| Having gone through a pen collecting phase, i think you need to give some details. 1. A budget.
2. Writing preferences and handedness.
3. Preferred writing surface/media.
4. Body type For 2, that would include: a) tip type - rollerball, ballpoint, fountain, or 'marker'. b) tip size/diameter (essentially contact surface area) e.g. 0.17mm-1.0+mm c) 'ink' type - gel etc. Handedness matters mostly because left handers typically want the fastest drying ink. Writing surface (paper) is important because it can drastically change how a pen writes (especially for fountain pens). The body type might include approx. thickness (compared to an average pencil maybe), body material (metal, plastic, wood), contoured grip (yes/no, material?), and retractability. If you don't know any of those, I would say just try to define what quality would mean to you. |
As someone who always carries a pen in my pocket when I leave the house, I've come to find this one surprisingly important. Retractable pens have a habit of accidentally engaging and scribbling over the pocket fabric. I exclusively use capped pens for my daily carries now.
> left handers typically want the fastest drying ink.
Heck yes!