The finals-week desk, sorted: a college desk setup
A college desk setup: a five-subject notebook beside the laptop, a gel pen, a mechanical pencil and eraser, a highlighter, roll sticky notes and a pencil pouch.
The desk and every item on it are original illustrations made for this page and owned by Stationery Times, drawn to real size.
Pens · Gel pen
BIC Gel-ocity Quick Dry
BIC Gel-ocity Quick Dry explained: the 0.7 mm point and 0.3 mm line, BIC's 5-second dry claim, left-handed use, refills, colors, G2 comparison and origin.
Pencils · Mechanical pencil
BIC Xtra-Smooth pencil
BIC Xtra-Smooth mechanical pencil explained: 0.7 mm HB (No. 2) lead, 3 leads per pencil, click-eraser feed, packs of 5 to 320, test rules and where it's made.
Pens · Highlighter
Kokuyo Campus Any-Liner
KOKUYO Campus ANY LINER explained: a twin highlighter with hollow micro-particle ink that resists show-through, 4 mm/fine and 4 mm/2 mm types and 15 colors.
Notebooks · Spiral notebook
Five Star 5-subject notebook
Five Star 5 Subject notebook (72081) explained: 8.5 x 11 in sheets, 200 sheets (400 pages), 8 pockets, college vs wide ruled, and where it's made.
Accessories · Eraser
Kokuyo Campus eraser
KOKUYO's Campus eraser that erases well but doesn't break easily: parallelogram and rectangle shapes, sizes, the 66° design and its 2026 Japan Stationery Award.
Cases
Five Star pencil pouch
Five Star Zipper Pencil Pouch (50642) explained: 8.75 × 11 in, 3 grommets for 3-ring binders, 3 zip pockets, mesh front, guarantee, and where it's made.
Accessories · Sticky notes
Kokuyo Campus roll sticky notes
KOKUYO Campus roll sticky notes explained: a 15 mm × 2.4 m fully adhesive roll in a refillable case, cut to any length, ¥610, refills and its 2026 award.
Hover or press Tab on any item to see what it is.Tap a numbered item to see what it is, then use the arrows to step through the desk. Plain props (keyboard, mouse, plants and so on) are scenery. Everything is drawn at roughly the same scale.
What is on this desk?
Pens · Gel pen
BIC Gel-ocity Quick Dry explained: the 0.7 mm point and 0.3 mm line, BIC's 5-second dry claim, left-handed use, refills, colors, G2 comparison and origin.
Pencils · Mechanical pencil
BIC Xtra-Smooth mechanical pencil explained: 0.7 mm HB (No. 2) lead, 3 leads per pencil, click-eraser feed, packs of 5 to 320, test rules and where it's made.
Pens · Highlighter
KOKUYO Campus ANY LINER explained: a twin highlighter with hollow micro-particle ink that resists show-through, 4 mm/fine and 4 mm/2 mm types and 15 colors.
Notebooks · Spiral notebook
Five Star 5 Subject notebook (72081) explained: 8.5 x 11 in sheets, 200 sheets (400 pages), 8 pockets, college vs wide ruled, and where it's made.
Accessories · Eraser
KOKUYO's Campus eraser that erases well but doesn't break easily: parallelogram and rectangle shapes, sizes, the 66° design and its 2026 Japan Stationery Award.
Cases
Five Star Zipper Pencil Pouch (50642) explained: 8.75 × 11 in, 3 grommets for 3-ring binders, 3 zip pockets, mesh front, guarantee, and where it's made.
Accessories · Sticky notes
Kokuyo Campus roll sticky notes
KOKUYO Campus roll sticky notes explained: a 15 mm × 2.4 m fully adhesive roll in a refillable case, cut to any length, ¥610, refills and its 2026 award.
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