(Link to file on SoundCloud) This is the musical sound of “16 typewriters, 18 calculator machines, 8 accounting machines, 12 office perforators, 10 caisses enregistreuses, 8 humidificateurs-colleurs, 8 tele-scripteurs, 2 metronomes, 4 bells of signalisation, 2 entrance door gongs, 10 claxons, 16 telephones, 40 experimental signal receptors, 1 fork lift, a duplicator and a monte-charge”…
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Tonboenpistu Yulasha: The pen that doesn’t roll
What do you think of a pen with weeble-wobble technology so that is doesn’t roll off your desk? This is the Tonboenpistu Yulasha from Japan and sell for about ¥315 ($3 US). Just another reason to go to Japan. (via Damn Geeky)
Linotype: The Film
“Linotype: The Film” Official Trailer from Linotype: The Film on Vimeo. Last night, I went to see documentary film, Linotype: The Film which was an event hosted by the Kansas City Chapter of AIGA. If you are not familiar with what a Linotype is, its a machine that took the printing world from handsetting type,…
Twelve Inch Notes
12 Inch Notes from The Soda Shop on Vimeo. (via Notebook Stories)
VIDEO: Refilling Ink Cartridges with Bottled Ink
While I put together a perfectly acceptable photo-tutorial for refilling an ink cartridge, Brian over at Goulet Pens had to totally one-up me with one of his spiffy videos. So, while my photo tutorial is fine as a quick reminder, if you want the step-by-step, check out the video!
Noisy Typer
Noisy Typer – a typewriter for your laptop. from Theo Watson on Vimeo. Ever wished your emails could sounds like your vintage Royal at home? Noisy Typer is a free app for OS X that will let you clang, ding and thunk even when your favorite typewriter is still packed in its case. Would also…
Help Fund The Typerwriter Book!
UPPERCASE books is attempting to crowdsource funds for a new book called The Typewriter: a Graphic History of the Beloved Machine. It will be a large , full color hardcover book with at least 224 pages filled with artifacts and graphics of the history of the typewriter. Funding options start at $5 but $45 or…