Saturday, I attended an all-day workshop with Mike Rohde, author of The Sketchnote Handbook. The workshop had been organized by the Kansas City Coffee & Design group and held at the Sprint Accelerator space. I didn’t actually count the number of attendees but there was probably about 40 people in attendance, some who had traveled…
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Recap: Mike Rohde Coffee & Design Lecture
I just wanted to put a quick post up about the lecture hosted by the Kansas City Coffee & Design group. Today’s lecture was Mike Rohde of The Sketchnote Handbook fame discussing how Sketchnotes evolved and a brief overview of the technique. There is a full day workshop tomorrow so I’ll have lots more to…
News: Fountain K Limited Edition Soft Launch Info
The fine folks at Karas Kustoms have decided to do a small launch of a range of limited edition Fountain K pens. To read the whole story, check out the Karas Kustom blog. Stay tuned for official release dates. To see my preview of the Fountain K, check out my previous post.
Guess Who’s Coming to Kansas City?
(Sorry, I couldn’t resist a click bait title.) MIKE ROHDE!!!!!!!! If you are in Kansas City, and you read this blog, you are probably going to want to hop over to the KC Coffee & Design and register to attend the Friday lecture (FREE!) and the Saturday Sketchnotes Workshop ($75) coming at the end of…
Pre-Order: Retro 51 Popper Lift-Off
Okay, now that I have already pre-ordered my Retro 51 Limited Edition Popper Lift-Off, its safe to tell you’all about it. While other people get excited about the sports-themed Retro 51s, the nerds at Chez Desk get grabby hands for anything NASA or space-themed. Having just finished reading The Martian, I’m particularly excited about this…
News: Pelle Notebooks and Blackwing Subscriptions
Did you know Yafa is listing a Monteverde Pelle refillable journal listed on their site now? Does this mean that Pelle is back in business and working with Monteverde? Exciting news if, like me, you really liked the Pelle version of this popular leather notebook system. Blackwing Volumes is a new collectible subscription service that…
News: NPR Loves Paper
Yesterday, NPR published two articles about paper. The first, focused on the continued appeal of the Moleskine notebook in the “digital age” (despite us all knowing the paper quality leaves something to be desired) and another piece about the business of paper and that China makes GMO paper! Who knew? And today, there is a…