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ForestChoice School Pencils In the Hands of Over 60,000 Students

9 years ago, in its first-ever pencil review, Pencil Revolution said, "Writing with a ForestChoice pencil is just as pleasurable as holding or beholding them." Today, the ForestChoice #2 pencil has established itself as a high-quality, FSC-certified…

Ten Unique Pencil Designs

Pencils get the creative juices flowing for many artists. Some create beautiful works of art with pencils but, for others, the pencils themselves are the objects of art. I hope you enjoy this list of ten very creative and very unique pencil…

Blackwing Slate Release Date Announced Alongside Video Preview

Yesterday, Palomino posted a video preview of the Blackwing Slate on their YouTube channel. The video shows off the Slate's unique design and asks users what they will create when the Blackwing Slate is released. The release date for the Slate,…

Palomino Introduces the Blackwing 602 Chuck Jones Edition – Available Now on Pencils.com

Yesterday, Palomino announced their collaboration with the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity and unveiled the Blackwing 602 Chuck Jones Edition set. Today, we're excited to announce that it is available online exclusively at Pencils.com, and…

The Rise and Fall of the Yellow Pencil: Part 1

Like the red fire truck or the blue police car, the yellow pencil is an iconic image. We have all relied on the yellow pencil at some point, the color embedded in our very idea of what a pencil is. The burning question: Why are pencils yellow? Why…

Palomino Unveils the Blackwing Slate

Today, Palomino finally took the wraps off of the latest addition to the Blackwing family, the Blackwing Slate, with a full photo preview. Here are the main points: Wear-resistant polymer hardcover Dual-sewn binding (sewn bound twice…

642 Things to Write About: The Year 2100

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For the next week, we’re going to be doing something different on the Pencils Blog. In addition to pencil news and updates, our staff will be writing short stories using prompts from 642 Things to Write About, the most popular book in the…

642 Things to Write About: Great-Great-Grandmother’s Diary, June 16, 1865

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For the next week, we're going to be doing something different on the Pencils Blog. In addition to pencil news and updates, our staff will be writing short stories using prompts from 642 Things to Write About, the most popular book in the…

Palomino Announces Blackwing602.com

Yesterday, Palomino announced the launch of their new Blackwing-focused site Blackwing602.com (as well of a very interesting new notebook, but more on that later). The site is aimed at fostering the culture of creativity, innovation and excitement…

642 Things to Write About – “The Morning of Unusual Events”

For the next week, we're going to be doing something different on the Pencils Blog. In addition to pencil news and updates, our staff will be writing short stories using prompts from 642 Things to Write About, the most popular book in the…