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A Blank Book Called New Year’s
I meant to post this on New Year’s Day but I left the lettering in my scanner at work and forgot to scan it. I found it this morning. The sentiment remains true and any day can be the first chapter of your new year. This was drawn with a flexible nib dip pen…
Ask The Desk: Condensation in my TWSBI
Chris asks: My wife bought me my first TWSBI for Christmas this year–a TWSBI Mini demonstrator. I’ve filled it with Iroshizuku Kon-Peki and carry it in my front shirt pocket, right next to my heart. One problem: I’ve had trouble with moisture collecting inside the cap and the grip section of the pen. Initially the…
Review: Apica C.D. Premium Notebook
I finally got a chance to try out the much-touted Apica C.D. Premium notebook ($18.50). I got the A6 size (approx. 4″x6″) with plain paper. The notebooks have a bookcloth-wrapped perfectbound spine and the cover is a mica-flaked dark grey paper with embossed and foil-stamped “C.D. Notebook” on the cover. Below that printed in the…
Review: Federal Supply Service Notebook
When I spied this perfect-shade-of-green, hardcover notebook with plain white, lined paper for a mere $9, I thought I may have found notebook nirvana. It is totally no-fuss. There is no pocket, no ribbon book mark, no elastic on the spine. Its just a simple green notebook. Printed (industrially) on the cover were the words…
Book: New Postal Style 50
My lovely friends often bring me treasures from Japan that are office-y or mail-related which is how this beautiful book came into my hands. The title of the book is New Postal Style 50 and is filled with envelope-like folds for mail. All the pages feature variation alternatives to the same old envelope. I was…
Ask The Desk: Leather Journal
Amy recently emailed asking: I was hoping you could help me track down a journal. I found it in a blog post on etsy (I have emailed the author of the post but haven’t heard back yet). If you scroll midway through the post, there is a tan (leather?) journal that appears to have plain…