It’s a debate as old as time and has had the world’s finest intellectuals at war for years – what is better to write with, fountain pens or ballpoint pens? Okay, maybe it’s not that serious, but if ...

The popularity of journaling and letter writing is a big driver of the resurgence of more elegant writing instruments ...

Look around you. Chances are, there’s a BiC Cristal ballpoint pen among your odds and ends. Since 1950, it has far outsold the Rubik’s Cube and even the iPhone, and yet, it’s one of the most unsung ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In a digital heavy world, pen and paper have never been more important. Perhaps only a decade ago, ...

June 10 is National Ballpoint pen day. Why celebrate such a seemingly simple item? When it was invented, the ballpoint pen was revolutionary. The writing apparatus was invented by Hungarian painter ...

When you think of ballpoint pens, your mind probably goes to office supplies, not great works of art. But even the lowliest and most ubiquitous of writing utensils can make breathtaking masterpieces ...

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 ...

The idea of perforating the caps of pens appears to have started in the United Kingdom, where a new safety standard was adopted in 1990 (BS 7272). Between 1970 and 1984, nine children in the United ...