The pen demonstrates that it really is mightier than the sword. (Via ThinkGeek)
Notebook Stories featured a short piece about two
Notebook Stories featured a short piece about two notebook-like apps for the iPhone. One is called Egretlist ($2.99) which syncs with Evernote but its interface, while fun has been developed for the iPhone specifically and it doesn’t look like a version has been released yet that takes advantage of the added real estate of the iPad which is what I’ve been looking to find. Do It (tomorrow) is a free app and is pretty stripped down and simple.
I like the casual look to these applications but I think over the long-run I might prefer sleek and easy-to-read over cute and quirky. Helvitnote, here I come.
(via weheartofficesupplies)
(Apologies, this is another post that was lost due to a glitch in the Tumblr system. If this keeps up, I may have to switch blog services!)
Gorgeous wooden-bodied needle tip pens from Jet Pens. Ohto Pieni Wooden Body Mini Needle-Point Ballpoint Pen – 0.5 mm $5.25 each.
(Thanks to Kwidprokuo for catching my typo!)
I also believe the quiet, meditative aspects of writing are lost on this generation. At one time the practice of forming letters beautifully was a useful and calming way to spend time and energy. It was the way my mother kept me still and content during long sermons at church. She would give me a page on which she had written the alphabet and allow me to copy it over and over — nice memory. In fact, there is a written meditation practice called Japa that is merely the written repetition of a particular word or symbol page after page.
From an article entitled Is The Pen Mightier Than the Keyboard by Ross McClain, Associate Professor of Art at Furman University.
Paper and pencil is the conduit for reasoning outside of your brain.
Paper and pencil is the conduit for reasoning outside of your brain.
A profound and a strong case for writing, if only to clear your head and clarify your ideas. Thank you, Frank Chimero.
Wallpaper adds some sophistication to your workspace. This feels so French to me. Ooo la la!
(Mimou + Amelie Hegardt via decor8)