The Ferris Wheel Press Blog

Learn how to store fountain pen ink for long-term use, including tips for protecting bottles from heat, sunlight, humidity, and contamination while keeping your collection organised and ready to use.

Colour influences emotions in ways that are both immediate and deeply personal. Shaped by psychology, nature, culture, memories, and lived experiences, our emotional responses to colour affect how we perceive products, environments, and creative work. Understanding these connections reveals why colour remains one of the most powerful tools in design and everyday life.

Seasonal changes influence mood, energy levels, and emotional needs, shaping the colours people are naturally drawn to throughout the year. From spring pastels and summer brights to autumn earth tones and winter jewel hues, colour preferences often reflect both environmental changes and the emotions people seek during each season.

Fandom collecting has transformed the stationery industry by turning everyday writing tools into meaningful extensions of beloved stories, characters, and worlds. Through storytelling, licensed collaborations, collecting culture, premium packaging, and community engagement, fandom culture has reshaped how stationery is designed, marketed, collected, and experienced.

Fountain pen collectors are driven by many different motivations, from writing and creativity to history, design, storytelling, rarity, and collecting culture. Understanding these collector types reveals why the hobby remains so diverse, engaging, and continually evolving.

Many fountain pen ink colour trends are influenced by the same cultural moods, colour forecasts, and consumer preferences that shape the fashion industry, revealing a surprising connection between runway palettes and the colours that appear in modern stationery collections.