Even a humble notebook can carry a sense of history. Midori recently released the 5th anniversary edition of its signature notebook, the MD. Called “MD Cotton,” it comes in 4 sizes, with a white cover and sheets, unlike the usual MD Paper in pale cream. The silky bookmark is white. In front, the embossed logo …
Month: July 2013
Where you grip a pen matters. Under the cap, Nakaya pens are very different from one another. There are minute differences between Piccolos. The Neo Standard has a slimmer section with a more obvious taper, but capped, it looks similar to the Long Piccolo. The Long Piccolo dwarfs the Piccolo, yet their section lengths are …
What happens when one doesn’t keep track of the pen collection. via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/f6xGW4
Here at the Eating Your Words Institute, we specialize in the study of specimens which humans at first say they will not purchase, and then gleefully do after some time has passed, forgetting what they said in the first place. This Nakaya Portable Writer is a perfect example. It is a specimen of fountain pen …
Tea, ink, really long meeting.
I get this question a lot: “How do I improve my handwriting?” There are books and sites that go into this in detail. I’m not an expert, so consider this the equivalent of an eyewitness anecdote rather than anything scientific. The brain loves patterns and symmetry is one of its favorites. We find consistency pleasing …