Empowering Individuality

Articles to inspire yourself-expression.

The field of handwriting analysis, referred to as "graphology," is often debunked as being pseudo-science. But that cynicism about its accuracy is exactly what has made it a popular and controversial topic of conversation for centuries. In our digital...
Our Peek Inside… series takes a look inside people's personal journals to celebrate their imaginations and inspire others. This month we're taking a look at the creative travel journals of Rachel's nomadic life: I am a vagabond. My home is...
This Saturday is World Compliment Day, an international celebration of positivity and promoting the self-esteem of others. Sounds like a pretty easy (not to mention wonderful) event in which to participate, right? Well, if you've ever been the recipient...
If you follow us on Twitter, Pinterest or Facebook, you know that we're constantly being inspired by the words of great artists, thinkers and creators. But, just in case you've missed some of these motivational images, we thought we'd...
Many of the benefits of keeping a notebook are obvious, especially to the journallers among us. Having the ability to write down your creative inspirations and observations at any moment is clearly a wonderful thing, but what makes a...
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, things are getting a little romantic here at the Endpaper Blog. If chocolates and flowers just won't do for yet another Valentine's Day present, why not show off your creative side with...
Our Peek Inside… series takes a look inside people's personal journals to celebrate their imaginations and inspire others. This month we're taking a trip down memory lane with Alison, as she shows us a personal look at her wedding anniversary...
Every December, various publications around the world submit their "Word of the Year." From the Oxford Dictionary to The Local (Germany's English-language news source), organisations hope to offer up one word that best sums up the year that was....
This Saturday is Robbie Burns Day, an increasingly universal celebration of all things Scottish. Named for the famous 18th-century poet and lyricist, Scotland's "favourite son" Robert Burns, the day has been adopted around the world as a chance to...
This weekend the 56th annual Grammy Awards will honour some of the greatest musical achievements of the past year. An impending event of this calibre got us thinking: How different is the art of songwriting from the novel and...