Link Love: SHITT (Should I Try This?)

This week’s title is borrowed from Austin Kleon who wrote a short post about SHITT (Should I Try This?). He claims that SHITT is a close cousin to FOMO and describes it as a condition that may plague many of us — the inclination to see or hear about someone else’s method for accomplishing a task and then thinking to yourself “Should I try this?” I think every time we think we need to try a new type of fountain pen nib, journal-writing technique or planner layout (to name just a few) we are falling victim to the SHITT condundrum. What kind of SHITT have you gotten caught into recently?

Post(s) of the Week:

• SHITT: Should I Try That? (via Austin Kleon)
• Inky Underwater Plumes Sprawl into Vibrant, Coral-Like Forms in Alberto Seveso’s Collages (via Colossal)

Pelikan Hub Recaps:

• Recapping Pelikan Hubs 2023! A “Hubmaster’s” Perspective (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Pelikan Hubs 2023 – Philadelphia: A Recap (via The Pelikan’s Perch)

Pens:

• Zebra Disposable 0.6mm Fountain Pen Review (via The Pen Addict)
• So Many Sailors… Part Four! (via Pen Boutique Ltd)
• My new (to me) Parker 61 Flighter fountain pen. (via Fountain pen blog)

Ink:

• Ink Review #780: Wearingeul 박제된 천재 A Taxidermied Genius (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
• Ink Samples: What do I even have? (via Dime Novel Raven)
• Ink of the Week – Sailor Apricot (via Fountain Pen Love)
• Ink Review #2346: ON Inks Purple Heartwood (via Mountain of Ink)
• Van Dieman’s Printing Press Grey (via Inkcredible Colours)
• Callifolio Blue Blacks (via Mountain of Ink)
• Lennon Tool Bar Verdant on Tsubame (via Inkcredible Colours)
• Conklin Cool-toned Inks (via Mountain of Ink)
• J. Herbin Inks: A Comprehensive Guide (via JetPens Blog)
• Dominant Industry Inks Comparison #3 (via Penultimate Dave)
• Review: Waterman Black Ink Hits All The Right Notes (via An Inkophile’s Blog)

Pencils:

• Lamy ColorPlus Coloured Pencils Review (via Writing at Large)

Notebooks & Paper:

• Gardening Tasks In Your Organiser (via Philofaxy)
• Boundaries I: Identifying Boundaries (via Bullet Journal)
• Personal Workflow: It’s More Than Novelty – Different Paper Rulings for Different Purposes (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• My Journals for Journaling (via Wonder Pens)
• How To Make A Simple Hand-sewn Book // A.C. (via Baum-kuchen)
• New knitting notebook(s) (via Nero’s Notes)
• Review: 2023 Unison Composition Notebook- Target (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)

Art & Creativity:

• How Many Art Terms Do You Know? Take The Quiz (via My Modern Met)
• Polaroid Releases New I-2 Camera With Manual Controls (via My Modern Met)
• See the best posters ever designed for the Tube with a new London gallery (via It’s Nice That)
• How to draw people, objects and backgrounds, simply and quickly! (via Drewscape)
• A View From the Easel (via Hyperallergic)
• What’s the connection between our clothes and our intimate spaces? To Be Adorned investigates (via It’s Nice That)
• WAL ART – ampersand design studio (via print & pattern)

Other Interesting Things:

• OSIRIS-REx Lands in Your Post Office (via USPS Newsroom)
• Totally Cult Pen Crackers! (via Nick Stewart FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART)
• What Is Killing Cursive? Ballpoints. Probably. | Hackaday (via The Cramped)
• NASA’s First Asteroid Sample Has Finally Landed on Earth (via My Modern Met)
• SAG-AFTRA Sets Up Auction to Help Crew Members During Strike (via My Modern Met)
• Art of Play Designs Exclusive Playing Cards With Eames Office For Pop-Up Exhibition At MoMA Design Store (via Dieline)
• NASA’s Logo: the Worm vs. the Meatball (via Kottke.org)

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