The good folks at KnockKnock are launching the Anti-Social Network Journal, and encouraging folks to participate in the Social Media Blackout Day tomorrow, Thurs. Oct. 16—a day to log off all those social networks. If you’d like to participate (or share on your social networks), show your support by changing your avatar/icon to the image attached…
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Shop Tour: Oblation Papers
While in Portland recently, I got a chance to visit Oblation Papers. When the staff realized that we were a letterpress printer (my husband), a lettering artist (my friend Madeline) and a stationery blogger (that would be me), we got a full behind-the-scenes tour. We also happened to be in the store on the day…
Art of the Day: Oliver Jeffries
Oliver Jeffers sketchbook illustrations for the United Airlines in-flight magazine. It looks like they were drawn a pocket-sized Moleskine Cahier using waxy colored pencils and some white ink or gel pens. Gorgeous! I made a bunch of maps for the United Airlines inflight magazine. They are all geographically accurate. Visit Oliver Jeffers site to see…
Thinking About The Pen Habit
For those of you who follow The Pen Habit, you may have already heard about his announcement to cease recording his pen review videos and the subsequent follow-up about amending his format and explain in more detail his reasoning. Matt’s comments rang loudly for me about the amount of time he spends preparing and recording…
From The Archives: Sharpie Pen
I can’t believe its taken me so long to warm up to the Sharpie Pen. As a Marvy Le Pen loyalist, I just couldn’t see what the big deal was about the Sharpie Pen. It’s similar in overall design; a fiber-tip pen with a slightly wider barrel than Le Pen and not available in nearly…
Link Love: Color Inside the Lines
Every week I scour the dozens of pen and paper blogs and hundreds of posts to bring you (what I think is) the best posts in the digita pendom. I hope you enjoy them too! Link of the Week: Pantone Color Test Can you align the hues into a perfect transition? I scored a 12.…
Art of The Day: Nina Johansson
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