Seeing the human in the stationery, a mnml digest
A curated journey through five articles, posts and podcasts that are speaking to me this week. Pulled widely from a week’s worth of reading. Shared in ten sentences or fewer. A fun means of reflecting on the blogs I regularly read in a way that spreads the link love.
This week: the importance of humanizing how I use, strategize and consume stationery. My notebooks and pens and inks are made by people. And I’m a person. Who will make mistakes, grow eager about new releases, and will adapt intended use for my own personally-customized meaningful use.
David Bowie on Creativity and His Advice to Artists (The Marginalian). Bowie’s warning against “playing to the gallery” (para. 5). A kind reminder that my notebooks and task management need neither be pretty nor understandable to others — they must simply work for me.
I store my tasks digitally but work on paper (Stationery 🍕). Case in point.
Ink Review #1953: Colorverse 46 JFK’s Dog Pushinka (Mountain of Ink). An historical theme and an intriguing story bring life to an otherwise mundane ink. Sometimes the packaging matters.
Slowing the Shopping (Rachel’s Reflections). A clever distinction between “happy to buy” and “ happy to own.” Further, having is significantly different from the meaning of a tool or way of using a tool.
Meet Your Maker — Meg Blackburn, Black Robin Pens (The Pen Addict). Remembering that the pens and papers and inks I turn to are made by people. The people behind my pens are just as important as the art they create.
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My editor reminds me that I’d be remiss to omit that there is yet a few hours left in my first-ever blog giveaway. I’m giving away an unopened box of Diamine’s 2022 Green Edition Inkvent Calendar.
Head on over and check out the giveaway if an Inkvent sounds like a fun way for you to end your calendar year.
