The person behind NibGuide

About Alex Chen

Alex Chen is a product designer who has collected fountain pens for 10 years and owns or has handled a collection of 200+ pens.

NibGuide brings a collector’s perspective and a product-design lens to the questions that come with choosing and using a fountain pen.

Alex Chen · Product designer & fountain pen collector

The editorial method

Make the reasoning as useful as the recommendation.

A collection provides perspective. Each article still needs to show what supports its specific claims.

Identify the question.
Start with the reader’s use: small notes, everyday pages, a first pen, or a writing problem.
Separate the sources.
Distinguish manufacturer specifications, community consensus, firsthand observations, and editorial opinion.
Label handling when available.
Attach firsthand notes to the particular pen and observation. Do not extend them to every product mentioned.
Compare the writing variables.
Consider nib width, ink flow, paper absorbency, writing angle, and pressure together.
State uncertainty and invite corrections.
Explain what remains unverified, where preferences differ, and which detail a correction would change.

Keep the conversation useful

For a correction, identify the article, the specific claim, and a source that clarifies it.

Editorial transparency

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