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Famous Notebook Users

Six Famous Notebook Users

If you’re an active Pencils.com reader, you know that we frequently advise keeping a thought notebook or journal around to keep track of daily activities and ideas, and we do so with good reason. Research has indicated that keeping a notebook…
David Rees on CBS Morning

David Rees and Musgrave Pencils on CBS Morning

Over the weekend, CBS News and their weekend morning series Sunday Morning ran a segment about pencils and our favorite pencil sharpener. No, I’m not talking about the Blackwing long point sharpener, I’m talking about artisanal pencil sharpener…
Dark Souls Concept Art

The Best Video Game Concept Art of All Time

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Making a video game with iconic heroes, villains, and level-design is no easy task. That’s why gaming developers often need to draft and redraft their ideas to make sure they’ve settled on the right look and feel.  Thankfully, most gaming…
Tiny Pencil

Tiny Pencil: A Zine Dedicated to All Things Graphite

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For all of the lead lovers here at Studio 602, there’s a new biannual zine on the rise that specializes in art created exclusively using pencils.  The zine is called Tiny Pencil, and it’s put together lovingly by graphite enthusiasts Amber…
Never Make Your Own Pencils

Pencil Facts from the “Never Make Your Own Pencils” Video

Never Make Your Own Pencils - watch more funny videos A few days ago, Funny or Die posted an awesomely hilarious video titled "Never Make Your Own Pencils." The video is "a cautionary tale about pencil making" that tells the tragic story…
Tiberlines Road Trip Journal

Timberlines: Keeping a Road Trip Journal

Keeping a Road Trip Journal Over at Timberlines, WoodChuck has posted an entry discussing his experience with one of our Journals Unlimited Road Trip journals. Journals Unlimited journals, which are made in the USA using soy-based inks, come…
Guy Clark

Interviews with Guy Clark

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Last week, legendary songwriter and artist Guy Clark released his first studio album in four years.  The album features eleven new tracks, ten of which were written by Clark along with a group of Nashville A-Listers, including Rodney Crowell,…
Blackwing Sessions

Andrew Combs to Rock The Blackwing Experience

  Photos by Melissa Madison Fuller via Andrew Comb's Website Andrew Combs keeps his Worried Mind Focused on Writing Great Songs Andrew Combs is a worried man with a worried mind, but this Coin Records artist writes music that won't…
Blackwing Experience

10 Reasons to be Excited for the Blackwing Experience

The Blackwing Experience is just around the corner. You may be getting tired of the hype, but we know many of you are just as excited as we are, so here are 10 reasons to get even more excited for the Blackwing Experience. 10. Meet Simpsons…
Blackwing Pearl

Creative Ways to Use the Blackwing Pearl

Friends and fellow pencil-heads, I am obsessed with the Blackwing Pearl. Now, my obsession with pencils is well documented on this site (where was the Pearl last year when I was crafting my pencil-themed Kentucky Derby chapeau?), so the fact…