Month: November 2014

Dotgrid Co A5 notebook review

13 November 2014 By ian

The Dotgrid.co A5 notepad has 28 pages (14 sheets) of 104gsm paper with a grey dot grid pattern. They cost £13 ($20-ish) for a pack of five. There are a range of different formats available from dotgrid.co. The paper is quite good. It’s certainly better than many notebooks but it isn’t as good as Rhodia. […]

Wednesday Weekly 12 November

12 November 2014 By ian

From around the web: That One Pen: Parker Jotter Kickstarter: The CUBE New project by Mike Dudek and Karas Kustoms. Pen Heaven: War Poetry: Pen Heaven Visits the Imperial War Museum Cult Pens: Pens for Kids From the site: Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki ink review Uni Kuru Toga mechanical pencil review Big Bottle of Vino (sketch) […]

Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki ink review

11 November 2014 By ian

Kon-Peki is a joyful ink. It’s bright and cheerful and sunny and reminds me of the colour of sea in warm countries. It’s not quite my favourite blue but it’s right up there with the best of them. It also dries very quickly indeed. Here I am doodling the Inkling. You can find some more […]

Uni Kuru Toga mechanical pencil review

10 November 2014 By ian

The Uni Kuru Toga is a mechanical pencil that’s available in a range of styles and a range of lead sizes (0.3mm, 0.5mm or 0.7mm). This is the High Grade version which costs around £16 in the UK ($24-ish). You can however buy an all plastic version for less than half that. The unique feature […]