Finally, the cover for the long-awaited The Typewriter: a Graphic History of the Beloved Machine has been revealed. This book will feature over 200 pages of history, photos and timelines of the glorious typewriter. If you’re familiar with Uppercase magazine, you know this book will be beautifully designed by editor-in-chief Janine Vangool and printed with…
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Book: New Postal Style 50
My lovely friends often bring me treasures from Japan that are office-y or mail-related which is how this beautiful book came into my hands. The title of the book is New Postal Style 50 and is filled with envelope-like folds for mail. All the pages feature variation alternatives to the same old envelope. I was…
Book: A Collection A Day
Lisa Congdon’s book A Collection A Day has lots of beautifully composed photos and drawings of the many bits of ephemera she collects including vintage office supplies. I thought I’d share a few pages from the book that I found particularly inspiring. The erasers and pencil leads are probably my favorite spreads. I wish there was…
Link Love: Pictures and books and many pens
Pens: Pentel Recycology Pens (via Economy Pens) Uni Mitsubishi Pure Color-F Double Sided Sign Pen (via A Penchant For Paper) J. Herbin Refillable Rollerball Pen Review (via Ink of Me Fondly) Books: The Missing Ink Book Review (via Behind The Curtain): I’ve been meaning to read this book and have it balanced atop my precariously…
Susan Cain: The power of introverts | Video on TED.com
A couple weeks ago I mention the book Quiet: The power of introverts by Susan Cain. This is about a 15-minute presentation of the key points of the book in a brilliant TedTalks video. “Speak softly” — Susan Cain
Book Review: Quiet: The Power of Introverts
While this may come as a surprise to some, to others it may not, but here it is, I am an introvert. A dyed in the wool, would rather be reading or doing something quiet, need-a-nap-after-a-lunch-date introvert. So, it goes without saying that I was interested in reading the book Quiet: The Power of Introverts…
Book: The Etiquette of Letter Writing
I found this wonderful little book while thrifting a couple of weeks ago and have wanted to share it with everyone. What really got me was the quote at the beginning of the book (which was written in 1927!): Now that the visits of a generation ago which lasted the better part of an afternoon…