Link Love: Behind the Scenes

I’ve spent the last two days as a photo assistant/art director/coffee fetcher for my company‘s photographer in preparation for our upcoming summer catalog. The shoot was set up in a nearby house in order to create more realistic environments than we can get in our in-house studio space. The photo above I snagged as our photographer was setting up a shot for some bathroom vanity products in the first floor powder room. I think it captures the fun but busy vibe on the shoot.

If you want to see the results of our photoshoot, hop over to the web site (link above) and sign up for the catalog. Not only will you see some of the pictures from the photoshoots but also some of the products I design for the company. No pressure but I thought you might like to see what I do when I’m not obsessing over pens and ink.

Pens:

• Fearlessly downsizing to two pens with grey inks, for the week (via mnmlscholar)
• Review: Newton Pens – Red and White Marble (via KraftyCats)
• Fountain Pen Review: Esterbrook Estie Pink Sands (via Rants of The Archer)

Ink:

• Kiwi Inks Glamourous Peacock (via KraftyCats)
• Pelikan M800 Black/Red Striated, M800 18K Fine, inked with Diamine Evergreen (via TooManyPelikans)
• Sheaffer Red (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
• Van Dieman’s Tasmanian Robin Pink (via Mountain of Ink)
• Birmingham Boysenberry on Traveler’s Company (via Inkcredible Colours)
• Nomikomi Inkwell (II) (via Crónicas Estilográficas)
• First Impressions: Monarca Inks (via The Gentleman Stationer)

Pencils:

• Fresher (via Bleistift)
• Uni EMOTT Color Mechanical Pencil Review (via The Pen Addict)

Notebooks & Paper:

• Is the Happy Planner Filler Paper a good substitute for a weekly planner? (via All About Planners)
• Desk Pads, Revisited (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Notebook Review: The Theme System Journal (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Highlighting in notebooks – Jack Baty (via The Cramped)
• Leuchtturm 120gsm Notebook Review (via Fountain Pen Love)
• How a Book is Made (via The Casual Optimist)
• 70 Years of Midori (via Cult Pens)
• Top 10 Bestselling Inks of 2021 (via Pen Chalet Blog)
• The Gmund Bauhaus Dessau paper cube (via pencil talk)
• Rhodia: A Comprehensive Guide (via JetPens Blog)

Art & Creativity:

• Arteza Gouache Paint and Tool Set Review (via Doodlewash)
• The Ever-Versatile Mini Sendak (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
• A View From the Easel (via Hyperallergic)
• Ukrainian Rally at Washington Square Park, NYC (via Veronica Lawlor)
• On My Table: End of February 2022 (via Apple-Pine)
• Book Review: Every Person in New York (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
• Walk-through video of Sketchbook No. 156 (via Liz Steel)
• Small but Brave: Charming Illustrations by Skottie Young (via Design You Trust)

Other Interesting Things:

• These Hilarious Pet Photos of Dogs Doing Homework Do Not Disappoint (via My Modern Met)
• Funny Relatable Comics Will Speak to Any Retail Worker (via My Modern Met)
• Intentionally spiraling out (via Austin Kleon)
• Mies van der Rohe’s Forgotten Frat House Design Is Resurrected and Repurposed (via Hyperallergic)
• Scary but Touching Photos of Ukrainians with Their Pets Hiding from Russian Bombs in The Kyev Subway (via Design You Trust)
• Magnet Window Management App for macOS (via Tools and Toys)
• Cult Shop: for Tokyo’s stationery dreamers (via Financial Times)
• LA Pen Show – Recap and Report Card (via The Pen Addict)

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