Posts filed under Misfill

Misfill, Skate or Die Edition

Tony Hawk Pro Skater

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:

— Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 reflects the changing culture of skateboarding (Polygon)

— It’s a Bird (Kottke)

— Inky Ears: Stationery Podcast Roundup (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— Louis Vuitton Rouge Libertin Ink (Gourmet Pens)

— Ann Banks Pencils – Part 1 of 2 (Pencil Fodder)

— If You Like Leather Goods, Check Out Makers South Leather Notebook Covers (Chicana Writes)

— A look at the Sailor 1911 standard fountain pen. (Fountain pen blog)

— The 10 Best Artist Playlists on Spotify: Wilco, Whitney & More (Paste)

— Credit Where Credit is Due: The Design Firm Behind LEGO's New Paper Packaging - Core77 (Core 77)

— Top Authors and their iconic writing instruments (The Times of India)

— Rare books stolen in London heist found under floor in Romania (The Guardian)

— Nanami Cafe B6 Notebook Review (Pen and Paper Geek)

— Pilot Dr Grip: Artist Reviews Pencils (Becca Hillburn)

— Sailor Shikiori (Tsukuyu-no-Minamo) Yodaki (Flex & Other Follies)

— Esterbrook Pen Nook v2: new solutions, new problems (UK fountain pens)

— Kikyou – Sailor Manyo ink (Inksnibs)

— Pen Review: Montegrappa Miya Fountain Pen (The Gentleman Stationer)

— New Sailor Manyo Inks (Wonder Pens)

— Karas Kustoms Battleworn Ink 2.0 Rollerball (Writing at Large)

— Review: Otto Hutt Design 06 Fountain Pen (The Pencilcase Blog)

— Explore Dozens of Drawings by Charles Darwin's Creative Children (Open Culture)

— Vintage-Style Illustrations Merge Animals, Insects, and Botanics to Form Bizarre Hybrid Creatures (Colossal)

— Robert Oster Sydney Lavender (by STALÓWKA)

— Ink Review #298: Tono & Lims Yamanashi: Wind of Sakura (Fountain Pen Pharmacist)

— Tag Team: Akashiya Bamboo Brush Pen & J. Herbin Diabolo Menthe Ink (No Pen Intended)

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Posted on September 20, 2020 and filed under Misfill.

Misfill, Daydreaming Edition

Daydreaming Japan

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)

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Posted on September 13, 2020 and filed under Misfill.

Misfill, Postcards for Democracy Edition

Postcards for Democracy

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)

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Posted on September 6, 2020 and filed under Misfill.