It’s a week chock full of new notebooks. The new Blackwing Slate is an updated version of the Blackwing Luxury notebook. This time the notebook is hardcover but uses the same polymer leather-like material. The branding is center at the bottom of the back cover and not central across the cover. The size looks like…
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Upcoming: Moleskine Voyageur Notebook
Moleskine recently announced a new addition to their notebook line, the Moleskine Voyageur, A Traveller’s Notebook. The notebooks start shipping this week so this seemed like a good time to take a closer look. The Voyageur notebook does not follow Moelskine’s standard sizing. The Voyageur is 4×7″– a little smaller than the regular A5-sized “medium”…
Winner: Plumb Goods Giveaway
Thanks to everyone who entered the Plumb Goods Giveaway. The winner has been selected with the random number generator from the entries. And the winner is… Congrats, MMDM! I will notify the winner by email to arrange delivery of the gift certificate. Thanks to Knock Knock and Plumb Goods for the sweet deal!
Review: Pen & Ink Pocket Sketchbook
I picked up the Art Alternatives Pen & Ink Sketch with medium weight paper in the pocket (3.5×5.5″) size. I chose the blank version though it is also available in graph and lined plus a heavyweight paper version. In the images on Jet Pens, the lines on the lined and graph looked much too dark…
The Tinieist Fountain Pen
Inside this miniature 1.25″ fountain pen charm is a real working nib. It can be dipped and will write. Comes with a tiny ink bottle charm that can hold ink to ink the pen nib. Pretty charming. Pen comes on a 18″ silver plated chain. ($34.99 from YougNeek on Etsy, tip o’ the hat to…
Field Notes Colors Edition “Arts & Sciences”
I finally got around to opening my Field Notes Color Edition “Arts & Sciences” notebooks. The Arts & Sciences edition really do feel like a Hagrid-sized version of the classic Field Notes. At 4.75″x7.5″ they are substantially bigger than the standard Field Notes’ 3.5″x5.5″ size but not as large as a standard A5 (6×8.25″) notebook.…
Review: Caran D’ache Chromatics INKredible Colors Delicate Green
Someone recently asked me if I had a recommendation for a really good green ink. That’s such a loaded question for me. Are you in search of a jewel-toned kelly green? A green-black? A green ever-so-slightly hinted with blue? Maybe something woodsy? There are just too many variations when it comes to green to pick…