On June 10, 1943, the patent for the ballpoint pen was filed. To celebrate National Ballpoint Pen Day (#BallpointPenDay), we've pulled together writing implements from across our collection. National ...

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 ...

Ballpoint pen is artist Mike Nudelman's instrument of choice. The Santa Fe-based artist has worked with ballpoint pen on paper over the last decade. His works will be featured in the show "Yet Again" ...

I put a ballpoint pen in it. Just something a little different,” she said. McArthur was thrilled her piece was chosen because in the art world, abstract works seem to dominate. “A lot of art ...

Try experimenting with different colours of ballpoint pen to create layers of texture. Light-coloured felt tips can easily pick up darker colours from a drawing surface. This can be avoided by ...

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 ...

An ordinary ballpoint pen is held in a spring-loaded carrier ... powder-coated aluminium case and a stainless steel stand it’s a work of art by itself. Inside, the Piktograph is powered by ...