Why not put together a small notebook that contains highlights and summaries from the books, speeches, articles, sermons, teachings, and other things which have most shaped us? Our own Core Curriculum.
Brilliant idea. Perfect excuse to start a new notebook and fill it with things that truly matter.
Tonight Andy, Johnny and Tim venture into Paper Territory. We are proud to present our first Paper Episode, in which we discuss the seemingly ubiquitous softcover pocket notebook.
Ok, so the To Serve Man Journal isn’t a cookbook for humans. But it looks like a scaled down version of the one in the episode. What it really is is a blank, lined journal ready to record your thoughts, feelings, recipes, and twisted story ideas.
The shift away from a "dear diary" to fill at the end of the day, to a book where items are logged as the day unfolds is a key difference. My logbook is a living document. I fill it as the day progresses, rather than working to create a narrative of the day from memory.
I own a Pilot Vanishing Point with an XXF nib customized by Richard Binder, who is featured in the video above. It’s one of my favorite pens and a cherished possession.
I view analog tools as life preservers on a digital current. There are new social networks and services popping up every day and whenever one starts to gain traction, I think, Is this necessary? Is it useful to me? More and more, I find myself immediately answering, “No.” My notebook will never be bought by Google. My pen doesn’t need VC funding to keep running. My typewriter doesn’t have to worry about being “the Uber of words.” I’m simplifying my life with analog tools. Simple is good.
I really enjoy The Pen Addict’s Three Questions series but I especially love this quote from Co-Chief of the site, Harry Marks. What we believe in.
Dot Grid is a podcast that explores the intersection between the digital and analog ecosystems. Hosted by a teacher and a tech worker who are passionate about the tools they use — be it a Markdown editor or a fountain pen — this show is a resource for those who still hold the analog in high esteem
Friend of the site, Andy Welfle of Woodclinched, has a new podcast project. I just listened to the first episode and it’s great. Check it out.
“Keep a notebook. Travel with it, eat with it, sleep with it. Slap into it every stray thought that flutters up in your brain. Cheap paper is less perishable than gray matter, and lead pencil markings endure longer than memory.” — Jack London
The Itinerant Printer will visit letterpress printshops across America throughout 2015, producing unique prints at each venue culled from their idiosyncratic collections of wood type, metal type, cuts, ornaments, and polymer plates. These prints will be mailed back to followers and supporters of the project as postcards (and care packages) from the road.
This is a really cool project. Chris Fritton (The Itinerant Printer) has already more than met the funding for the project and the Indegogo funding campaign is now over. That said, it is not too late to throw some money his way and get in on the fun. Chris has rebooted the Indiegogo campaign with a new feature they’ve added, it’s called InDemand. Basically, it’s an ongoing fundraiser that becomes a marketplace for successful projects. As it stands right now, people can go to the exact same Indiegogo page, pick a perk, and contribute. So people can still get prints, postcards, and the eventual book. I plan on jumping in and supporting this project in whatever way I can. Great stuff.
You can learn even more about it with proposed itinerary, a blog, etc. on the official website.