8th May 2015 German researchers Professor Dr. Michael Steiner at the University Witten / Herdecke and Christine Arden from the University of Muenster conducted a study in late 2014 to gain insights into fountain pen collectors’ next intended purchases and their reaction when facing an out-of-stock situation. Inky Passion received a PDF copy of the report … Continue reading German researchers find that majority of fountain pen collectors are middle aged, highly educated males

May 08, 2015 Ken Kessler eschews all things digital in favour of this year's most exceptional writing instruments When one considers that fountain pens, ballpoints, roller balls, felt-tips, propelling pencils and other writing instruments use mature and reliable technologies, any word of new developments may seem a stretch. Ballpoints and rollerballs don’t leak and are … Continue reading Write stuff: the most technically advanced pens

5 may 2015 The beautiful WINKpen will write with anything you typically wouldn’t want staining other materials… http://www.psfk.com/2015/05/pen-writes-with-ink-wine-juice-beee-winkpen.html

May 5, 2015 Taking a break from click-clacking away at one’s keyboard to write something out by hand — a thank you note, a journal entry, a page of copywork — is a uniquely pleasurable activity…. http://www.artofmanliness.com/2015/05/05/a-primer-on-fountain-pens/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheArtOfManliness+%28The+Art+of+Manliness%29

May 4, 2015 A traveling Rock County Historical Society exhibit about Parker Pen spent months at Olde Towne Mall in downtown Janesville. It seemed appropriate. Lots of people enter Olde Towne, particularly to use the satellite post office in that mall on Main Street, and I suspect many took time to study the displays featuring … Continue reading Greg Peck: A delightful evening to learn about Parker Pen history

4 May 2015 At first it looks like regular ink being dropped into water, but the black liquid is actually made from smokers’ lungs…. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/science/youll-horrified-you-find-out-5633964

Posted: Sunday, May 3, 2015 10:30 pm Brian Goulet thought he would go into the real estate business after graduating from Virginia Tech in 2006. As the housing crisis closed in, though, he saw an opportunity to turn his pen-making hobby into a career. Now in its sixth year, The Goulet Pen Co. has become … Continue reading Trade Names: Goulet Pen Co. writes a chapter of growth

May 1, 2015 To some of us, the doodle in the corner of a canvas is often as interesting as the painting itself. Consider Albrecht Dürer’s monographic signature, Picasso’s calligraphic one, or even Banksy’s primordial scrawl. Plenty of non-artists have had memorable autographs, too — Mozart and Jane Austen, to name a couple. Writing one’s name has … Continue reading Americans Are Losing the Art of Signing Their Names