Some days, I want to highlight text without blinding myself. This is only a problem that a connoisseur of pens would suffer. Who could solve this dilemma for me? The Japanese of course with the Zebra Mildliner brand of highlghters. Or would you call them lowlighters? I added a “mild green” Mildliner ($1.50 each) in…
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Review: Stubby Pencil Studio Pencil Highlighters
I love the idea of pencil highlighters. They don’t dry out, can be used all the way down to a stump and don’t leave a big wet patch in a book or on my notes. When the fine folks at Stubby Pencil Studios offered to send a few highlighters to try out, I was excited…
Highlighter Round-Up
You know you’re an office supply nerd when you think a good way to spend the weekend is to do a highlight head-to-head. Yep. That is me. I pulled out all the highlighter tools I have to see which ones I liked best. In the pile: Sanford Accent Highlighter (found in desk drawer) Sharpie Accent…
Sale: Pelikan M205 Highlighter Fountain Pen
This week, Levenger is selling the Pelikan M205 highlighter pen set with BB (double broad) nib and bottle of fluorescent yellow ink for $87, reduced from the regular retail price of $175. Sale is good through Sunday and the discount code is HILITE9. This pen can be filled with other inks and would work as…
Review: OfficeMax Liquid Highlighters
I recently received some sample products from OfficeMax to review in preparation for the back-to-school season so, of course, at the top of that list would be highlighters for marking up textbooks and notes. OfficeMax is introducing new “house brand” products under the name “OfficeMax” which is, I suspect, the basic, entry-level category compared to…
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)