:
- A3+ sheet of sketches (2050) (via José Naranja)
- Seattle 2025: Part 5 – Touristy Things in Seattle (via Apple-Pine)
- Drawing color blind (via Austin Kleon)
- Epiphany About Journal Grids (via RozWoundUp)
- (3) Creative Ecosystems (via Abigail Halpin)
- “It’s imperative we have age diversity in creative teams” (via It’s Nice That)
- Taking a stock of my current palette by painting an artichoke flower. (via Apple-Pine)
Other Interesting Things:
- Close Up Writing (via An Inkophile’s Blog)
- Pen Show Resources: What To Do At A Pen Show, and How Do You Prepare? (Plus a Further Roterfaden Update) (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- The World Stamp Show Is Coming, the World Stamp Show Is Coming! (via USPS Newsroom)
- Self-care: In This Economy? (via Modern Daily Knitting)
- Artist Captures the Ornate Patterns of Traditional Mexican Dresses (via My Modern Met)
- Christopher Herwig Motors Through Southeast Asia to Capture a Vivid Fleet of ‘Trucks and Tuks’ (via Colossal)
- Exhibition Showcases the Secret—and Mischievous—Lives of Pets (via My Modern Met)
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