The Pen

The pen becomes more convenient and easier to use when we are able to hang them on our clothing. (That's probably why those little clips were designed) Now clipping a pen on your clothes has become a very common and thoughtless act. We want to store the pen quickly but be able to also recall it quickly.

I've seen them in shirt pockets, pant pockets, belts, collars, on point of a v-neck etc. But I can't tell you how many times when I was growing up my father forgot to take a pen out of his pocket and his entire load of laundry was splattered in ink. Here lies an opportunity for design. Washable pen? A way to carry a pen with out hooking it on your clothes? The problem definitely provokes some thought.