Now that Nock Co has opened the online shop, I can finally rave about their DotDash 3×5 notecards. Using a beautiful, silky smooth, bright white, 80lb stock, NockCo has created a notecard to be reckoned with. Printed on both sides with NockCo’s signature orange ink is a “dot dash” grid. The ink used for the…
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Review: Pelikan M205 Fountain Pen
First, I have to say thanks to Mr. Mike Dudek at The Clicky Post for letting me borrow his Pelikan M205. His review of the M205 suggested that the pen may not live up to its hype so I was pleased to have a chance to try it before I invested in my own. Mike…
How many notebooks is too many?
I was pulling everything out of my bag this morning to get situated at work. One, two, three… four… five! I found five notebooks in my bag and realized that maybe I had too many notebooks going at one time. Then I started thinking about it and my Zenok leather Field Notes cover actually hides…
Pages from Paul Klee’s Sketchbook
I find these pages from Paul Klee’s notebooks, circa 1922, to be positively mind blowing. Color formulas, beautiful penmanship and somehow beautiful and artistic at the same time. Paul Klee, Beiträge zur bildnerischen Formlehre, 1922. Bauhaus Weimar. (via The Near-Sighted Monkey)
WSJ Praises the Blackwing
While the NYTimes is predicting the death of the pen, the Wall Street Journal was thoughtful enough to experience and enjoy using a Palomino Blackwing. Go, WSJ! (via WSJ)
Ink Lightfastness, The Scientific Approach
The Fountain Pen Physicist tackled a question on lots of pen users’ minds: How lightfast are my inks? And in true scientific method, there are samples of both ambient and sunlight samples compared to the originals after three months of exposure. I hope there will be follow-ups at 6 months and a year to see…
Ask The Desk: Where’s Your Feed?
Derrick said: I am not getting your feed anymore. Haven’t received an email from the site in a few weeks. Since the switch over to our own Well-Appointed Desk servers this month, some folks have mentioned that they are no longer getting post from us in the RSS reader. If you’re having issues, please update…