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The History of the Crossword Puzzle

A Brief History of Crossword Puzzles

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Crossword puzzles, like so many things I love, originated in England in the 19th century, although they were first widely published in the United States. They were a derivation of the "word square," a children's puzzle that looks exactly how…
Pencil Artist Ed McNeil

Pencil Artist of the Week: Ed McNeil

This week’s featured artist is Ed McNeil, a pencil artist from the United States who creates drawings, sketches and paintings of animals and pop-culture icons. Ed broke down his favorite tools for creating his traditional drawings: “The…
Pencil Tips to Optimize Pencil Use

Pencil Tips to Optimize Your Pencil Use

I have a pencil in my cup at work. It's a yellow Ticonderoga No. 2 HB, and I love it. Not a day goes by that I don't need it for something. If you're a dedicated pencil user like I am, here are some tips for you to optimize your daily pencil…
Drawings by Pencil Artist Jekaterina Dancheva-Ustrikova

Pencil Artist of the Week: Jekaterina Dancheva-Ustrikova

This week’s featured artist is Jekaterina Dancheva-Ustrikova, a pencil artist from Estonia who creates biological taxonomy drawings of fish, lizards and other wildlife. Jekaterina’s drawings would be right at home in the pages of a naturalist’s…

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