As the creator of the patented pressurized ink cartridge, the legendary American manufacturer encourages a return to tactile, ...

With a ballpoint, one can write without thinking, on almost any surface, and even underwater, if you feel the urge to do so. There are even pens that can work in the weightlessness of space. It's a ...

Confession: I have a desk drawer filled with gel pens in a variety of colors (think neon pink, shimmery gold, deep black and beyond). I use them to write birthday cards for my friends and for my ...

The evolution of writing implement technology is a continuous and subtle one. Lewis Waterman opened up the possibility of portable pens with his invention of a practical fountain pen in 1884. But ...

Where someone with years of hard-won personal experience, and lots of trial and error, shares everything they’ve learned. Read more here. I’m not anti-tech per se, but there are certain modern ...

While reporting on the latest stories, Hungarian journalist László Bíró found himself frustrated by the black smudges left by ...

In the autumn of 1948, Marcel Bich, owner of a company located north of Paris that produced ink cartridges for fountain pens, pushed a wheelbarrow in his garden in the village of Rhuis. He considered ...

Artist James Mylne spends hundreds of hours on each of his drawings. His preferred tool is a standard Bic ballpoint pen, leaving no room for mistakes, slips or smudges. James Mylne's hyper-realistic ...