As a designer, one of the most common bits of detritus on my desk are little squares of color known as Pantone chips. There is one or two in the dish under my monitor, a couple more in a desk drawer, a few more tacked to a 3×5 and so on. But for every one…
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40 iPhone Features & Shortcuts
While the iPhone, in general, is relatively idiot-proof, there are some nifty features that do require some explanation or reminders that they exist. Appstorm collected 40 such tips that can help you be more efficient and just generally do more with your iPhone. I feel so much smarter! (via iPhone.AppStorm)
Drum roll please….
I received 46 entries into the travel desk giveaway for a $25 gift certificate for Jet Pens. So, the moment you’ve all been waiting for… the winner is: Well, Azizah, I hope the gift certificate will help you get all your travel needs sorted before your trip! Congrats! And thanks to everyone else who participated.…
A little ray of sunshine
Do you know what can happen with a pile of yellow writing tools and some plain, white paper like this? Fill a cloudy day with sunshine by “sunshine bombing” your town like Andrea of Hula Seventy and her daughter Ava did. The pen is mightier than even the clouds. (via Hula Seventy)
Travel Week: Flying With Fountain Pens (and other options)
One of the last, but in my opinion most important, issues to cover for traveling is how to travel with fountain pens. I’ve had lots of people warn me about it so I thought I’d find some research and share it here. The biggest myth around flying with pens, fountain or otherwise is that they…
Travel Week: Packing the Travel Desk
For long trips, one of them most important but often last-packed items is the travel desk. Since I am going to be on the move, going from meeting-to-meeting, event-to-event and hotel-to-hotel, I need to come prepared with a good assortment of writing tools and paper, all tucked into an easy-to-use carrying case or bag. So,…
Link Love
With all the furious packing and trip-planning, its been a bit of a “slow news week” here at The Well-Appointed Desk. Here’s this week’s link love. Enjoy! When pencil sharpening becomes a how-to book (via Woodclinched) Eudora Welty’s desk (via Oprah, thanks to Missive Maven) The importance of journaling (via Modern Vintage Man) A Review…