First, I have some big news! Jaclyn Myers of Inkpothesis has decided to write for The Well-Appointed Desk. I am so excited to have another amazing pen enthusiast, photographer and all-around great lady writing for the site. For anyone keeping score, Jaclyn is right-handed so we now have only a 3:2 lefty lead.
She will be posting reviews and her perspectives on the pen and stationery community every couple of weeks while she’s finishing her dissertation. Then you’ll be seeing her around here a lot more often. I cannot wait to see what she will bring to the Desk.
And now… the less pleasant stationery news:
I’ve been trying to decide the best way to tackle the story of planner giant Erin Condren’s debacle this week. We have not reviewed her planners here at The Desk but it’s hard to be a stationery aficionado and not be familiar with her planner empire. I’ll let you draw your own conclusions about this whole thing.
Pens:
- Lamy Pico, Ballpoint, Medium Point (via Pens and Junk)
- Luminous Amber from Briolette collection (BENU) (via Parka Blogs)
- Karas Ink V2 Pony Express: the weight of progress (via UK fountain pens)
- ASC Ogiva Extra Wild Celluloid Fountain Pen MagicFlex Nib (via Gourmet Pens)
- Failure is the best test (via UK fountain pens)
- Pens from My Past (via dapprman)
Ink:
- Diamine Raw Sienna (via Mountain of Ink)
- Robert Oster Sushi (via The Pen Addict)
- Vinta Inks Aegean (Armada 1944) (via The Pen Addict)
- Kala Nostalgia Neon Dude (via The Pen Addict)
- First Look: Van Dieman’s Ink (via The Gentleman Stationer)
Pencils:
- Henry’s Pencil Box. (via PENCIL REVOLUTION!)
- Koh-I-Noor Polycolor Coloured Pencils (via Parka Blogs)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Carlo Stanga collaborates with Moleskine, encouraging us all to rediscover a world of colour post-lockdown (via It’s Nice That)
- The Vaguest Blog Post ever (via Nero’s Notes)
- To Do: The Alastair Method (via Bullet Journal)
- All good things must begin (Octavia Butler Notebooks) (via Austin Kleon)
- The Sad, Strange Saga of Crane Stationery (via The Gentleman Stationer)
Art & Creativity:
- 14 graphic designers and illustrators explain why they moved into motion design (via Creative Boom)
- Alphabetical’s branding for film festival pushing for LGBTIQ+ freedom (via Creative Boom)
- How to go freelance, your step-by-step guide (via Creative Boom)
- Rhode Island School of Design Presents Senior Show 2020 (via Hyperallergic)
- Week in review (June 8-14, 2020) (via Apple-Pine)
- Book Review: Tokyo Travel Sketchbook: Kawaii Culture, Wabi Sabi Design, Female Samurais and Other Obsessions (via Parka Blogs)
- Sips of Inspiration: an Interview with Ishrat Khawja (Yarn Dyer) (via My Giant Strawberry)
- A Walking Sketch Journal (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- Rebecca Desnos: natural dyer and publisher (via Flow Magazine)
- Paula Scher shares the most common mistakes she sees designers make on branding projects (via It’s Nice That)
- Exploring Nasa and SpaceX’s Launch America graphic identity (via It’s Nice That)
- Colours in my Palette: Neutrals (via Liz Steel)
- Book Review: Hand Drawn Vancouver, by Emma FitzGerald (via Citizen Sketcher)
Other Interesting Things:
- Fountain Pen Photography: How To Focus Stack (via Fountain Pen Love)
- Modern Prefabricated Sheds That You Can Purchase Online (via My Modern Met)
- The Virtual Brooklyn Art Book Fair Showcases New Artists’ Books, Zines, and More (via Hyperallergic)
- What’s Gypsy Rose Lee Got To Do With World Typewriter Day? Women Writers and Their Typewriters (oz.Typewriter)
- Studio Ghibli unveils images from upcoming CGI film, Aya and the Witch (via It’s Nice That)
COVID-19/Pandemic-Related:
- Vintage Photographs Of People Posing With Job Hunting Signs On The Streets During The Great Depression (via Design You Trust)
- How the Pandemic Will Reshape Architecture (via Kottke.org)
Black Lives Matter:
- The Handwritten First Draft of Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing (via Kottke.org)
- Anti-racism and inclusivity action planning (for the Fiber Community) (via Ysolda Ltd)
- Black Lives Matter: Resources and Response (via CW Pencil Enterprise)
- BLM, on Erasable. (via PENCIL REVOLUTION!)
