We here at The Desk may not have our own podcast but we seem to “get around” quite a bit. This week, Mike Rohde over at Sketchnote Army released his new episode where he and I talk about all sorts of things. I am a huge fan of Mike’s Sketchnoting process and getting a chance to talk to him again was a true honor.
(Note: Don’t panic about the photo Mike posted. We joked that I have no idea where he found the photo but at present, my hair is as pink as it’s ever been with a couple inches of dreaded quarantine roots.)
In the links this week, there is Star Wars, Giant Cats and some beautiful inks. The highlights from the USPS quarterly report are eye-openeing:
…Postal Service’s sales from Shipping and Packages increased by approximately $2.8 billion, or 42.1 percent, on a volume increase of 435 million pieces, or 25.0 percent, compared to the same quarter last year, as a result of the record holiday Shipping and Package volumes impacted by the surge in e-commerce associated with the COVID-19 pandemic…
Hope you are having a good week!
Pens:
- Fountain Pen Nib Comparison – Sailor Zoom vs. Platinum Double Broad (Coarse) (via Gourmet Pens)
- Ystudio Resin Fountain Pen in Black: A Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Schon DSGN Pocket6 (via dapprman)
- Introducing the Caran d’Ache Léman Fountain Pen (in “Klein Blue” Lacquer!) (via The Gentleman Stationer)
Ink:
- PenBBS 140 Bloom (via Mountain of Ink)
- February Hearts & Flowers (via Mountain of Ink)
- Diamine Bloody Absinth (via Mountain of Ink)
- Leonardo Blue (via Mountain of Ink)
- Lennon Tool Bar Indigo Qiancong (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
- Pelikan Edelstein Star Ruby (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
- Robert Oster Sedona Red Ink Review (via Pen Chalet)
Pencils:
- Platinum Pro-Use 171 Mechanical Pencil Review (via The Pen Addict)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Gourmet Pens Pick – Paper for Fountain Pens Graphilo Notebooks (via Gourmet Penns)
- Krink Notepad Review (via Fountain Pen Love)
- Needing a splash of colour? (via Nero’s Notes)
- Why You Should Consider Making a Daily Planner Routine (via Planner Fun)
- Balancing Functional and Creative Planning (via Planner Fun)
- A Closer Look: Best Notebooks for a Commonplace Book (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- How I Time-Block and Plan in a Traveler’s Notebook – The Sweet Setup (via The Cramped)
- Plans vs Goals vs Resolutions vs Intentions (via Bullet Journal)
- some notebook tales. (via Inky Pursuits)
Art & Creativity:
- Jaime & Amber’s One Yard Wonder Tops (via Fancy Tiger Crafts)
- Pictorial Sketchbook with Gouache by Maru Godas (online course review) (via Parka Blogs)
- 400 years of collage (via Austin Kleon)
- Is graphic design too trendy? (via It’s nice That)
- Are You an Artist? Writing an Artist’s Manifesto (via My Giant Strawberry)
- Wichitrong Watercolours (via Jane Blundell Artist)
- How to be creative on demand (via Creative Boom)
- Can an online academy replace university degrees? (via Creative Boom)
Other Interesting Things:
- A Nairobi Entrepreneur Is Recycling Plastic Waste into Bricks That Are More Durable Than Concrete (via Colossal)
- Book Review: The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (via Parka Blogs)
- Kitten Zoom Filter Mishap (via Kottke.org)
- Artist Matt McCarthy Uses Photoshop To Create Surreal Giant Cat Landscapes (via Design You Trust)
- Global Brands Redesigned as If They Were from The USSR (via Design You Trust)
- Knit to This: Jon Batiste Dances (via Modern Daily Knitting)
- U.S. Postal Service Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2021 Results (via USPS Newsroom)
- Bedouin Foundry Barbarossa Messenger Review (via Carryology)
- A Day in Roaring Twenties Berlin | AI 1927 Film (via Glamour Daze)
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