Bic celebrated the official launch of its Easy-Glide System ink technology, which has been incorporated into its Velocity retractable ... more about how Bic ballpoint pens are made.

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Look around you. Chances are, there’s a BiC Cristal ballpoint pen among your odds and ends. Since 1950, it has far outsold the Rubik’s Cube and even the iPhone, and yet, it’s one of the most ...

But despite its popularity, the ballpoint pen is relatively new in the history of handwriting, and its influence on popular handwriting is more complicated than the Bic campaign would imply.