Have I got a giveaway for you this month! I want to giveaway one of my favorite pens: a brand-new Kaweco Classic Sport Fountain pen! This giveaway is generously sponsored by JetPens. Just leave a comment here on The Well-Appointed Desk (comments in Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook will not be valid) between now and Tuesday,…
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Link Love: Oh so late but oh so bountiful!
Pencil news: The Leadhead’s Pencil Blog Genuinely chewable pencil (via Advertising Age) (pencil cup photo from Rad+Hungry) Pen News: Three shades of green Lamy (via The Writing Desk) Even the proprietress of Lovely Bicycle occasionally needs to jot a few things down. Of course, she does it in style: Fountain Pen 101 (via Goulet Pens)…
Spectrum artists reveal their tools
I had the good fortune of getting to attend the first-ever Spectrum Live art expo. While I was dazzled by the art and starstruck by the artists, I couldn’t help but peek at whatever tools each artist was using to doodle or autograph. Some made me shiver (really, a Bic ballpoint?!?! Your art deserves a…
Muji Retractable Gel Ink 0.38
This Muji retractable gel ink pen in 0.38 purple is another in a long line of goodies I grabbed while at the Muji store in Hong Kong. It has a clear, frosted, hexagonal body and the total absence of graphics which is one of the things that make Muji such a nice antithesis to big…
Muji 0.5 Retractable (Don’t LIME if I do)
Do I have a soft spot for anything lime green? Yes. I do. So when I spied the lime green retractable gel pen at the Muji store, I was weak to the temptation. Sadly, lime green is often a difficult color to read on paper, particularly if it has to fight with grids, lines or…
Pilot Frixion Colors and Point 0.4
While in Hong Kong, I was able to pick up both the Pilot Frixion Point 0.4 (similar to a rollerball or gel ink pen) and two Pilot Frixion Colors (which are more akin to a felt tip pen). I purchased a black and brown Frixion Color from a small stationery shop in Hong Kong called…
Uniball Jetstream Color 0.5 tastes better than crow
I have a confession, though if you’ve read The Well-Appointed Desk for awhile now, you’ll notice the absence of almost any reference to ballpoint pens. Those Bic Stics. Yuck. As a lefty with a hook, my high school years were filled with smudged papers, ink all over my pinky from smearing through my work and…