The Fountain of Ink – The Thinking Man
The Fountain of Ink – The Thinking Man. I’ve asked myself why I’ve been using only fountain pens for almost twenty years – A throwback to simpler times? n...
Author: Patrick Rhone
What We Use | The Cramped
What We Use | The Cramped. Another new page added to the site — What We Use. This is where we will catalog (with brief reviews) what tools we, the site contribu...
Thinking slowly – Matt Gemmell
Thinking slowly – Matt Gemmell These older, simpler tools, with all of their baggage and inefficiencies, compel us to front-load the thinking process. The...
Review — Clairefontaine Triomphe Stationery Paper
by Patrick Rhone I’ve been on the hunt for a while for some great stationery paper to use for my increasingly regular correspondence. Reader and longtime Intern...
How to improve your handwriting | Life and style | The Guardian
How to improve your handwriting | Life and style | The Guardian. Cherrell Avery, once a calligrapher-in-residence at the V&A, gives handwriting lessons to a...
Amazing Correspondence Desk
There are a collection of antique shops here in Minneapolis that my wife and I find ourselves near once a month. My daughter takes a monthly class in the area, ...
Chicago’s Last Tannery — The Distance
Chicago’s Last Tannery — The Distance. “It needs to be the best it can be because that’s really our competitive advantage,” Skip said. “We’re not cheap. If you ...
You Win, Pilot Metropolitan — The Pen Addict
You Win, Pilot Metropolitan — The Pen Addict Ever since it was released, the Metropolitan has been gaining steam. I liked what I saw when I reviewed the origina...
Analog Markdown — The Newsprint
Analog Markdown — The Newsprint. Most recently, my written notes have been marked up in Markdown too. The reason for this is simple: Markdown is so easy to use,...
New Page: Site Notes
I have added a new page to the site titled Site Notes. I’m using this page to build an evolving set of rules and recommendations The Cramped. A philosophy...