Written on September 30, 2008 – 1:31 pm | by Maria Mihale |


I have just finished reading an article on how to improve my writing and becoming the master of all masters in wielding words. All I have to do is to just free my mind, relax and start spreading words all over the place. It doesn’t matter if I write them down, on a piece of paper, or I type them; the important thing is to be myself and write as if no one is going to read it. Easier said than done, don’t you think?

So much the more the pen doesn’t seem to listen to me and refuses to take into consideration my desire of soothing both my mind and soul. It’s not like I’m asking the impossible, after all it’s not the first time I hold a pen between my very own fingers.



Maybe it’s the pen’s fault, why should I blame it on my brain? Or maybe it’s the fact that the pen doesn’t look anything like the keyboard I’m so accustomed to and the idea of waggling my wrist and smearing ink in order to express whatever I have to say is old-fashioned as far as the laptop generation is concerned.

Takumi Yoshida’s Aptus pen is the ultimate in modern writing instruments and features a unique and stylish design. “Aptus” is the Latin word for suitable, appropriate or fitting. Therefore, the pen, a mixture of elegance and functionality, doesn’t follow the strict mechanical requirements of all writing instruments – to be very thin – and adds volume in order to better fit into our hands. The body of the Aptus pen has an undulating ribbon which is specially designed to fit the hand and each contour is ergonomically suited to fulfill the task of a fluid and comfortable writing.



Despite its bodyless appearance, Aptus features four large contact points (three points near the tip of the pen and one supporting point between the thumb and the index finger) when held in a hand so that it gives a same holding and writing experience if not better.

This new instrument could undoubtedly be the perfect substitute for the impersonal keyboard and, why not, a helping hand in order to express feelings and thoughts. The keyboard should fear!

(Source gadgets.boingboing.net)