Red/Blue Pencils

Pencil Talk has reviewed a few obscure bicolored (red and blue) pencils which, in and of themselves, are fairly rare these days. I love the idea of having a double-ended pencil with red and blue but does anyone know the original purpose for using these? (via pencil talk)

Simply Hue is one of the many facets of Vicki Dvorak’s creative life. She teaches the Raining Umbrellas creativity course to help inspire others, and acts as a color consultant as well as being a prolific blogger. Add to that these iPhone cases which feature some of her lovely photography. Fitted cases for $35, skins…

Glass pens and flexible nibs accompanied by bottles of ink. This is as low tech as you can go when it comes to writing. And still the most beautiful expressive way to write. (via thingsorganizedneatly)

The Swab Shop

Do you know about the Swab Shop at Goulet Pens? This is a section on their site where you can view swabs of ink colors by color grouping across brands, all the swabs for a particular brand or even try out an interactive swatch tool and then immediately add a sample or bottle to your…