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I prefer my debit card because I'm more aware of how much I'm spending. Money taken out of my account is immediate and feels real. Ultimately, I spend less.

I really enjoyed reading this. I wonder where the master copies ended up. Storage? Landfill? I hope some are preserved and hung on the wall.

The pen plotter sounds phenomenal. I've used some modern budget friendly ones - but don't think they compare to what you describe here.

I used one of these bizarre pouches as a gentle final pass to clean up drawings. The graphite "smear" from the t-square happened with every drawing - thanks for sharing this top. Before starting a new drawing I would wipe down the tools to start fresh!

I try to “think with a pencil” every single day - I’m excited to browse this book. When digging into hand drawn data viz I did not have older software on my mind. It’s analogous to this project and something I’m excited to try - and maybe, it won’t take 50 hours. Thank you for sharing these.

Certainly reminds me of the fonts produced by the vintage lettering kits.

What if for digital fonts, there was a way to write the same letter 2 or more different ways? Adding slight variations to the same letter would mimic the effect of using hand tools.

That seems like a valuable internship. I think the documentation in books about hand drafting techniques only contains so much information. How much knowledge was passed from professionals to apprentices alone? And does this knowledge disappear when they leave us?

I dream of stumbling across a book like this in the used book store... I'm striking out finding a digital copy or availability at libraries.

This is exactly what I hoped for when writing this article. The "Atlas de statistique graphique de la ville de Paris" from 1889 has stunning hand drafted data visuals I may have never seen unless you shared. Thank you for making an account and adding to this catalog of resources about data viz. I plan to add this to the list in my next update.

I've taught digital art classes too. I was pleasantly surprised at a writing assignment where most students (un-prompted) turned in a hand-written response.

Classic.

I found myself using the Prismacolor Artgum eraser the most. It had a nice way of shedding the used parts and staying clean. I like the kneaded erasers too but I tend to dirty them up too much.

Learning about something like TikZ is exactly what I hoped for from writing this article. Thank you for sharing.

The kerning deserves the criticism - I'm glad someone said it :)

This will be an excellent addition to the list. Curve lines are a challenge I have yet to tackle in depth.

Never heard of Decker - I can tell I'm gonna have fun with it. Thanks for sharing.