Misfill, Daydreaming Edition

Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added commentary on each, I'm left with many great items I want to share. Enter Misfill. Here are this weeks links:

— Daydreaming in Japan: a colouring book inspired by the streets of Nippon (Creative Boom)

— Kaila Ocampo brings 'kawaii' journaling to the world (Japan Today)

— Nespresso celebrates a decade of its UK recycling scheme (Circular Online)

— Jotting as Writing (Splice Today)

— Analog Time Management in a Bullet Journal (Rediscover Analog)

— Supporting the USPS (From the Pen Cup)

— Review: Montegrappa Elmo Fantasy Blooms Fountain Pen (The Pencilcase Blog)

— Wolff’s “Bank of England” Pencils. (Pencil Fodder)

— Video-Review: Kaweco 14k Gold Nib (on DIA2) (Scrively)

— New Semester, New Month, New Bullet Journal (Chicana Writes)

— Ink Review #1248: Monteverde Midnight Black (Mountain of Ink)

— Tag Team: Assorted Brush Pens & Slow-Moving Paper (No Pen Intended)

— Why Are We Attracted to Expensive Pens? (SBREBrown)

— The Three Phases of a Hobby (The Temp Track)

— Review: Blackwing One-Step Long Point Sharpener (Comfortable Shoes Studio)

— Let's make only one original notebook in the world "Kakimori" (Mai-bun)

— Hobonichi Delivers! (Pen and Paper Geek)

— Ink Review #288: Tono & Lims Bleu Macaron (Fountain Pen Pharmacist)

— Ink Review: Jacques Herbin Essential Inks (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— These Beautiful 16th Century Watercolors Illustrate the History of Comets And Meteors (Design You Trust)

— Top 5: Best Work Backpack 2020 (Carryology)

— If Dieter Rams Designed an Xbox: Microsoft's Minimalist Xbox Series S (Core77)

— Marcus Jansen mixes graffiti and contemporary art to explore the human condition (Creative Boom)

— I Miss My Desk (swissmiss)

— Adobe’s new library of brushes allows you to use Keith Haring’s tools and spread the positivity of his work (It’s Nice That)

— A Museum Sells a Prized Pollock to Acquire Art by Underrepresented Artists (Hyperallergic)

— Scottish Lockdown Sketchbooks (Notebook Stories)

— Japan stationery maker targets Marie Kondo crowd with '80s remake (Nikkei Asian Review)

— We Have Also Sound Houses: How A 17th C. Utopia Foresaw Electronic Music (The Quietus)

— The Tools of Excellence for a Brave New World, 22: The Stop & Think (Nicholas Bate)

— Moleskine Turns A New Page with New CEO Daniela Riccardi (Prestige Online)

— Trademarks & Symbols Vol. 1 (1973) (Present & Correct)

— Eight notebooks for everyday use (El Pajarete Orquidiado)

— A small fountain pen full of gimmicks! How to use Montblanc Boheme and its charm (Hoshii Monoga-Alice Gil)

— Omas Ogiva Arco Bronze (Flex & Other Follies)

— MUJI Low Center of Gravity Mechanical Pencil/Drafting Pencil Review (Writing at Large)

— How can all these pen companies survive? (UK fountain pens)

— Ink Review #290: Diamine Poppy Red (Fountain Pen Pharmacist)

— Ink Review #1252: Robert Oster Sushi (Mountain of Ink)

Want to catch the rest, plus extra articles, reviews, commentary, discounts, and more? Try out a Pen Addict Membership for only $5 per month!

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Brad Dowdy and filed under Misfill.

Misfill, Postcards for Democracy Edition

Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added commentary on each, I'm left with many great items I want to share. Enter Misfill. Here are this weeks links:

— PostCARDs for Democracy (The Cramped)

— Mahogany Desk Accessories from Galen Leather (The Gentleman Stationer)

— Review: Pilot FRIXION Fineliner (Comfortable Shoes Studio)

— Tag Team: Prismacolor Col-Erase Pencils & Mead Typing Paper (No Pen Intended)

— Bright Eyes made a “Sad Indie Mixtape” (Brooklyn Vegan)

— Pen Review: Pen Boutique Exclusive Sailor 1911 Kagero Green (MF Nib) (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— Personal Pens: OMAS 360 Magnum Redux (SBREBrown)

— Karas Pen Co. Cinnabar Vertex Unboxing and Initial Impressions (Penquisition)

— Ink Review #1245: Straits Pen Storm Warning (Mountain of Ink)

— Galen’s Tomoe Leather Notebook wins the limbo contest (UK fountain pens)

— Back to School 7. Not just for the Kids. (Nicholas Bate)

— Ink Review #281: Colorverse Hayabusa Glistening (Fountain Pen Pharmacist)

— An Overview of Hobonichi Planners (Wonder Pens)

— Twsbi Eco Cement Grey Re-View (The Poor Penman)

— Amethyste de l’Oural – Herbin (Inksnibs)

Want to catch the rest, plus extra articles, reviews, commentary, discounts, and more? Try out a Pen Addict Membership for only $5 per month!

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Brad Dowdy and filed under Misfill.

Misfill, Bring It On Edition

Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added commentary on each, I'm left with many great items I want to share. Enter Misfill. Here are this weeks links:

— ’Bring It On' -- From spirit fingers to appropriation, the cult sports film is much more than a teen rom-com (ESPN)

— Review: Twsbi Diamond 580 Smoke Rose Gold Ii Fountain Pen Review (The Pencilcase Blog)

— TWSBI Reviews – 580 Diamond and ECO (Pen and Paper Geek)

— Andy Warhol on Race and Ethnicity (Hyperallergic)

— My Shift From Analog to Digital (the weekly pencil.)

— Aurora's Special Edition Red (Inkdependence!)

— AfroSurf: Forget blonde hair and blue eyes, here's the untold story of African surf culture (Creative Boom)

— Need a Friend? (Pen and Paper Geek)

— Muji 2B Natural Wood-cased Pencil (Writing at Large)

— The Prison Drawings of Frank Jones (Hyperallergic)

— Ink Review: Lennon Tool Bar Spring (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— Review: Otto Hutt design06 (UK fountain pens)