(Re-entry after a pen show weekend is tough. You’ve got the Pen Show weekend hangover and you don’t know what day it is. All that is to say, apologies your Link Love is a day late! XOXO)
After my post last week about the thicker paper journals, there were a lot questions and curiosity about how similar the journals with Olive & Archer and other brands. All About Planners did a comprehensive comparison of the 160gsm (or higher) complete with a spreadsheet. Hopefully, that post will answer some of the other questions about this hefty paper journals.
Pens:
- Extra Fine Writing explains: vacuum-filling fountain pens (via Extra Fine Writing)
- Why call it a Nib? (via Chronicles of a Fountain Pen)
- Loving the Little Liliput from Kaweco! (via Pen Boutique Ltd Blog)
- Some overdue love for the Parker 75 Laque fountain pen. (via Fountain pen blog)
- Spoke Roady Model 2 Review (via The Poor Penman)
- Zebra Mildliner Highlighters review: are they worth the cost? (via All About Planners)
Ink:
- Robert Oster Polar Vortex Fountain Pen Ink Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Ink Review #2496: Ferris Wheel Press Bumbling Blossom (via Mountain of Ink)
- Ink Review #2498: Kobe 79 Tamon Kakitsubata (via Mountain of Ink)
- Central Renga – Inkcredible Colours (via Inkcredible Colors)
- thINKthursday – Sailor Ink Studio 540 (via Anderson Pens Blog)
- Ink Review #799: PenChalet x Van Dieman Uranus (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
Pencils:
- Look sharp (ish) (via Nero’s Notes)
- Tombow Mono Graph Fine Mechanical Pencil Review (via The Pen Addict)
Paper, Notebooks, Journals, Etc:
- California Pen Show Workshop Recap: Paper for Everyday Writing (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Comparison of Dot Grid Notebooks for Bullet Journaling with 160 GSM paper (Thick, bleedproof paper) (via All About Planners)
- Funfax (via Philofaxy)
- Journaling Series: On Finishing a Journal (via Writing at Large)
- Notebook getting fat (via José Naranja)
- Journaling Series: On Starting a Journal (via Writing at Large)
Art & Creativity:
- Marta Plizga on how a year-long portrait challenge sharpened her drawing skills (via Creative Boom)
- The Pixel Painter (via Kottke.org)
- Kaweco + Kakimori = Perfect Swatching Tool! (via The Pen Addict)
- How I sketch during a busy week (via Drewscape)
Other Interesting Things:
- Use it for Life (via Dime Novel Raven)
- What’s What 2/18-2/24 2024 (via Line Variation)
- Leaning into the analogue process… // Love Letter, February 2024 (via Baum-kuchen)
- Ask TGS: “Emergency Pens” and Paper Sizes A4 vs. Legal (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Vintage Typologies (via Kottke.org)
- Explore the Five Volumes of the History of Cartography Online (via My Modern Met)
- Cara Ziruo Wang’s delightful illustrations depict the 24 solar terms of the traditional Chinese calendar (via Creative Boom)
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