Whenever someone mentions a cursory curiosity in fountain pens, I recommend trying a Platinum Preppy. Personally, I find the nib to be fine enough on the Platinum Preppy not to scare away a new user accustomed to rollerballs, ballpoints and the occasional gel pen. And at $4, its the financial commitment equivalent of a venti…
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Just thought I’d provide a little housekeeping info here. I recently updated by username on Instagram. If you’d like to follow me there you can find me @wellapptdesk. Be prepared for pens, paper, knitting and the occasional cocktail photo. If you don’t already follow me on Twitter, you can also find me as @wellapptdesk. There…
Show & Tell: Field Notes DDC Factory Floor Edition : “Simple Minded Silver Streak”
This is my first DDC Factory Floor edition of Field Notes. These were released for the Draplin Design Pop-Up Store in Portland but a handful were made available on the Draplin website. I was able to score two 3-packs. I’m feeling oddly collector-y about these. Usually when I buy two sets of Field Notes, I…
Kickstarter: Code & Quill Notebooks
Code & Quill Notebooks are a new Kickstarter project that was designed to appeal to anyone who needs to combine note taking with sketches or more freeform content. The “indentation rule” is particularly unique in that it provides tick marks along the line to help with indentation often used in coding. I’ve seen this type…
Orla Kiely Make-Up Cases as Pen Cases
I picked up two cases at Target this week after seeing someone post on YouTube about using these for keeping their planner supplies. Ding! What a great idea! So on my next trip to Target, I went snooping through the cosmetics department and, lo and behold, there were several to choose from. The small, black-and-green…
Winner: Word. Memorandum 2015
Time to draw the winner for the Word. Memorandum 2015 giveaway. Thanks to everyone who entered and shared some of their organizational goals for 2015. I love reading all the comments. I wish I had 100 of these to give to each and every one of you. That said, our giveaway winner is: Congrats, Joshua!…
Review: Nock Co DotDash Pocket Notebook
The big news just before the holidays was the launch of the new NockCo DotDash Pocket Notebooks. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on these. Everything NockCo has done thus far has been excellent and I expected no less from these pocket notebooks. Inside the front cover is space to include personal information and…