Pen Colors

[yc1]

This is my first time posting on a forum, but had to agree that I prefer blue pens for signing letters.  I hate black pens as my writing seems to deteriorate using them, but it does now seem the norm to use them in every office environment.  Since breaking my wrist some years ago I have real difficulty in using normal ballpoints, gel pens always smudge. However, I discovered one sort of pen that is easier to write with - they are triangular in shape, not too thin and do not blot.  They are Staedtler triplus ball - I really recommend them if you get writers' cramp in meetings.

[nickless]

I always use green. It's simply my colour in the office. The pens I'm using are photocopiable and faxable, so there's no problem.

Apart from original letters, I also sign everything in green. Letters in blue ink though.

nickless

[geminigirl]

I *much* prefer blue ink ... hate writing in black!  I tend to use a very fine Hi-tecpoint which again, looks better in blue than black (looks like chicken scratchings then!).  

I also much prefer to use a proper ink cartridge pen at work, too - until some blighter pinched it off my desk and I've never been able to track the culprit down.  I think one tends to write better using a proper ink pen.

[tiffanyctd]

Pencils, pencils, and more pencils! My boss has a tendency to change his mind alot, so if I didn't use something I could erase, my notes would look like one big scratch out! Of course, on the rare occassion that I actually have to sign anything, it's in blue ink.

[sking]

I would normally use black because I was programmed to use black due to my legal background.

Edited by diamondlady on 13/03/06 04:11 PM.

[boober]

I prefer using black instead of blue.  

[dwreath]

I prefer to use Black.  I think I got into the habit of that color because of my field also.  All our legal forms need to be done in black ink.

dwreath

[Jackie G]

I love the discussion about pen colours!

Once worked in an advertising agency where the production department used green pens.  Nobody else was allowed to use green, so they could track their work.  Trouble was the production manager was a bit mad (I don't mean bonkers, I mean stark raving!) so I kind of always associate the use of green pens with madness.

Kidding...

Jackie, Peer Moderator
www.iqps.org

[donnap99]

That reminds me. I used to work at a place where everything was shades of brown. The only pen purchased was brown Flair markers. I haven't touched a brown Flair since the day I left. ::shuttters:: BAAAAADDD memoreis there.

DonnaP99