If you have used Flickr in the past but — in the age of Facebook and Instagram– sort of forgotten about it, I think it’s time to reconsider. Flickr has always had some features that made it the go-to for photo storage and sharing. Yes, its a paid service but, as a result, they’ve given…
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Ink-mas?
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Thanks to Goulet Pens latest Ink Drop, even my pens can look a bit more like Christmas. The DeAtramentis Fir ink even smells a bit like fir trees so its even starting to smell like Christmas around here! This writing sample above is a bit more color…
Feeling Blue, Washable Blue
Can I tell you how excited I was to find this vintage Sheaffer Skrip Washable Blue #42 box? Can you imagine how freaked I was to discover there was still a bottle inside the box? And then can you imagine the pure elation when there was still usable ink in the bottle?!?! I thought you…
Expectations and Expeditions, Field Notes that is.
If you have spent anytime on Twitter the past couple weeks you’ll probably be aware that while everyone is tickled with the colors and the durability of the new Yupo-based Field Notes Expedition Edition, there has been a lot of blowback about how usable these notebooks actually are. If you have note heard about these…
Top Ten Most Popular Posts for 2012
Isn’t it about time to start some Top Ten posts? I’ll start with the ten most-popular posts on The Well-Appointed Desk this year. If you missed them the first time, you can check them out today! Pen Addict Podcast Gift Guide Rebuttal Kaweco Student Pen ReviewStationery: The Magazine Midori Pen Holder Fountain Pen Reviews Daycraft…
Link Love: Snow Day Edition
Pens and Pencils Fountain Pen Basics (via Pentrace) Monteverde Prima & Field Notes Traveling Salesman Review (via From The Pen Cup) Platinum Preppy Eyedropper Conversion (via Missive Maven) Pentel Libretto Pen and Pencil Set (via Economy Pens) Pentel Pulaman Disposable “Fountain” Pen (via A Penchant For Paper) A.S. Manhattaner’s “Kitty In the City” Fountain Pen…
Five Reasons to Use a Typewriter
According to the BBC, there are five reasons to still use a typewriter. Refuseniks: AKA Luddites To Be Cool No Electricity Aesthetics: making art with typewriters or matching the look of a specific time period Weddings: Huh? If you have a typewriter, why do you use it? (article via BBC, photos by me!)