I am an Evernote junkie. There is nothing like starting a paragraph in the cab and finishing it on my desktop in the time it takes me to get from the lobby elevator to the office. My thoughts might be scattered, but my process gives me the illusion of seamlessness. No matter how much I …
Exotic nibs don’t have to break the bank. Sailor’s Fude pens aren’t your everyday fine, medium or broad nib. The length is already a clue. It’s closer to a brush rather than a pen, as fude nibs are meant to mimic brush strokes, and thus be held closer to vertical. The fude nibs come in …
This Parker inkwell came to me over Christmas by way of Butch and Beng. It’s an inkwell of stories. She screamed, “I’ll get to the bottom of this even if it kills me!” She did. It did. The painter promised the devil his soul for the perfect brush. Unfortunately, he forgot to ask for paint. …
Nakaya elastic music nib meets rust, a photo by Leighpod on Flickr. Hey guys. This is just a test post from Flickr.
Download, share and enjoy. These are square to accommodate most gadget screens. Feel free to crop and rotate to fit. Happy New Year! 2013 Wallpaper, a set on Flickr.
It is so easy now to obsess exponentially. When I was a holey-shirted kid drawing on the backs of cigarette cartons, I had no DIY boards on Pinterest to help me figure out the proportions of the human body, or forums where I could consult experienced illustrators with kindness and a little time to spare. …
For your consideration, the Statement Plant Leather Journal from Jacinto & Lirio. Water hyacinth, a plant that proliferates in waterways and pretty much stunts other life wherever it grows, has been transformed from ecotrash to a flexible material the Jacinto & Lirio founders call “plant leather.” They partner with communities to craft the Kwaderno, which …
This year was lopsidedly more Japanese than vintage. From left to right: Danitrio baby octagon in the kuro-keshi finish, reviewed in November. This now sports the flexible EEF nib that used to be in the Ninja. A recent experiment from Nakaya, the classic Piccolo machined from titanium. This has a BB nib ground to a …
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It was the forties, science fiction’s Golden Age. Between pages, men and women and aliens patrolled the galaxies, commanded legions of robots and saved the Earth. The Lensman Series. I, Robot. The Humanoids. The Martian Chronicles. Not surprisingly, this was when the Moore Fingertip was born. It was the Battle of the Nibs. The Parker …