In this episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, I have a fun discussion with Ana Reinert, the creator of The Well Appointed Desk.

Pen fanatics will know Ana for her deep knowledge of fountain pens and inks and other pens too. Her Well Appointed Desk covers all kinds of other goodies, like pencils, paper, notebooks, and beautiful objects that make office work more joyful and fun.

In this discussion, I talk with Ana about the origin of her site, the expansion to other authors who specialize in specific areas and more.

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RUNNING ORDER

• Intro: Who is Ana?
• The Well Appointed Desk origin story
• The importance of drawing and sketching in design
• Value of structure and hierarchy of sketchnoting
• Something positive: Ana baking banana peanut butter muffins
• Dangerous letterpress equipment
• Tools
• Tips
• Outro

LINKS

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• The Well Appointed Desk
• The Well Appointed Desk Shop
• The Well Appointed Desk on Twitter
• The Well Appointed Desk on Instagram
• House of Turquoise
• Pen Addict
• Pencil Revolution
• The Long Tail Concept
• Book: The Long Tail by Chris Anderson
• Vintage Writing Paper Pad
• Ludlow Machine
• Linotype the film

TOOLS

Amazon affiliate links below support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Platinum Carbon Desk Pen
• Uni-ball Signo UM-151 Gel Pen - 0.38 mm - Black
• Prismacolor Col-Erase Blue Pencil
• Prismacolor Col-Erase Red Pencil
• Baron Fig Squire Click
• Caran d'Ache 849 Fountain Pen - Purple Fluorescent (Pink) - Extra Fine Nib
• LAMY Studio Fountain Pen - Imperial Blue - Medium Nib
• Best Micro Gel Pen: Choosing the Right One
• Midori MD Cotton Paper
• Hobonichi Techo with Tomoe River Paper
• Tomoe River Paper
• Midori Traveler’s Notebook
• Fauxdori Traveler’s Notebook on Etsy
• 10.5” iPad Pro
• Procreate
• Daredevil by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson
• Blade Runner

TIPS

1. Stop comparing your work with what others are doing
2. Look outside your space for inspiration
3. If you get stuck - walk away and do the dishes

CREDITS

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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