My dear friend Wayne pulled this from his collection of ephemera to tickle my fancy. It is a very old edition of The Palmer Method of Business Writing, a technique taught well into the twentieth century, not just to would-be office workers but also to children in school. “You cannot fail, if you study the…
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Link Love: Lots of Pens with Video Bookends
(video of hand-lettered cards with the lyrics to Bob Dylan’s Subterranean Homesick Blues from Leandro Senna. It looks like it was lettered with an assortment of Pigma Micron and Faber-Castell PITT artist pens) Fountain Pens Interchangeable Lamy Nibs (via East West Everywhere) Why Lamy Al-Star/Safari/Vista is a good First Fountain Pen (via Inktronics) An Economy TWSBI?…
Capital Examination of the Declaration of Independence
I realize this particular article might have been more timely last week, I hadn’t realized until I had time to read it fully that it dealt specifically with the liberal use of capital letters in the Declaration of Independence, specifically the flourished “original” document with the signatures at the bottom including John Hancock’s enormous flourish.…
Link Love: Miscellany of Love
Pencils: KUM sharpener for triangular pencils (via Pencil Talk) Q&A for pencils (via Pencil Talk) Pens: Orange you gonna check out this daily carry? (via Gourmet Pens) Reproduction replacement parts for Parker 51 (via FPGeeks) Lamy Joy Calligraphic Review (via Pen Addict) Misc: A visual tutorial for improving penmanship (via imperi on Instagram) Alex Witte…
And now for something completely different…
This is a nib holder from Tachikawa Model 40 via Jet Pens. It is listed as a tool for comic and manga artists but if you’ve ever wanted to experiment with flexible nibs for calligraphy or more decorative writing and line weights, this nib holder is a great option. The Tachikawa is designed with two…
A peek at notebooks of artists and authors
A peek inside the handwritten dictionary of Nick Cave from 1984. From Nick Cave Collection at the Arts Centre in Melbourne. Punk rock legends not your speed? How about a snippet from Mark Twain’s pocket notebook including what looks like an assortment of potential character names. I think “Syphilis Briggs” is my favorite. Visit the…
Handwritten letter by Edgar Allen Poe
Isn’t this a delight to see Edgar Allen Poe’s handwriting? I’m amused to see that the original correspondence was sent in November but Poe did not reply until February. Procrastination is not a new concept. (via Why Evolution Is True)