Link Love: Ed, Penmanship & Too Many Mechanical Pencils

Post of the Week:

Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words from Felipe Lima on Vimeo.

Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words is a short documentary, commissioned by MOCA in Los Angeles, exploring the recurring themes in the artist’s work. It was written and directed by Felipe Lima, and is narrated by Owen Wilson. More info and links via The Casual Optimist.

Pens:

• Introducing the Nemosine Pen Company (via Pen Chalet)
• Pen Addict Retro 51 (via The Ink Smudge)
• Montblanc Meisterstück Le Grand 146 (via Alt. Haven)
• Big, Bad Nibs – One Year On (via Inkophile)
• Visconti Rembrandt Fountain Pen (via Pens! Paper! Pencils!)
• Montegrappa Nerouno Fountain Pen (via Pencilcase Blog)
• Retro 1951 Tornado Prism EXT Fountain Pen (via Pen Addict)
• Sailor Profit Calligraphy Brush Pen (via Gourmet Pens)
• 1 Week, 1 Pen/Pencil Mini Series (via The Finer Point)

Ink:

• Fast-Drying Fountain Pen Inks (via JetPens Blog)
• thINKthursday: Robert Oster Signature Lemon Grass (via Anderson Pens Blog)
• Franklin-Christoph Spanish Blue (via Gourmet Pens)
• Montblanc Ultra Black (via FPQuest)
• Pelikan Edelstein Aquamarine (via Alt. Haven)
• De Atramentis Blacked Inks Test (via Fountain Pen Inks & Bleach)
• J. Herbin Caroube de Chypre (via Inkdependence)

Pencils:

• I Can Never Have Too Many Mechanical Pencils (via The Atlantic)
• Back to School Special (via The Weekly Pencil)
• A Handsome Black Pencil (2) (via Pencils and Other Things)

Notebooks & Paper:

• Hobonichi Season (via Pencils and Other Things)
• Papier Tigre Notebook (via Notebook Stories)

Planners & Organizers:

• Bullet Journal 101: What is a Bullet Journal (via Boho Berry)
• Filofax Heritage A5 Compact (via Philofaxy)
• Filofax Bullet Journal: Planning & Set-Up (via Boho Berry)

Calligraphy & Penmanship:

• Guide: 10 Pens to Improve Your Handwriting (via Notemaker Journal)
• How to Develop an Artistic Hand Lettering Style (via The Postman’s Knock)
• Five Simple Calligraphy Shortcuts (via The Postman’s Knock)

Art Supplies:

• A Coloring Adventure: Faber Castell Polychromos Review (via Contemplations of a Kitty)
• Book Review: Stephanie Bower’s Understanding Perspective (via Fueled By Clouds & Coffee)
• Review: ArtBin, FineTec, DS Raw Umber Violet, Stillman & Birn Softcover (via Doodlewash)
• Using Daniel Smith watercolour sticks to make palettes (via Jane Blundell)

Other Interesting Things:

• Grief, and the importance of writing stuff down (via All Things Stationery)
• Epistolary Books List (via Letter Writers Alliance)
• Pen Shows and Pen Clubs Added to Resource Pages (via FPQuest)
• Doane Paper Junk Drawer T-Shirt (via Clicky Post)
• My 2016 DC Pen Show Haul (via Gentleman Stationer)

Digital Freebies:

• September 2016 Pocket Calendar + Desktop (via Creatively Curated)
• Dress Your Tech 159 (via DesignLoveFest)
• Dress Your Tech 160 (via DesignLoveFest)
• Cool Digital Wallpapers for September (via Think.Make.Share.)
• September Desktop Downloads (via Oh So Beautiful Paper)