The Basics Color: Black Size: 0.7mm Materials: Stainless steel with hard plastic grip Feel: Light but sturdy Summary This is a great pen with a lot of shortcomings. First of all, it’s too short for my giant bear paws. Second, the ink is a bit light for my taste, appearing more as a faded black […]
uni-ball Vision Elite Designer Series
The Basics Color: Black Size: 0.8mm Materials: Plastic body and cap, metal clip Feel: Very light Summary These pens look great, and they don’t write too bad at all. Like the uni-ball AIR, though, they smear easily. The Vision Elite are better in the regard than the AIR, but it’s still an issue. Despite this, […]
uni-ball AIR
The Basics Color: Blue (Black and red also included in the pack I received) Size: 0.7mm Materials: Plastic body and cap Feel: Light Summary I want to like this pen. The color is deep, and the stroke is broad enough without being too thick. My only issue is that it smears too easily and remains […]
PaperMate InkJoy 700 RT 1.0 M
The Basics Color: Black/Blue (Green is ok, but I don’t care for the red ink.) Size: 1.0M Materials: Plastic body, rubber grip, metal clip and button Feel: Moderate weight, feels “serious” without stifling the creative flow Summary I’ve been using the PaperMate InkJoy 700 RT for years! I use it for everything: grading papers, to-do […]
Paper Mate InkJoy 550
The Basics Color: Black Size: 1mm point Materials: Plastic body with a rubber guard and metal clip Summary My favorite pen is the Paper Mate InkJoy 700. This, however, is the 550. It’s plastic body is a little thinner, a little cheaper. It’s still that same great ink with the same great ink delivery system, […]
