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
Pen Writes Using Your Choice of Ink, Wine or Beer
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
A Primer on Fountain Pens
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
Greg Peck: A delightful evening to learn about Parker Pen history
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
You’ll be horrified when you find out what the ink in this anti-smoking ad is made from
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
Trade Names: Goulet Pen Co. writes a chapter of growth
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
Americans Are Losing the Art of Signing Their Names
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
One Cool Thing: Fountain Pen Hospital
Apr 24 2015 What is it? Even in this digital world, there are times when you need a pen. A surprising number of people still prefer the old-fashioned kind and many get theirs at Fountain Pen Hospital in Manhattan. A hospital? The company began in 1946, when its primary business of repairing pens led to … Continue reading One Cool Thing: Fountain Pen Hospital
Wauwatosa Business Spotlight: Daly’s is helping to bring the fountain pen back
April 20, 2015 When Brad Bodart moved Daly's Pen Shop from the Shops of Grand Avenue, he knew what he had to do. "We had to keep the history," said Bodart, who consolidated the downtown Milwaukee store with his Brueligh Street shop about 18 months ago. "So, we have a Parker Duofold clock that was … Continue reading Wauwatosa Business Spotlight: Daly’s is helping to bring the fountain pen back
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