More Links

A few for the weekend…

• Daleks attend a wedding
• Eleanor Baker Watercolors
• Anderson Pens: Collecting Strategies – Making Sense Out of Pen Collecting
• Gentian: Rohrer and Klinger Drawing and Calligraphy ink
• 10 Reasons the World Would be a Better Place if Japan Ruled the Earth (h/t Chris Meisenzahl)
• Envelope Size Chart Quick Guide (h/t European Paper Company)
• Combination Stationery Case Lap Desk
• Abbey Pens: The Encyclopedia of Calligraphy and Illuminated Letters

A Dozen Delightful Links

Just in case you don’t have enough to do this weekend…

• Okami has a list of good gifts for fountain pen lovers.
• A Spencerian Script course is being offered online.
• MonkeyPhoto: Ryman Softcover vs Moleskine Pocket Notebook
• I love Pamela’s watercolor palette. Summery and bright.
• Quo Vadis Blog: The Problem of Shipping Charges
• Reading Today Online: Zaner-Bloser is accepting entries for their 21st Annual National Handwriting Contest.  (h/t HisNibs.com)
• Brain Pickings: The Astonishing Visual Lists of Gregory Blackstock (h/t Stillman & Birn)
• Multi Pen Dimensions: Schrade Tactical Fountain / Ballpoint Pen
• 2011 JetPens Penefit Week Giveaway
• Lost In Cheeseland: Where to take afternoon tea in Paris
• Alison Potter: How do writers choose pen names?
• Badger and Blade: Ultimate Noodler’s Ink Round Up

Lazy Sunday Links

Got some time to waste? Grab your favorite cuppa and enjoy some of the links that caught my attention this past week.

• Incredible Photographs Look Like Traditional Chinese Paintings
• Sugru – A Hacker’s Dream
• BMW launches new fountain pens
• Dinotopia Special 20th Anniversary Edition released
• Exhibition Monet 2010
• Calabarte’s Amazing Gourd Lamps
• Review of Some Waterproof Black Inks
• Mauricio, a flex-pert, recommends some favorite inks
• Whitelines paper now at Art Supply Warehouse
• Aw! NYPD Horse And Civilian Dog Make Fast Friends
• A talent for pointed brush lettering

Crazy Links From Moleskine To Salt To Elvis

Taking eclectic to new heights…

• Charles Simic – Take Care of Your Little Notebook Moleskine, too. (h/t Mona Caccam)
• Rants of the Archer – 12 Red Inks
• 115-year-old electric car gets same 40 miles to the charge as Chevy Volt
• Turn your child’s drawing in to a doll (h/t Mike Elgan)
• A Visual Guide to the Ampersand (h/t rodney_o)
• Troll Physics (Warning: Not always clean but generally amusing.)
• LifeHacker: Silence Noisy Neighbors by Transmitting Your Music to Their Speakers
• Salt helps man design a hard drive that holds six times more data
• UnThink.com – The newest entry in the social media competitio.
• Heartbreak Hotel (Heh!)
• Performance art with a fountain pen by Leigh Reyes

A New Bunch of Links

Ink, stationery, calligraphy, and a bunch of other cool links…

• Orange Art carries Crown Mill Stationery
• 14 More Wonderful Words With No English Equivalent
• The Declaration of Independence Was Handwritten Too. What’s Your Point? (Some of the comments are good, too.)
• The Geniuses We’ll Never Know
• A Full-Sized TARDIS?
• Neutrino discovery could dissolve science as we know it
• Ifttt – A cool online tool that allows you to link together practically everything you use on the Internet.
• 20 Bungbox Inks from Sailor
• Jean Larcher – Lettering artist and calligrapher
• Paul Shaw Letter Design

Doodles, Moleskine and A Cherry Link

Another eclectic assortment of links…

• Sunni Brown: Doodlers, unite!
• Moleskine rolls out new models and colors via The Pretense of Knowledge
• Rohrer & Klingner Interview from PaperAndCo
• How the miracle fruit changes sour into sweet
• Cathy Johnson – Video on homemade watercolor boxes
• List of webcomic creators (current and lapsed) + others associated with webcomics
• Miracle fruit changes sour into sweet
• Leigh Reyes – Noodler’s Creaper Flex Pen
• DIYSara – Midori Traveler’s Notebook – Passport size via Mona Caccam
• Channa’s timeless pen pal
• How to say ‘pigs might fly’ in Uzbek and other idioms
• This fountain pen is just plain cherry!

Gorgeous Pens, Watercolor Tips Plus A Few More Links

Rubies and diamonds and gold! Oh, my!

• Pilot launches new limited edition fountain pen – the Golden Rose
• Tempest in an Inkpot – the cursive debate continues
• Gentian tests the Faber Castell Pitt Brush Pen via a gorgeous line drawing
• Annie Strack makes a case for painting
• Watercolour Secrets, the free E-Book from Bob Davies
• Handwriting Apps
• Leigh makes pretty swirls and letters
• Montblanc’s ultra-exclusive Ruby Set

Eclectic If Not Entertaining Links

From science to fountain pens to lending a hand, a little something for everyone…

• 10 risky default settings in social media that you need to check
• Jane Farr: A Place To Flourish
• You can be a Citizen Scientist!
• Beyond Calligraphy
• First editions and rare books at Heritage Book Shop
• Hudson Valley Sketches: A Peak Inside My Sketching Bag
• Peaceable Writer: A Bit About Platinum and Nakaya
• 50 for 50 for WriteGirl!
• WSJ: Stationery’s New Followers

Fresh Hot Links For A Friday

While the demise of cursive still attracts attention from the media, other things are happening like a 16% Pelikan price increase and a Facebook-style sneaky trick at LinkedIn. Hey, it was a weird week even without the riots and financial meltdown. I’m ready for a quiet weekend. How about you?

• Penfountain’s Blog: Buy Pens Now!! (before prices increase)
• Diane Ellis: Borders May Be Dead But Books Aren’t
• Doctor Who fan? Feast Your Ears on Catherine Tate and David Tennant Serenading Each Other
• Daniel Smith Art Materials: Jumpstart Your Sketchbook
• The Canberra Times: Fountain of imagination and joy in the hand
• Quo Vadis: Snail Mail My Email
• Pocket Blonde: Noodler’s Black Swan In English Roses
• Calligraphers still going against type
• The Pen Addict: Kuretake Fudegokochi Brush Pen – Super Fine Review
• Steve Woodruff: A Box You Want to Uncheck on LinkedIn
• Nation of adults who will write like children?

Cursive, Sculpture and Hummus?

From paper to pens and the future of cursive, enjoy the gallimaufry.

• Paper sculpture artist Calvin Nicholls: CalvinNicholls.com –> Paper Sculpture Galleries –> The Follett Collection
• Carol Nelson Falcone at Shawangunk Journal: Dear Pen Pal…
• The Best Hummus
• Thanks to Computers, Cursive No Longer Necessary (Oh, really!)
• Neil Gaiman and the Delta
• Curvy (My new fave online game.)
• Nice thank you from OfficeSupplyGeek plus a list of good pen people to check out.
• Kate Gladstone: Is it still cursive if …
• Why Does Writing Make Us Smarter?