This video shows the intricate workings of an 18th century mechanical desk from France. Its really quite a feat. (via the Getty Museum and a shoutout to mjh for the tip!)
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Tonboenpistu Yulasha: The pen that doesn’t roll
What do you think of a pen with weeble-wobble technology so that is doesn’t roll off your desk? This is the Tonboenpistu Yulasha from Japan and sell for about ¥315 ($3 US). Just another reason to go to Japan. (via Damn Geeky)
Linotype: The Film
“Linotype: The Film” Official Trailer from Linotype: The Film on Vimeo. Last night, I went to see documentary film, Linotype: The Film which was an event hosted by the Kansas City Chapter of AIGA. If you are not familiar with what a Linotype is, its a machine that took the printing world from handsetting type,…
Link Love: Slow News Week
Leuchtturm 1917 Notebook Video Review (via Ink Nouveau) Pilot Hi-Tec C 0.4mm Review (via Gourmet Pens) Ode to the Pink Pearl (via Design Sponge) Tiny Post Offices (via Present & Correct) Journaling School (via Notebook Stories) (Thanks to all my favorite blogs, twitter friends and email contacts who keep me posted on the latest pen/pencil/paper…
Twelve Inch Notes
12 Inch Notes from The Soda Shop on Vimeo. (via Notebook Stories)
VIDEO: Refilling Ink Cartridges with Bottled Ink
While I put together a perfectly acceptable photo-tutorial for refilling an ink cartridge, Brian over at Goulet Pens had to totally one-up me with one of his spiffy videos. So, while my photo tutorial is fine as a quick reminder, if you want the step-by-step, check out the video!
Help Fund The Typerwriter Book!
UPPERCASE books is attempting to crowdsource funds for a new book called The Typewriter: a Graphic History of the Beloved Machine. It will be a large , full color hardcover book with at least 224 pages filled with artifacts and graphics of the history of the typewriter. Funding options start at $5 but $45 or…