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Archives for October 2014

First Impression: Pilot 0.7 FriXion Gel Pens

October 28, 2014 by Anna — 5 Comments
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You may be wondering what’s the big deal about these pens that I had to write a post w/ my first impressions about it. To start off, the Pilot FriXion pen line are pens that uses a special type of ink that’s erasable. From what I remember they have this for ballpoint pens, gel pens, highlighters, and even coloring markers. Yes you read that right, erasable ink. Another cool quality about it is that the eraser, supposedly, does not leave any residue, nor does it wear down for some reason. You won’t ever have to worry about using up all the eraser and having to buy an extra one. Lastly, the pens are refillable, so no need  to dispose the entire pen if you use up all the ink. Buy refills and it’ll be good as new.

These types of pens have been around for a long time, so they’re not exactly new or something to rave about. My earliest memory of using pens like these were back in middle school. It was the fad back then, a gimmick pen (lol) and after sometime when everyone has moved on to the next coolest thing for children to own, I had also forgotten about it.

Fast forward to 2014, I found about these erasable ink pens from Pilot, with the “FriXion” label and they come in variety of colors and kinds. All of these I discovered while I was browsing Jetpens for hours! Haha. The erasable ink pens have come a long way since then. For the most part, I think the erasing quality has also improved.

Let’s see how well these pens perform and if they’re worth the price tag and are worth buying.

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My love-hate relationship w/ hand-drawn art

October 14, 2014 by Anna — 33 Comments
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Attempting to do calligraphy, and I obviously cannot

I love art, but I love type even more. When it comes to graphic design, I prefer to focus more and study (if I could, I would) more on type. I think it’s the simplest form of visual communication that’s very flexible to work with as soon as you’ve worked your way around it. The possibilities of manipulating type, visually, are endless too.

Now, like everybody else, I, of course, would like to try my hand at it, too. There’s this trend I noticed for a couple of months now. Everyone’s suddenly into hand lettering, calligraphy. Before, it was called “Doodling”, to me at least. People writing off random words, or could be lyrics, passages, quotes, etc., and not just writing it for the sake of writing, but writing it beautifully. Design it with pens, markers, whathaveyou.

And so.. After resisting hard from joining the bandwagon of letterers, calligraphers, last but not the least “doodlers”.. I gave in, surrendered and joined in the craze of hand lettering!

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Unboxing & Review: Xiaomi Mi Powerbank

October 10, 2014 by Anna — Leave a Comment
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Xiaomi Mi Powerbank

Xiaomi, referred to as “China’s Apple” by some people, and apparently some blogs, made headlines a just a few months ago this year. AFAIK, it started from the time they released the Mi 3 smartphone. Much of the buzz about this new brand is mostly about that phone. In a nutshell, the Mi 3, as I’d like to describe it, is an affordable Android smartphone with features and specs as good as a premium-branded smartphone out in the market right now. Affordable because it only costs less than PHP 11,000. (As far as my backstory about the Mi 3 goes, this is only the extent of my knowledge about that phone.. moving on!)

That’s nice and all but I wasn’t looking for a new smartphone at the moment because I am very much contented w/ my iPhone 5S. However, I am looking for a more handy and easy to carry around powerbank. Something I could bring with me when I’m outside for a shorter time. I use my phone a lot when I’m out and about, especially 3G (mobile data).. thus the need for extra battery power. This is where the Mi powerbank comes in. 

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