Here in the US, Thanksgiving is tomorrow so if you’re reading this then you are either “pretending to work” your final day before the holiday weekend or you are using this post as an excuse to ignore a family member under the guise of “checking your work email.” Happy to provide a diversion. Now, I…
I’m not the only person at The Desk who has had a change in career this month. Ms. Jesi also started a new job this month and, much to my delight, the company she is working for is headquartered here in Kansas City. So, this week, Jesi had to fly to KC to come to…
This week is full of delightful tidbits from across the pen community. There is a link to an illustrated Pen Zine, Dominant Industry made custom ink colors for Wonder Pens in colors inspired by the shop cats (of course), Crónicas Estilográficas writes about the Kanji nib for the Japanese Lamy and A Fleeting Ripple lists…
I really had two Links of the Week this week but they did not relate to each other at all so one will provide some visual interest and the other… well, probably will provide some damage to your wallet. First, is this amazing glitch-style graphic poster for a Japanese crime drama (via Spoon & Tamago).…
I had a difficult time choosing what of the many ideas floating in my head I should use as my Link Love intro this week. So, I decided to just choose more than one. First, Joe at Gentleman Stationer and I seem to be on the same wavelength right now. I have been expanding on…
Artisans and pen enthusiasts in the international pen community, spearheaded by Jon Tello of HelloTello Studios, have created products to support a charity auction, raffle and shop, the Scripting New Stories Collective (SNS Collective). The project was announced on EU Anti-trafficking Day, and is a project to raise funds for the Alba Safe House &…
I was torn whether to include the ubiquitous “Is handwriting important?” article in this week’s Link Love. This issue has been rehashed and mentioned on this site countless times (1, 2, 3… there were more). Pretty much each Fall, when students head back to school, the topic re-emerges. Each year, more and more students rely…
