The NY Times posted an article about Count Anton-Wolfgang von Faber-Castell. To call the Count the Crown Prince of Pencils would probably be accurate. Read on… (via NY Times)
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News: The Case For Cursive Continues
The new American educational curriculum called the Common Core State Standards Initiative is being discussed in the news in part because cursive writing is no longer going to be required instruction. Handwriting instruction has been waning and many states have already chosen not to require it. A national chance in teaching strategies in the US…
Ask The Desk: Small, Durable Notebook
Sandy asks: HI, Love your site. I am looking for a semipermanent notebook approx 3×5 size, not hung up on this size but cannot be big. I need it to keep some things I will look at several times a day, in and out of a bag every day. I was trying a small Rhodia…
Black Friday Purchases
Note: Some of the items mentioned below would not strictly be considered “office supplies” but I thought you might enjoy them. Please leave comments if you’d prefer less (or more) of this sort of post. Thanks! I was in Chicago for Black Friday again this year. I decided the best course of action on such…
Desktops for Desk Nerds
While hunting around on Simple Desktops, I found a whole collection of office supply themed desktop wallpapers. There’s lots of other simple, graphic wallpapers for fans for superheroes, space, color and pattern too. They are all free to download.
Are You Sending Holiday Cards?
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas Card time, isn’t it? The biggest trend in holiday cards is photo cards and the easiest way to do that is online. There are lots of possible services but I thought I’d give a shout out my recommendations (there’s a little plugging the firm as well). First…
Field Notes: Colors Edition Winter Cold Horizon
In case you missed the news last week, Field Notes announced the Winter Edition of the Colors Series called Cold Horizon. It is a another departure from the traditional Kraft cover version. This time the covers are a gradient blue and each of the three books are a slightly different gradient but they can be…