A symbol of a studious individual hard at work, the neon highlighter pen feels akin to an unsurreptitious sword; brightly coloured and clumsily wielded by many, often making a mess of expertly and painstakingly written notes, brainstorms and journal entries.
When highlighters aren’t busy sullying handwritten work and bleeding through pages, they’re usually dried out and unusable. It feels as though there’s no real middle ground between the two. Yet the problem, fellow stationery enthusiasts and scholars, is not only linked to the quality of the highlighter that you’re investing in but also the style that you’re choosing.
