I loved this blog post in appreciation of using notebooks. The author talks about how she used notebooks as a kid, but gave them up as she grew older, feeling that it was somehow immature to be scribbling down her thoughts and ideas and the emotions of youth. But fortunately, she came back to the … Continue reading Rediscovering Notebooks
Some beautiful drawings in a Moleskine sketchbook: Trevor says “In late 2008 I happened upon my first Moleskine sketchbook and I don’t think I will ever use another brand of sketchbook ever again. The quality, feel, slight yellow tinge – all of it just so pleasant to draw on.” See more at Moleskine Sketchbook … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Trevor Henry’s Sketchbook
David Bogie shared a couple of great tips: first, this interesting notebook, used to record games of Go. I remember trying to play Go with my dad sometimes when I was a kid, or more frequently, Gomoku, which is much simpler. I certainly never got to the level of having to record my games, but … Continue reading Tips from Readers
A nice little post from the Seattle Sketcher blog on the Seattle Times website:Â Seattle Sketcher | Like the Starbucks logo artist, I cant stop sketching | Seattle Times Newspaper. I enjoyed reading this story by my Times colleague Melissa Allison about the artist who created the Starbucks logo, Terry Heckler. I can relate to … Continue reading “I Can’t Stop Sketching”
Welcome to our 9th Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper, collecting the past month’s highlights from blogs about pens, notebooks, office supplies and art supplies. The iPad may be getting all the hype this week, but we’re here to celebrate pads made of paper, ink that is not e-ink, and pages that turn in actual … Continue reading Carnival of Pen, Pencil and Paper, 9th Edition