Misfill, Ballpoint Sales Kit 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:

— Show & Tell: A 1969 Ballpoint Pen Sample Kit (Uni Watch)

— Ink Review #1268: Sailor's Sailor (Mountain of Ink)

— Pantone’s Latest Shade? “Period” Red (Hyperallergic)

— Roundup: Otto Hutt inks (UK fountain pens)

— Explore a Digital Archive of Student Notebooks from Around the World (1773-Present) (Open Culture)

— The Patent That Launched A Fountain Pen Empire (The Pelikan's Perch)

— Lined Note: Checkbook style notepad, fountain pen friendly (Chicana Writes)

— Handwriting with Caran d'Ache Infinite Grey Ink (Gourmet Pens)

— Swapping Nibs with Flexible Nib Factory Feeds (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— Once You Pop the Ritma Don’t Stop (Penquisition)

— We dive into a new archive of over 1,000 book covers from the Arab world (It’s Nice That)

— VM (Vicky) Brasseur (Uses This)

— A Look at Gaming Carts Designed for Hospitals (Core77)

— 'The Organised Writer' by Antony Johnston (Tools and Toys)

— Hand-Colored Maps of Wealth & Poverty in Victorian London: Explore a New Interactive Edition of Charles Booth's Historic Work of Social Cartography (1889) (Open Culture)

— Ink Review #308: Sailor Jentle Blue-Black (Fountain Pen Pharmacist)

— Making the Blackwing One Step Long (ish) Point Sharpener Better (Comfortable Shoes Studio)

— Review: Esterbrook Jr Fountain Pen (The Pencilcase Blog)

— Black Eraser Showdown (Writing at Large)

— What You Need To Know About Collecting Pens As Art (Forbes)

— BuJo U (Bullet Journal)

— Galen Leather Co. Everyday leather bound Tomoe River notebook review (The Gadgeteer)

— Storing Ink Sample Bottles in a Shotgun Shell Case? (Write Experience)

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Posted on October 4, 2020 by Brad Dowdy and filed under Misfill.

Misfill, Pizza All The Way Down 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:

— Meet the Owner of the World's Largest Pizza Box Collection (Atlas Obscura)

— My Hobonichi 2021 Order (Polkadotparadiso)

— Ink Review #299: Pilot 100th Anniversary Hoteisen (Fountain Pen Pharmacist)

— 2050 cards project. Second print test (José Naranja)

— Good INKpressions (110mm x 220mm) Notebook via ETSY (Pen and Paper Geek)

— 30 Days of Drawing: Days 1-5 (Writing at Large)

— Famous doodler Jon Burgerman cheers up Boston with a fun installation of his quirky characters (Creative Boom)

— review: 3 oysters delicious black moss (ink between the teeth)

— Best Active Shoulder Bag Champion 2020 (Carryology)

— Bipolar: feelings vs. reality (Brett Terpstra)

— Comparing the Parker Jotter vs Parker Jotter XL (Write Experience)

— Rosie Lee Tompkins’s Textiles Offer Windows Into Other Worlds (Hyperallergic)

— Eight second chances to get it right (UK fountain pens)

— Diamine Reddit Ink Project 2020. Vote for your favourite 3 (Nick Stewart)

— Kaweco Sport: It's More Than Just a Fountain Pen (The Gentleman Stationer)

— Inky YouTubers (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— Schon DSGN Pocket 6 Fountain Pen Review (SBREBrown)

— A look at the Sailor Pro Gear Slim fountain pen, with Music nib. (Fountain pen blog)

— So, Spending $1,000+ On Used Airplane Bar Carts is a Thing (Core77)

— Yukino Ohmura Uses Stationery Store Stickers to Create Dazzling Nightscapes (Spoon & Tamago)

— Russian Street Artist Shows Off His Amazing Calligraphy Artwork On The Local Tram (Design You Trust)

— Ink Review #1264: Robert Oster Vine Leaf (Mountain of Ink)

— The Beastie Boys' Final Concert Streaming Free Online This Weekend (Open Culture)

— Gem painting is the TikTok-friendly craft that lets me turn off my brain (Polygon)

— Platinum 3776 Century Laurel Green (Flex & Other Follies)

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Posted on September 27, 2020 by Brad Dowdy and filed under Misfill.

Misfill, Skate or Die 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:

— 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)