pen-and-paper
Longhand composition method
Pen-and-paper describes activities done by writing rather than using computers or other technology.
A pen-and-paper test is handwritten.
Pen-and-paper role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons use character sheets and dice rather than video game consoles—though pencils work fine despite the name.
Hasty informal drawing
- doodleMindless rough sketch
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
crosshatching · stippling · portrait · landscape · still-life · figure · perspective · composition
Manual letter formation
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- letterWritten symbol or message
- journalRecord of daily events
- diaryPersonal daily record
composition · essay · draft · note-taking · longhand · cursive · print · correspondence
Blank pages for jottings
- notepadBound sheets for writing
- journalRecord of daily events
- ledgerFinancial record book
- letterheadBranded formal stationery
envelope · post-it · binder · clipboard · folio · diary · blotter · parchment
Sculptural paper-creasing art
- papercraftMaking things from paper
- quillingRolled paper strip art
- scrapbookingCreating decorated keepsake albums
- bookbindingAssembling pages into volumes
collage · kirigami · papier-mache · cardmaking · decoupage · stamping · embossing · die-cutting
Not internet-connected
- unpluggedDisconnected from power
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- manualWritten instructions for use
- low-techNot electronically complex
handmade · tactile · tangible · non-digital · old-school · physical · hands-on
Horizontal furniture surface
- roleplayingAssuming fictional identities
- gamemasterRoleplaying session director
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
quest · worldbuilding · mapmaking · lore · alignment · adventure · storytelling · fantasy
sketch
Hasty informal drawing
- doodleMindless rough sketch
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- illustrationPicture explaining something
shading · crosshatching · stippling · portrait · landscape · still-life · figure · perspective · composition · graphite
handwriting
Manual letter formation
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- letterWritten symbol or message
- journalRecord of daily events
diary · composition · essay · draft · note-taking · longhand · cursive · print · correspondence · brainstorming
notebook
Blank pages for jottings
letterhead · envelope · post-it · binder · clipboard · folio · diary · blotter · parchment · vellum
origami
Sculptural paper-creasing art
- papercraftMaking things from paper
- quillingRolled paper strip art
- scrapbookingCreating decorated keepsake albums
bookbinding · collage · kirigami · papier-mache · cardmaking · decoupage · stamping · embossing · die-cutting · folding
offline
Not internet-connected
- unpluggedDisconnected from power
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- manualWritten instructions for use
low-tech · handmade · tactile · tangible · non-digital · old-school · physical · hands-on
tabletop
Horizontal furniture surface
- roleplayingAssuming fictional identities
- gamemasterRoleplaying session director
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
initiative · quest · worldbuilding · mapmaking · lore · alignment · adventure · storytelling · fantasy · pathfinder
pen-and-paperdigital
Of discrete data
electronic · computerized · online · screen-based · computer-based
pen-and-paperverbal
Of or in words
oral · spoken · face-to-face · off-the-record · unwritten
paper, pens, penned, penning, papers, papered, papering, papery, paperwork