The latest limited release from Baron Fig in their Vanguard and Archer lines were meant to be together. They are the Archer Number 2 Pencil set ($15 for a dozen pencils) and the Vanguard Composition Notebook Set ($14 for 3-pack of notebooks), known together as the School Set ($26 for the set, 10% discount for…
This year was my first year participating in Inktober and I wanted a new notebook to use, so I was thrilled when Ana offered me a Nuuna notebook for review. Nuuna notebooks are produced by Brandbook which is a German Company. The notebooks feature fine Swedish paper with a very subtle light grey dot grid.…
Aaron asks: Have you ever heard of adapting an old lever bladder filling pen into a converter set up? I had a suspicion that making this sort of adaptation was not exactly possible but I reached out to Nibgrinder and pen expert Mark Bacas to get a bigger brain in on this and here’s what he…
What would you do if you spied a real wood covered journal with an exposed coptic-style binding and a whopping 400 pages just languishing on the table at your corporate card shop? You wouldn’t just leave it there, would you? I didn’t. I grabbed it faster than a discounted flat-screen TV on Black Friday. Real…
Review by Laura Cameron (and Ana Reinert) Since both Laura and I have ended up purchasing or acquiring several of the same products, we have decided to do some “tag team” reviews where we provide two points of view. Since our pen experience levels differ and our tastes differ, sometimes our opinions will be similar…
There are a plethora of options for pocket notebooks these days so its hard to find a product that sets itself apart. Back Pocket Notebooks sets itself apart in a couple truly notable ways. First. Guitars (3 pack for £13.50)! I say this because I believe that when Back Pocket picks themes for their notebook…
Review by Tina Koyama Field Notes Brand’s latest quarterly edition is out: Dime Novel. The notebook itself is a delightful surprise in many ways, but before I get to that, I’ll mention the theme. An homage to the cheap paperback novel of the mid-19th century, Dime Novel was inspired by both the genre’s form and…
