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News from the Pen World
…. this just in….
TWSBI released their new notebooks… three sizes available in lined, grid and…
Apologies for Technical Difficulties
This is the police line “Do Not Cross” tape I was greeted with upon arriving home on Monday.
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Oh, boy… Bic is getting lots of flack for the gender-specific Bic for Her. Does is come with a just showered fresh scent too?
I have to be honest, I do prefer smaller pens because I have small pens but this kind of crap marketing and tampon-esque “Easy Glide” ad words make me cringe. C’mon people, sell a pocket pen, small pen, slim pen but “Easy Glide”?!?! Give me a break!
(via NPR)
Rickshaw City Tote Flash Sale
Rickshaw Bags is having a flash sale today on their new City Tote bags. Get any one of these simple little bags for half off today. But act fast, this offer expires tomorrow (06/01/12).
Promo Code: totetastic
Order online or in store. Offer valid from 05/30/12 to 11:59 6/01/12 PST
Now, I need to go play with the color configurator… tweed or cordura, tweed or cordura?
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Last July, I featured a stack of Michael Beirut’s 80+ notebooks. He’s now filled 90 composition books over his 30-year design career and they are being shown in a new exhibition (along with some of the finished pieces) at the Esther Massry Gallery at the College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York. The exhibition will be on display through January 22, 2012.
(via Notebook Stories and Pentagram)
AP Obituary for Steve Jobs
A very thorough article about the life of Steve Jobs and his influence.
I couldn’t think of a more fitting tribute for Steve Jobs than this. His influence and vision has shaped the last 20 years and his impact will live on indefinitely.
The First Lost Crate
I received my first shipment from Lost Crates last week. I apologize for taking so long to post about it.
First, I have to that the simple corrugated box with stamps all over it definitely feels like a special package that has made its way across the world to me.
Inside the package is bundled in kraft brown tissue and held together with twine. As a designer, this packaging makes this kit worth every cent! (And I haven’t even seen what’s inside yet!)
Inside were the products they selected for me based on their simple visual quiz. I received a highlighter in green made from recycled materials, a decorative roller ball pen with a floral pattern by Josh Davis on the casing, a Miquelrius zipper pouch (which is padded inside) with a pattern designed by Emil Kozak, a blank black Ecosystem notebook, and a set of two decorative notebooks from French Paper Pop Ink.
And then tucked underneath everything else was a Field Notes State Fair edition for Missouri. Sweet!
With the exception of the rollerball pen (which was quickly absconded by someone at work) everything in the box was something I would have purchased for myself so I feel fairly confident that the quiz is decently accurate or the folks at Lost Crates just have exceptionally good taste. And when I do a little math in my head, the value of the merchandise is at least equal to the subscription fee so it feels like a good value.
Now, I’m even more curious what goodies I will receive next month.
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