Sunday Reads: Pen Links And A Ninja Dog

I think the video proves something, but I’m not sure what…

• Pen Chalet: 5 Common Fountain Pen Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them!
• Teoh: Ink Convertors & Cartridges of Fountain Pens (Quick Guide)
• Bloomberg: Richard Mille Made a $105,000 Mechanical Fountain Pen
• The Writing Cooperative: Fountain Pens in the Creative Process
• Make Use Of: Why You Should Stop Using Facebook in 2018 (Worth considering if you are not a FB fan.)

Ninja dog pic.twitter.com/3tbnYroQjk

— Nature is Amazing 🌴 (@AMAZlNGNATURE) July 27, 2018

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Sunday Reads: Flex Nibs, Ink, And Stifflexible

Pen links and other goodies…

• The Inkluminati: Fountain Pen Revolution flex nibs and pens
• Draw Tip Tuesday – How to Draw Perspective (A short video that will make it easy to add perspective to your doodles.)
• Openbook wants to take on Facebook
• As fake social media posts explode, watch how easy it is to manipulate posts without photo-editors
• Where were you?
• Rachel’s Reflections: Wendy Van Camp on Fountain Pens in the Creative Process
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Ink Review: Robert Oster Australian Opal Mauve
• My Pen Needs Ink: Giuliano Mazzuoli Stifflexible Notebook Review

Four years on, these writing tools remain favorites.

 

Clairefontaine, Stillman & Birn, Platinum #3776 Century Nice and Nice Pur, Conklin Durograph Stub, Iroshizuku, J. Herbin, Noodler’s Ink, Sailor Ink, Tomoe River paper.

Sunday Reads: Pens, Penguins, And Jazzy Pens

The mobile airbag is sheer genius…

• ACME Studio salutes Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, John McLaughlin and Lenny White with some very cool pens.
• Cats & Dogs WTF Moments Caught On Camera #2
• Student Invents a ‘Mobile Airbag’ That Deploys When a Device is Dropped
• Teoh: Review: Luminous Blue from BENU PEN
• Who Invented The Pen?
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Ink Review: Robert Oster Cherry Blossom

Such resilient creatures!

Penguins have been on earth for around 50 million years. After watching this, I'm not quite sure how they managed it. 🐧 pic.twitter.com/qedardh57K

— D Attenborough (@Attenboroughs_D) July 4, 2018

Sunday Reads: Pens, Dogs, And Watermelon

Pen and ink links with a few others just for fun…

• The new Anderson Pens Outlet
• The Gentleman Stationer: Favorite Pen Accessories
• Dogs and watermelon
• AmandaRachLee: How To: Calligraphy & Hand Lettering for Beginners! Tutorial + Tips!
• Basil and cheese if you please
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Write Notepad & Co. Sakura
• Norbert & Norbert
• winter sharks: review: rohrer & klingner alt-bordeaux

If Wasps Find Colored Paper They’ll Make Rainbow-Colored Nests. Mattia Menchetti pic.twitter.com/R7hmPGp2Lp

— John Evans (@Distinctboxes) June 2, 2018

Sunday Reads: Pens, Inks, And A Pup In Pink

The pup in pink won me over…

• 27 Winners Of The “Not My Job” Awards
• The Pen Addict: Kokuyo Sokuryo-Yacho: The original Japanese field notebook
• Contour drawing with a fountain pen here and here
• The Pen Addict: TWSBI ECO-T Yellow Green Review
• Fountain Pen Inks & Bleach: Five new Herbins
• Bruno Taut: Kubo, Momose, and Iwase
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Fountain Pen Review: Pelikan Souverän M600 Turquoise White (Love this pen!)
• Play it safe: Reboot Your Router

That’s one patient dog. pic.twitter.com/osdTir5QwR

— ANIMALS R US (@Animal_R_Us) May 22, 2018

 

No, I definitely haven't seen your lipstick!! Pic. https://t.co/BNwBkoQAFZ pic.twitter.com/uBD7WgTgY9

— John Evans (@Distinctboxes) May 25, 2018

Sunday Reads: Inks And Cats

Cats are cool. What more can I say…

• Fundraiser for Pensive Pens
• The Gentleman Stationer: Review of Colorverse Schrodinger and Cat
• Bureau Direct: Tips: Our Top 6 Tips For Shimmer Inks
• Babies Can’t Stop Giggling at Cats
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Ink Review: Robert Oster Australian Opal Mauve

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Suggest a Caption 😂 pic.twitter.com/4zGLr8hZJO

— I_love_nature (@i_iove_nature) May 18, 2018

Sunday Reads: Handwritten Letters, Photos, And Critters

A few links and then videos of critters who are total opposites in size, but comparable in heart. Nothing more need be said.

• 36 Incredible Photos You Won’t Believe Are Not Photoshopped
• New Museum Exhibition Shows Off Rare Handwritten Letters
• RiteWhileYouCan: Unwritten snail mail etiquette
• The Mind Circle: What Happens When Architectural Designer Tries Baking Desserts
• Library of Congress: Echoes of the Great War
• The Pen Habit is calling it quits
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Ink Review: L’Artisan Pastellier Encre Classique Carmine (This ink really appeals to me.)

When a whale swam up to this woman and wouldn't leave her alone, she was freaked out — until she realized he was saving her life 🐳 (via @caters_news) pic.twitter.com/wz8aXtc4of

— The Dodo (@dodo) May 10, 2018

And Norbert wins the day.