Month: October 2014

Platinum Double R3 Action multipen review

13 October 2014 By ian

The Platinum Double Action R3 sounds like some kind of video game controller but is in fact a three-way multipen. It’s available in five different translucent colours for about £5 (around $8) from Cult Pens, who sponsored this post. There’s also a more expensive steel version. The barrel holds a 0.5mm pencil and two D1 […]

The Power of a Handwritten Letter

9 October 2014 By ian

This week saw the funeral of a former colleague of mine. He was wise, thoughtful and caring and it’s terribly sad he wasn’t able to enjoy a long and rich retirement. His work as an advisor for the Local Authority meant we didn’t have day to day contact but one thing he did I will […]

Analog LatLon notebook review

9 October 2014 By ian

Analog’s LatLon notebooks are the result of a slightly tardy Kickstarter project and are now available from Analog’s website. They are A5 sized with 270gsm letterpressed covers and 40 pages of 90gsm plain paper. The post-Kickstarter price is $11 for one or $25 for three. The theme of this Kickstarter project was islands. I bought […]

Wednesday Weekly 8 October

8 October 2014 By ian

My daughter’s collection of pens and pencils. I had nothing to do with this! (Really!) She’s a star. From around the web: Edison Pen Co.: Let’s Reevaluate Converter Filling Fountain Pens Pencils.com: Link Between Childhood Drawing and Intelligence Doodlers Anonymous: Doodles in Incredible Stop-Motion These are incredible. From the site: Kaweco Caramel Brown ink review […]