My lovely friends often bring me treasures from Japan that are office-y or mail-related which is how this beautiful book came into my hands. The title of the book is New Postal Style 50 and is filled with envelope-like folds for mail. All the pages feature variation alternatives to the same old envelope. I was…
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Book: A Collection A Day
Lisa Congdon’s book A Collection A Day has lots of beautifully composed photos and drawings of the many bits of ephemera she collects including vintage office supplies. I thought I’d share a few pages from the book that I found particularly inspiring. The erasers and pencil leads are probably my favorite spreads. I wish there was…
Link Love: Pictures and books and many pens
Pens: Pentel Recycology Pens (via Economy Pens) Uni Mitsubishi Pure Color-F Double Sided Sign Pen (via A Penchant For Paper) J. Herbin Refillable Rollerball Pen Review (via Ink of Me Fondly) Books: The Missing Ink Book Review (via Behind The Curtain): I’ve been meaning to read this book and have it balanced atop my precariously…
Susan Cain: The power of introverts | Video on TED.com
A couple weeks ago I mention the book Quiet: The power of introverts by Susan Cain. This is about a 15-minute presentation of the key points of the book in a brilliant TedTalks video. “Speak softly” — Susan Cain
Book Review: Quiet: The Power of Introverts
While this may come as a surprise to some, to others it may not, but here it is, I am an introvert. A dyed in the wool, would rather be reading or doing something quiet, need-a-nap-after-a-lunch-date introvert. So, it goes without saying that I was interested in reading the book Quiet: The Power of Introverts…
Book: The Etiquette of Letter Writing
I found this wonderful little book while thrifting a couple of weeks ago and have wanted to share it with everyone. What really got me was the quote at the beginning of the book (which was written in 1927!): Now that the visits of a generation ago which lasted the better part of an afternoon…
Book Review: Script & Scribble: The Rise & Fall of Handwriting
Script and Scribble: The Rise and Fall of Handwriting by Kitty Burns Florey is an overview of history of handwriting. I was distracted by some page layout issues in the book, particularly in the first chapter where the footnotes were mis-numbered and some of the photos butted up against the text. I hated that the…