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Might be the silliest question ever posted, or is it?

 

In your search for your favorite/perfect ink, does its name make a difference or play a role in your choosing?

 

I confess there have been some colors in the past that I have fancied but was put off by the name.

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Iroshizuku ink names mean nothing to me, and I can only remember a few of them. Some of the Noodler's names are helpful, but some mean nothing to me. At least Diamine attempts to name their inks with a term that is descriptive of the color.

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Not really. I look at color first, then behavior. I do buy samples on occasion based on the name, but that is only if the color is (or may be) something I want to try. The one time I did was Organics Studio L. Frank Baum, which turned out *not* to be the emerald green it was touted to be. Dunno what you'd call the color, but it was IMO, a little too blue-toned; the ink was relatively well behaved, IIRC -- just not remotely "emerald". I was quite disappointed, because I grew up reading the Oz books.

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I stopped buying Waterman ink because they changed perfectly good and highly distinctive well known names for wishy-washy nondescript names. I haven't gotten into Iroshizuku ink because I'm not motivated to differentiate the names. Noodlers has so many inks and fanciful names that I feel overwhelmed. But I confess I'm easily satisfied with brands with a restrained selection and colours with easily definable names. I like a small, concise personal ink supply.

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I bought an ink for the name once. Noodler's Operation Overlord Orange. I wish the ink performed as badass as the name sounds. That will probably the last time I buy an ink just for the name...

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My 8 year-old daughter is my fountain pen buddy and I remember her peals of laughter when she found out that pilots iroshizuku purple ink was called murasaki shikibu. It is a fun one to say.

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Definitely colours first, but I quite like exotic names though, especially the German names from R&K and Japanese names from Iroshizuku (I'm Chinese so I can read their Japanese Kanji). I love Noodler's Apache Sunset coz it's such a beautiful name, yet I've never understood what those "bad" names are about...

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Names? Ach, not at all (well, maybe). All I'm really interested in is the number. E.g. Herbins = 38, Caran d'Aches old = 9, Caran d'Aches new = 12, R & Ks = 20....

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Iroshizuku ink names mean nothing to me, and I can only remember a few of them. Some of the Noodler's names are helpful, but some mean nothing to me. At least Diamine attempts to name their inks with a term that is descriptive of the color.

 

I agree. I also liked the historical aspect of the Noodlers V-Mail series. Particularly Midway Blue and Burma Rd. Brown. As I have read hundreds of letters written by servicemen in WWII I have observed inks that seem to match these.

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The name is just a way to ID the ink, all that matters to me is the color and performance. Having said that, I did get De Atramentis Ferdinand von Zeppelin instead of the Atlantic Blue (they are the same ink).

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I was quite put off by the new Waterman color names too! I find them to be insipid.

That being said South Sea Blue will always be my favorite color and I will always buy it for that reason.

In general, I am not enticed to buy ink because of a name. I look for the colors I am interested in and then, secondarily, may notice the name.

 

 

 

I stopped buying Waterman ink because they changed perfectly good and highly distinctive well known names for wishy-washy nondescript names. I haven't gotten into Iroshizuku ink because I'm not motivated to differentiate the names. Noodlers has so many inks and fanciful names that I feel overwhelmed. But I confess I'm easily satisfied with brands with a restrained selection and colours with easily definable names. I like a small, concise personal ink supply.

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Okay, yes, I am a sucker for that! I have several brown inks. A name like chocolate or old cowboy saddle is likely to sell me a new brown ink.

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I stopped buying Waterman ink because they changed perfectly good and highly distinctive well known names for wishy-washy nondescript names. I haven't gotten into Iroshizuku ink because I'm not motivated to differentiate the names. Noodlers has so many inks and fanciful names that I feel overwhelmed. But I confess I'm easily satisfied with brands with a restrained selection and colours with easily definable names. I like a small, concise personal ink supply.

Yes, why would Waterman want to rename South Sea Blue to Inspired Blue? Lack of imagination and no respect for decades of a well-named and great ink?

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I think I choose color over name every time indeed I look at a color and then if I like it I buy it and rarely do I notice the name .

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I don't think I've ever come across an ink name that put me off buying the product if the quality and performance are there. "A rose by any other name...." I'm a regular at the Badger & Blade shaving site, and there's a shaving soap called Yeti Snot that I could hardly bring myself to read about, much less buy or apply to my face! But I can't think of an ink name that's affected me that way.

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For the most part, color attracts my attention first. My favorite ink is called Noodler's Black.

 

However, I'll admit that name can affect me a little. I was interested in the ink "Caran D'Ache Saffron" which I may have misspelled. "Caran D'Ache Obese Orange" or whatever it's called now holds no appeal at all.

 

There are certainly associations, but they only go so far. A pretty color wins me over more than a name. I went through this several times not just with ink this summer but with paint.

 

Of course, I've told my students not to ruin names for my future children by giving me a bad association for that name by their behavior!

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1. color

2. flow

3. reputation

4. price

5. name

 

The first three are priorities.

Be Happy, work at it. Namaste

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The name is just a way to ID the ink, all that matters to me is the color and performance. Having said that, I did get De Atramentis Ferdinand von Zeppelin instead of the Atlantic Blue (they are the same ink).

I've actually considered ordering a bottle of De Atramentis Albrecht Dürer -- which apparently you can only get from their website -- even though it's relabeled Silver Grey (and I already have a bottle of the Tchaikowsky, which is *also* Silver Grey). Simply because I like the idea of having an ink that looks like silverpoint drawings named for Dürer, who is one of my favorite artists.... :rolleyes:

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I suspect we are all more influenced than we think. I believe I buy inks based on how I expect them to perform but I suspect my appreciation of them is influenced by name. Most of my inks are Diamine and my favourite colours (e.g. Twilight, Eau de Nil, Asa Blue, Misty Blue) all have names that appeal. I would like to like Chocolate Brown but it is too dark and too wet for me - yet it keeps getting another outing. Now and again I have another go of Denim which I actually quite like but it always goes away again - and I don't think the name suits the colour. I suspect I am being influenced by the name.

 

Another example; I understand Ancient Copper is Diamine's best seller and yet there are others similar. But the name is very evocative and I suspect that has a bearing.

 

Unrelated to ink, my dog (see avatar) was a rescue and in the early days was terrified of other dogs and tried to scare them off in a most aggressive fashion. Quite reasonably this upset some dog owners (although he was always on a lead) but when we told them his name was Bertie the attitude always softened. You could see the change in facial expression immediately. I told one woman his name was Fang and got a lecture on dangerous dogs. Names do matter!

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