It seems fitting that during our “What’s Your Planning Style?” week, there are lots of reviews on paper, notebooks and planners. August (which is just around the corner) is the start of back-to-school and the announcements of a lot of planners so it makes sense that this is the week we, of the stationery community, would start to get serious about reviewing paper and notebooks.
Hopefully, these links will help you find the right notebook or planner for your style — whether you are a super organizer (there’s new Chronodex pages available this week!) or a looser, big picture organizer (there’s a post about Making the Bullet Journal system work for you). And it’s not Link Love without at least one Star Wars and one cat link — but these are a little different!
So grab a cool beverage and start clicking those links!
Pens:
- Fountain Pen Review: BlueDew Pens Flex Strontium Flame (via Rants of The Archer)
- To grind a nib or not to grind a nib, part two (via mnmlscholar)
- The TWSBI Eco 2 Years Later (via Left Hook Pens)
- Why My Platinum Century 3776 Fountain Pens Have Architect Grinds (via Chicana Writes)
- Pen Review: Platinum Preppy 03 (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
- Magna Carta Elements Water (via dapprman)
Ink:
- Standard Bindery Road Trip (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
- Ink Review #573: Ink Institute Cat at Midnight (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
- First Look: Introducing Esterbrook Inks! (via The Gentleman Stationer)
Pencils:
- Musgrave Sampler Pack. (via PENCIL REVOLUTION!)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Nuuna Flexcover Notebook Review (via Fountain Pen Love)
- Nebula by Colorverse A5 Premium Notebook Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Ayush Paper (via Mountain of Ink)
- Pebble Stationery Cosmo Air Light x Liberty London (via Mountain of Ink)
- Our Favorite Stationery-Themed Stationery (via Yoseka Stationery)
- My Journey: Maruko (via TRAVELER’S COMPANY USA)
- Redisorganisation (via Nero’s Notes)
- Your Bullet Journal, Your Rules (via Bulletjournal.com)
- Archer & Olive Dot Grid Notepad Review (via Rediscover Analog)
- Chronodex Weekly Planner Jul – Dec 2021 Released (via Scription)
Art & Creativity:
- Pat Perry’s Sketchbooks (via Notebook Stories)
- Review: Apple Pencil silicone grip and ESR case for iPad Pro from Lululook (via Parka Blogs)
- New Art Toolkit palettes including Greenleaf & Blueberry Paints (via Liz Steel)
- Show My Sketch Kit (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- 3 Ways To Have Fun With World Watercolor Month Prompts (via Doodlewash)
- Sixteen Years of Sketchbooking: An eBook (via The Postman’s Knock)
- State of the Art: Alternative Presses for Printmaking (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
Other Interesting Things:
- Stationery Trends: Subscription Services Today, Do You Still Use Them? (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Meet P22 Hollywood’s Most Famous Cat (via Atomic Redhead)
- From a Galaxy Far, Far Away, a Star Wars Jet Goes to Smithsonian (via Hyperallergic)
- The Futuristic World as Envisioned by Echte Wagner Advertising Cards, 1930 (via Design You Trust)
- Discover the Art of Japan’s Handmade Kokeshi Dolls (via My Modern Met)
- An Elaborate Paper Replica Recreates the Heidelberg Letterpress at Full Scale (via Colossal)
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