Nock Co. recently revised their DotDash Pocket Notebooks (3-pack/$10). The new books sport a simple black cover with a white Nock Co logo. I still think the card stock for the covers could be a tad thicker but the low profile black covers are being warmly received here at Chez Desk. The big change, however,…
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Link Love: Lori, Louis and Lumagraph
Fountain Pens: Dip Pens & Fountain Pens: Not as Similar as You Think (via The Postman’s Knock) Namiki Nippon Art Flower Basket (via Unroyal Warrant) Sailor Profit Fude DE Mannen fountain pen (via On Fountain Pens) How to Clean a Fountain Pen (via Jet Pens) Pilot Custom 823 Fountain Pen with Architect Grind (via Ed…
Review: J. Herbin CreaPen Pinceau Brush Pen
J. Herbin has gotten into the refillable brush pen arena with the CreaPen Pinceau Refillable Brush Pen ($20). It features a long narrow barrel design like traditional Japanese calligraphy brushes. The entire barrel is plastic and has minimal branding printed in gold. The cap is a simple faceted shape with no clip.The overall design of…
Follow-Up: Stillman & Birn Epsilon Sketchbook
I have filled almost ever page in the Stillman & Birn Epsilon sketchbook I reviewed last year. I started working in it regularly about a month ago when I started taking some online drawing and painting classes and I thought I’d share with you how well it held up to regular use and abuse. I…
Video: Ink — Written By Hand
Ink – Written by Hand (#INKdoc) from Ryan Couldrey | @RyTron on Vimeo. A film by Ryan Couldrey featuring Tanja Tiziana and Wonder Pens.
Fashionable Friday: Shark Week!
Shark Metal Art Bookends $62.99 (via Etsy) Pilot Iroshizuku Ink in Shin-kai Deep Sea (Blue Gray) $28 (via JetPens) Moree Shark Outdoor LED lamp 249,00 € (via Nostraforma) Shark Fin “Sharky” Stainless Steel Loose Tea Infuser $19.99 (via Amazon) Filofax Finsbury Electric Blue Personal Organizer $76 (via Goldspot Pens) Iwako Aquarium 7-Piece Novelty Eraser Set…
Call for Entries: Link Love
Following yesterday’s Link-less Link Love, I received a lot of feedback regarding images for the weekly Link Love. First, let me clarify. I will be continuing to do Link Love — I was just asking about the illustration of Link (from The Legend of Zelda) holding a pencil and whether people were getting bored with…