I realize this particular article might have been more timely last week, I hadn’t realized until I had time to read it fully that it dealt specifically with the liberal use of capital letters in the Declaration of Independence, specifically the flourished “original” document with the signatures at the bottom including John Hancock’s enormous flourish.…
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Push pins for giants
Push pins for giants, a photo by dM.nyc™ on Flickr. This image could also be called “lawn art for office supply junkies”. Now my question is where can I get my own!
Uni-Ball Jetstream F*Series Multi-Pen
As I have previously mentioned, after swearing that all ballpoint pens were the vilest of all writing tools and eating crow when introduced to the Uniball Jetstream 0.5 in Ash Green, I decided to test drive one of the Jetstream Multipens. This model is considered part of the F*Series (F for feminine but I think…
Link Love: Sales, Flyers and Discounts
This week I thought I might round-up all the info that has been filtered through my email. There are lots of sales, discounts and deals to be had. First up, if you live in Melbourne Australia be sure to stop by the Notemaker warehouse sale this weekend (starting today through Saturday). If you don’t live…
Delfonics Utility Bag Review
I recently ordered a Delfonics Utility Bag from Notemaker in Australia and boy am I ever glad I did! This bag is extremely well made with pockets galore. The front of the case has three pen slots and then four other pockets, the back two pockets large enough to hold a Field Notes book easily.…
A Brief History of Innovation in Fountain Pens
As I am still fairly new to fountain pens, this article from Fast Company about some of the history of fountain pen innovation is quite useful. It explains some of the unique features introduced in fountain pens throughout the twentieth century like what makes a Parker Lucky Curve curvy and what the initials PFM stand…
Link Love: Instagram
(From top left: Soaking a Lamy Al-Star by @aspire_to_be, Pilot Custom 74 by @jonogilmour , silver globe paper weight by @goosenotswan, Daily carry by @imyke, binder clips by @nerfect, EDC for the Notemaker bag contest by @jonogilmour, Pelikan M205 Duo by @bakanekosan, Golden Dymo by @paperpastries, Kaweco Al-Sport by @dowdyism) The links this week are all the lovely images that…