Misfill, Invisible Ink 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:

-- Japan ninja student gets top marks for writing essay in invisible ink (BBC News)

-- Ink Review #863: Vinta Bronze Yellow La Paz (Mountain of Ink)

-- An Art Student's Sketchbook (Notebook Stories)

-- Pictures Of Russian Meteorologist That Spent 30 Years In The Loneliest Place On Earth (Design You Trust)

-- Montblanc continues its mission to fund the fight to end AIDS (Prestige Online)

-- Your Design Homework is on the Sidewalk (Core77)

-- In Girls We Trust: The Superb Bic Pen Illustrations By Helena Hauss (Design You Trust)

-- review: diamine rustic brown (ink between the teeth)

-- Dallas Pen Show 2019 (My Supply Room)

-- A Cozy Inside View of New York's Rare Books Scene (Hyperallergic)

-- The Fantastical Flying Machines of Hayao Miyazaki (Kottke)

-- Ink Review: Sailor Studio 341 (The Well-Appointed Desk)

-- How Susan Kare applied embroidery skills to create the iconic Macintosh icons (Boing Boing)

-- The Ink Drawings of Nina Bunjevac (Hi-Fructose Magazine)

-- What's In My Bag Collection: Yoopack I (Carryology)

-- Pilot Myu (7heDaniel)

-- Special Announcement! Clairefontaine Rhodia Acquires Stillman & Birn (Rhodia Drive)

-- Best Fountain Pen Inks for Everyday Writing: Lamy Inks (The Gentleman Stationer)

-- Field Notes: Instagram Polls (Part 4 - Summer Editions) (Three Staples)

-- 700-Year-Old French Mill Still Cranking Out Handmade Paper (Kottke)

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BIGiDESIGN Ti Ultra Pen Giveaway Winner

The team at BIGiDESIGN are firing on all cylinders right now, and their latest effort - the The Ti Ultra - may be their best pen yet. It allows you to use rollerball, ballpoint, and gel refills, AND it can convert into a fountain pen as well. How cool is that?

The winner of this weeks giveaway is:

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The Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 380 - A Little Bit of Extra

The Visconti Iopenna. (via Giardino Italiano)

This wasn’t just any new product discussion on this week’s podcast, it was some of the most unique and wild stuff we have seen this year. Montegrappa, Visconti, and Platinum all made appearances, plus, we follow up on Myke’s trip down the rabbit hole.

Show Notes and Download Links

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