I’m feeling a little sentimental today about my adopted home, Kansas City. We’ll be spending the holidays here this year and we have a friend coming into town so I’ve been mentally preparing a list of things to show him, places to take him and food to feed him. I thought I’d share it with…
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Analog Products/Digital App Makers Round-up
I’ve noticed a lot of analog tool makers are also making apps. I thought I might take a look at a few of them and see if any of them might of use with or in combination with your favorite analog tools. Moleskine: Moleskine offers several apps at the moment, the latest being the Moleskine Timepage…
Giveaway Winner: Pilot Metropolitan Retro Pop from Goulet Pens
Thanks so much to everyone who entered the Pilot Metropolitan Retro Pop Giveaway generously hosted by Goulet Pens this week. And thanks for entertaining me with all your color memories and suggestions for future Retro Pop colors. Maybe Pilot will stumble across these posts and hear our requests! Most entertaining lime green color comparisons were:…
Endless Bag Quest
Its not just me, right? Besides perpetually questing for the perfect pen, ink, notebook, planner, pencil, ad nauseum, you also are on the perpetual hunt for the perfect bag too? I have several bags that are pretty close but not perfect. There are occasions where I need something slightly smaller, slightly larger, slightly more rugged…
Preview: Karas Kustoms EDK Exclusively from MassDrop
Have you heard about the Karas Kustoms EDK yet? The EDK is the latest machined pen from Karas Kustoms. As the name implies, this is pen designed to be your next everyday carry (or would that be “karry”?). This is Karas Kustoms’ smallest pen to date. It uses the same whisper-quiet retracting mechanism as the…
Ask The Desk: Retro 51 Refills
Daisy asked: Just got myself a new Retro 51 Tornado (Nine Lives edition) but I am a bit overwhelmed by potential refills. I like a fine black line, and ideally ink that won’t run when highlighted. Can you help narrow down my options? This may be heresy, but I’m not sure if I prefer ballpoint…
Why Does All This Matter: A manifesto of sorts.
I’ve been thinking lately about all this “stuff” that we collect, the pens, art tools, drawing tools, notebooks, sketchbooks — all the mark-making, list-making and note-taking tools and I had to ask myself, what purpose do they serve? I believe that these tools inspire us and ignite our individual urges to create. They free our…