1 August 2025

The Carousel — affordable fountain pen from Ferris Wheel Press

The Ferris Wheel Press range includes several pen options, with a decent variety of features and materials. What’s also important, is that the price range there spans from very cheap to medium-high range. At this point I have almost all of them, and I will be happy to tell you more about them.

18 June 2025

How to Start a New Notebook? A Few Good Ideas

Are you one of those people intimidated by a new notebook? Check our favorite and creative ways to break the ice.

15 June 2025

Highland Smoke, a dark grey by Ferris Wheel Press

Every time I open a new ink in one of the primary colors, I wonder if it’s different enough from other shades from the same manufacturer in that color. Do you know how different yellows can be from each other? Or oranges? Purples? Or grays?

4 September 2024

Everyone Should Write a Diary

As you can probably guess, I love writing. Like most people of my generation, at some point in my life, I thought about ​​writing a novel. Although I still have some outlines, and I also have a notebook with ideas for stories, for now, I’m focusing on writing in other places.

25 August 2024

A Complete Guide to Cognitive Surplus’ Notebooks

If you’ve ever taken a look at the Cognitive Surplus website, you know there’s a lot going on in the notebook category. How can you find the perfect one for your needs? Our guide should help.

29 April 2024

Glistening Glass, an ink inspired by Cinderella’s slipper

Ferritales is a beautiful series of Ferris Wheel Press inks that are characterized by their intensity while drawing inspiration from fairy tales and fables. Glistening Glass refers to the fairy tale of Cinderella, and the ink is supposed to resemble a lost shoe with its color and accents.

12 January 2022

Review: Bomo Soft – Bomo Art Softcover Notebook

Remember how we looked at the flagship notebook from Hungarian Bomo Art a few months ago? It’s time for its younger brother, Bomo Soft, a soft-cover notebook. I can also say right away that I like it much more.