[IxDA Discuss] Back to Basics

[Will Parker]

On Mar 23, 2007, at 11:54 AM, Todd Roberts wrote:
> I'm curious if you all are picky about your drawing tools. I have been
> using a Pentel PG305 pencil for the past 12+ years, which apparently I
> can only get from Eastern European auction sites now.

Not my particular cuppa, but a quick Google says http:// 
stores.ebay.com/ANDREYS-PENCILS has the PG305 for US$ 8, plus a  
variety of other mechanical pencils on a rather fetishistic scale.

> I'll probably
> cry if mine breaks. Also, I only use Pilot VBall Grip pens. Usually
> I'm not that retentive, just with writing instruments.

Pilot G-2 Minis, Staedler 1.6mm Maxums, and the occasional Sanford  
Uniball Gel Grip here.

The new love of my life paperwise is an Ampad 22-144 'Engineer's Comp  
Pad'. (http://www.nextag.com/Ampad-Engineer-s-Comp-71179699/prices- 
html). Each sheet has a grid printed on the back, and is just thin  
enough to allow the grid to show through faintly on the front. Nice  
margins for notes, good tooth for sketches, and just cheap enough to  
prevent hesitation when it's time to decide between redrawing or  
cutting up for paper prototyping.

- Will

Will Parker
wparker at ChannelingDesign.com

"The only people who value your specialist knowledge are the ones who  
already have it." - William Tozier