Link Love: Helvetica NOW vs. Public Sans

The clock is ticking down to the Chicago Pen Show for us here at The Well-Appointed Desk. In the rest of the world, attention is focused on the launch of Helvetica Now and Public Sans. Well, at least in the typographical world. Nick Stewart continues to work his way through the Sailor Studio ink colors in his beautiful, bleachy ways. Austin Kleon is looking out for me with his tip for remembering your hotel room number. Tools and Toys is giving me an excuse to buy another (Kipling) bag.

Posts of the Week:

• Public Sans, a New Typeface from the US Government (via Kottke.org)
• Helvetica, The Iconic Font Both Loved And Loathed, Gets Its 1st Redesign In 36 Years (via NPR.org)

Pens:

• TWSBI ECO Limited-Edition “Transparent Orange” Fountain Pen (via Tools and Toys)
• Leonardo Officina Italiana Momento Zero Hawaii (via dapprman)
• Video-Review: Lamy AL-Star Bronze (2019 Special Edition) (via Scrively)
• Staedtler Mars Micro Carbon 0.5 mm 2B Pencil Lead Review (via The Pen Addict)
• Inventery Co. Interchangeable Mechanical Pen & Pencil Review (via edjelley.com)
• Sailor Pro Gear Slim Kohaku Yellow Fountain Pen (via Gourmet Pens)
• Indigraph – The fountain pen that uses India ink (via Parka Blogs)
• Monday Match-up: A Tale of Two Oranges (via Inkpothesis)

Ink:

• Monteverde Charoite (via Mountain of Ink)
• Special Edition Ink Alert: Two Papier Plume Inks for the Chicago Pen Show (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Sailor Ink Studio Swatch Tests – Part 05 – The Blues Part 03 (via FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART_
• De Atramentis Hu Shi (via Alt. Haven)
• Colorverse Astrophysics Dark Energy (via Ink Sharks)
• Sailor Ink Studio Swatch Tests – Part 04 – The Blues Part 02 (via FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART)
• Kingdom Note Tomato Red (via Mountain of Ink)

Pencils:

• The 18 Best Pencils for 2019 (via JetPens)

Notebooks & Paper:

• Moleskine Expanded: The Fat New Classic Notebook. (via Pencil Revolution)

Art & Creativity:

• Artist Imagines Spilled Coffee As Monsters (via Design You Trust)
• Why it’s important to ‘pause’, rest and regenerate if you want to be creative (via Creative Boom)
• Robert Rauschenberg’s Notebook (via Notebook Stories)

Other Interesting Things:

• How To Stay Calm (via Design*Sponge)
• A New Teaser Trailer for Star Wars: Episode IX (via Kottke)
• Nock Co.’s “Seed” Notebook Cases (via Tools and Toys)
• Kipling “Lizzie” Laptop Tote Bag (via Tools and Toys)
• 600 Years of Writing (via Mountain of Ink)
• Where I buy pens (via UK fountain pens)
• Fountain Pen Friday (via Letter Writers Alliance)
• How to remember your hotel room number (via Austin Kleon)
• Plush Figures are Animals That Dress and Act Like Humans (via Brown Paper Bag)