Sorry to have dragged my feet sharing the most recent Ink Drop colors from Goulet Pens but sometimes priorities get a little shuffled. Alternately, you get a two-fer this month of both the August color offerings, described as the “best shading colors” and the September offerings “staff favorites”. September “staff favorites” featured: Diamine Apple Glory,…
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Kaweco Highlighter Pen
After my post on Highlighters a few weeks ago, I decided to go ahead and invest in a fountain pen highlighter. I purchased a Kaweco Ice Sport with a BB nib ($23.50) and a bottle of Noodler’s Firefly ink ($12.50). The Kaweco I purchased was a clearance item from Goulet Pens available with the BB…
The History of the Highlighter
Did you know: The highlighter was invented by a Japanese man named Yukio Horie? In 1963? There’s a coding to highlighting in a bible: yellow=blessings, blue=holy spirit If you want to find out a bit more about highlighters, check out the whole article. (via NYTimes.com)
Coterie Handbound Notebooks
Coterie online shop has a selection of hand bound notebooks with marbled papers available on sale. Made in Ireland these books are available in two sizes, 4.9” x 6.75” and 3.75” x 5.25” in both lined and unlined versions. These books are a unique alternative to more commercially produced options and the prices are great.…
Click and Stick Pushpins
I am notorious for misplacing my pushpins, not to mention repeatedly stabbing myself with the pointy ends so this new product, the Click and Stick is a “push pen,” for lack of a better term. Load in a stack of thumb tacks and then slide to push the tack into the bulletin board. (Thanks to…
From our fine readers…
I have received several questions and recommendations from our fine readers so I thought I might start an infrequent post series “From our fine readers”. Shall we begin? Mark recommended a recent story from The Smithsonian Magazine on the history of the @ symbol. Great article about one of my favorite little glyphs. Nathalie asked…
Kaweco Allrounder vs. Student: The Purchasing Debate
Let me start off by saying I have not yet handled either of these pens but based on the descriptions listed, let me go through the differences (and similarities) between the Kaweco Allrounder ($106) and the Kaweco Student ($56). Also, let me clarify that I started this research for my own benefit as I was…