I have been a loyal supporter of the type design gurus at House Industries since the early 90s. They have a flair for the vintage and an eye for detail seldom rivaled so when I heard they were introducing a line of office supplies to their already extensive repertoire, I knew it would be…
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Winner: Poppin 18-month Planner Giveaway
Congrats to the winner of the Poppin 18-month Planner: Maggie B! I’ll email you to arrange delivery. Thanks so much to everyone who entered and I hope that you’all get a chance to try a Poppin Planner soon.
Handwriting Makes You Smarter
In the September 2013 issue of Martha Stewart Living, there was an article title “Is Handwriting Becoming Extinct?” written by Joanne Chen. The article dives more deeply into the psychological, brain development and creative benefits of writing than I would normally expect from a newsstand magazine usually focused on home decor and recipes. It discusses…
Ballpoint Showdown Follow-Up #2 (Giveaway winner and comments)
First, I want to thank everyone who commented and posted questions. Debmohn2013 asked for a comparison of the blue ink versions of these pens so I’ve added that to my to-do list. Look for that in the coming weeks. Phillip Kallenburg asked why I didn’t talk about the feel of the barrel in my hand.…
Kaweco Fantasie Fountain Pen
There is a new Kaweco fountain pen to ogle. Its called the Fantasie Fountain Pen. There’s a ballpoint option available as well and the refill is actually listed as a G2 and looks like a standard Parker-style refill. It’s designed with a raw brass body designed to accept decorative FIMO dough to the exterior. I…
Poppin 18-month Planner
Poppin has introduced a new line of 18-month planners in the classic A5 (5×8.25″) size. The books feature the same flexible leatherette covers, orange ribbon bookmark, gusseted pocket in the back and paper stock as their journal notebooks. What makes these different is the 236 pages of planning pages printed in a graduated ink color.…
Hybrid Ballpoint Showdown
Over the past few years I’ve warmed to the idea that not all ballpoint pens are created the same. This is especially true with the hybrid ink ballpoints like the Pilot Acroball, Pentel Vicuna, Zebra Surari and Uniball Jetstream. I decided it was high time to put these four head-to-head. I wanted to know if…