Inkyjournal conducts an experiment to find out the qualities of the Rohrer & Klingner Old Bordeaux ink.
I bought some bottles of Rohrer & Klinger at The Writing Desk from the United Kingdom. The shop has a nice Col-o-rama. Rohrer & Klingner is a German company that makes all kinds of ink since 1892. I filled [...]
I reviewed the Fiorentina Journal refill a few weeks ago using pen and ink, but at the same time, I also did a quick test of the most basic art mediums in the journal and wanted to share the results.
I tested some of my favorite artist mediums in a lined Fiorentina Journal Refill. The results [...]
Inkyjournal reviews the Sheaffer Red Ink.
This really surprising bottle of ink I bought in Groningen (in the Northern part of the Netherlands close by where we live) in a store called “De Vulpenwereld” (translation: “Fountain Pen World”). It is a really nice small fountain pen store with excellent staff. The ink sometimes called by it’s [...]
Journaling Arts reviews journals made by Italian brand Fiorentina.
Fiorentina offers a complete line of Italian journals produced by small artisans as well as a fully established manufacturing plant that has supplied the gift industry for more than 30 years. The journals range from contemporary, pocket-sized journals, to elaborate, hand-crafted journals which ooze traditional, Italian design. [...]
Travisthetrout of Notes in a Book reviews the Flora and Fauna Diary from Cavallini & Co.
I know I am late with the Diary Review, but they do have a notebook exactly the same style and just a little thicker and with the same paper which you may be interested in if you’re not in the [...]
The new, journal with the ink-proof paper vs.the orignal Leuchtturm Journals
Leuchtturm started making all of their their journals and planners with a new, ink-proof paper starting in August, 2009. The original journals did not have this feature, so I thought it would be interesting to subject both old and new journals to the same tests [...]
Have you been wanting a gadget that combines new and old technology. Then you might want to check out this out.
The Livescribe Pulse Smartpen is an electronic pen that captures what you write as you write it for later upload to a computer. While this is nothing new, the Pulse Smartpen takes this to a [...]
If you’ve been thinking, sleeping, and literally living in your Facebook page since God knows when, it’s time you did something different. Don’t worry, the diversion still has got Facebook written all over it. Literally.
Introducing Feisbuk, the analog version.
With this notebook, designed by Laura aka Balboa jjjolll, you can let pals write down their [...]
What’s night for you? 0.00 Night is the carefully selected result of over 200 personal answers to the question “What is Night for you?” curated by journalist Olivia Fincato with photographer Renato D’Agostin. On the Moleskine US site this piece can be ordered.
The project was born on one of those sleepless working nights. The Zeropuntozerozero [...]
Sailor brought some great colors in a limited edition for winter 2009. I read Sailor made only 500 bottles of each color. I bought mine at PenGallery. That is a great shop with fast delivery. I hope you’ll find your way trough this index page and read the reviews on this wonderful ink.
In winter 2009 [...]
Graduate student Allen J. Hall reviews Equology, the new eco-friendly planner Quo Vadis is offering.
The wonderful folks at Exaclair have sent out some items to review. I was a lucky recipient of a few of them, so in the coming posts, I’ll be sharing with you some of their wonderful items for sale. I will [...]
The Hawk’s Nest reviews the Moleskine® 18 Month Planner:
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I was looking through my brand new eighteen month weekly notebook, and it came to my attention that roughly three weeks ago I picked up a brand new eighteen month weekly notebook. I was in that age old predicament wherein one sits futilely at one’s [...]
From An Inkophile’s Blog:
Serendipity. Now there’s a word you don’t hear often but it suits this occasion. Serendipity is defined as “The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident.” Ink/pen/paper success is accomplished in exactly that manner. Today I got lucky.
As I was writing an entry in my daily journal, an Apica 6A10, I was [...]
Pencil Talk features the Moleskine® Project Planner.
Talk about long accordion folds of paper! The Moleskine Project Planner is essentially a long zig-zag folded piece of paper inside the familiar Moleskine exterior – black cover, elastic band, pocket inside the back cover.
I would say it is very unusual, presenting a linear unbroken view of the calendar [...]
Jessica Zafra compares the Moleskine® notebook with the GreenApple brand.
The Greenapple notebook looks like a Moleskine pocket carnet—from a distance. Instead of smooth black oilcloth its cover is a thicker leatherette. (Moleskine is on the left, Greenapple on the right.)
The ribbon bookmark is almost the same but the elastic that keeps the notebook shut is [...]
J. Herbin Éclat de Saphir is a nice ink from a French manufacturer. J. Herbin is represented and distributed in the United States by Exaclair, Inc. located in New York City. I put this ink in my Visconti Van Gogh Maxi (fine) that I bought in Florence Italy. I had a great weekend with my [...]
From Everyday Correspondence:
The crown jewel of last week’s package from Karen at Exaclair was this new Quo Vadis Habana notebook. It’s got a nice semi-flexible cover made with supple faux leather, as opposed to the smooth, stiff fake leather cover of a Moleskine.
To demonstrate the flexibility of the cover, and the size of the Habana’s [...]
The Inkyjournal blog does another moleskine and ink review and comes up with results moleskine users will be happy to read about.
Writing
I filled this ink in my dear old Parker Duofold (medium). The ink flows great, even in this wet writing parker with medium nib their is no real trouble on Moleskine paper. Only the [...]
From the Journaling Arts blog:
With the introduction of Leuchtturm notebooks to the US market this year came a new selection of journals and planners with strong organization abilities. The 18 Month Master Book Planner takes this theme to a new level in planning and includes some extras you won’t find in other planners.
Leuchtturm's Master Book [...]
The Inkyjournal conducts a review of Noodler’s Army Green on Moleskine — with positive results for the legendary journal.
Writing
The ink is writes very smooth and writes great in my Lamy Safari Lime (medium). On moleskine paper the ink is dry in 5-8 seconds. On Rhodia it takes longer then 15 seconds to fully dry. I [...]
The poet’s block. This is where you put a little [...]
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