John Gruber Shows His Work On Markdown
John Gruber shared a shot of a notebook on Twitter showing his earliest work on Markdown. I use Markdown syntax for almost everything I write on the Internet an...
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Shawn Today
Shawn Today It was just about a year ago that I began buying a dozens and dozens of books in my research for The Focus Course. I bought physical copies because ...
Paper now. For the future!
If you wanted to ensure it lasted for 150 years – you’d choose paper. — Garrick van Buren (@garrickvanburen) September 14, 2015 What we believe in.
Keep a notebook quote by Jack London
“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 th...
Never Mind the Bleedthrough
by Dwayne Lively A lot of fountain pen users lament that many notebooks, even some expensive ones, allow enough bleedthrough and ghosting to render the backside...
Building Routines (or, How I Became A Daily Journal Writer)
The following was written for my latest book, This Could Help. As you can see, it is the perfect topic for Journal Day today. This should give you a sense of th...
Analog At Heart — The Saddleback Notepad Holder and Tibolt Pen
by Uri Fridman Even though I live in the digital world, I am at heart still an analog person. Growing up in a time when digital was just appearing and analog wa...
InkTober
by Erik Mallinson It’s InkTober! Back in 2009 Jake Parker, a cartoonist, illustrator, and concept artist, wanted to brush up on his inking skills while developi...
The Virotyp — Remembrance of a Forgotten Typewriter
by David Mendels With the centennial of World War I comes many commemorations, and some interesting material surfaces to paint a background picture of the perio...
A Look Inside Gramercy Typewriter Co.
I came across this interview with Paul Schweitzer, owner of Gramercy Typewriter Company, from 2012. Paul sold me my Smith-Corona last year. His shop is the size...