My dear friend Wayne pulled this from his collection of ephemera to tickle my fancy. It is a very old edition of The Palmer Method of Business Writing, a technique taught well into the twentieth century, not just to would-be office workers but also to children in school. “You cannot fail, if you study the…
Showing all posts by Ana
What Office Supply Junkies Eat For Breakfast
(Still life with Halloween donut and Kaweco). This is a daily carry I can wholeheartedly support. In truth, this was my breakfast this morning. And boy, was it yummy!
Memo Books from French
If you work in the print design field, you’ve heard of the French Paper Company. Its one of the few independent American paper mills left and they also have a fabulous marketing team that has wisely teamed French up with designers like Charles S. Anderson to create some great packaging and products. One of those…
Vintage Pen Nib Boxes
This lovely collection of vintage pen nibs was collected and photographed by Dutch type designer Erik Van Blokland of LettError. They all still have nibs in the boxes. Stunning. (via AdaLou Vintage)
Finding the best Read Later Option
After a post several weeks ago asking all you fine readers about the best options for reading news and saving articles, I narrowed down the list for the “read later” options to three of the most popular options: Instapaper Readability Pocket Each offers bookmarklets or plug-ins for popular browsers, each offers apps for iPhone, iPad…
Pencil Shaving Art
Pencil shaving artwork by Marta Altés. (via Adalou Vintage)
Fierzo Desk Organizer
This elegant Fierzo Desk Organizer holds notes, photos and other ephemera in its tensioned metal frame. The pale wood base can be used as a pen holder. Small: 11.5″ W X 2″ D X 6.75″ H, $58.00 Large: 26″ W X 3.75″ D X 10.5″ H, $132.00 Design by Julie Richoz (ECAL), 2012. By Alessi.…