Pencils.com 20 Year Celebration

Today is a very special day in Pencilnalia (If you get that reference, thank you. You’re the reason we’re here in the first place.). March 20, 2015 marks the start of Pencils.com’s 20th year in existence and we’re ready to celebrate. “How?” you ask? Read on to find out.

20 Years in the Making

At exactly 12 noon on March 20, 1996, the domain “Pencils.com” was registered to the Incense Cedar Institute, a manufacturers association of producers of incense cedar lumber. Since then, Pencils.com has transformed from a purely informational site into an ecommerce platform that boasts a wide variety of woodcased pencils to go along with its library of information .

We worked with visual artist, Creative Director, and former Pencil Artist of the Week Nick Sickelton to create an awesome timeline that chronicles the history of Pencils.com from its days as the Incense Cedar Institute – Pencil Pages, all the way to its present form. Click the button below to check it out.

On with the Festivities!

You may have noticed our new “20 Year Celebration” logo in our header. If not, here’s a closer look at the new design:

Like pencils, websites get dull after a while. This “20 Year Celebration” logo represents our efforts to stay sharp by continually refining how we interact with our visitors and how our visitors interact with us. And speaking of staying sharp…

We’re having 52 Pencils.com 20 Year Celebration shirts made to commemorate the occasion. These shirts can only be obtained by entering and winning one of our weekly 20 Year Celebration contests. Each week’s contest will be announced in the weekly Pencils.com newsletter and on Pencils.com’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram profiles, so connect with us if you haven’t already!

Every Pencil is a Sandwich

We’re also extremely excited to announce “Every Pencil is a Sandwich,” the first entry in our ebook series. We’ve always been known for providing some of the most detailed pencil information on the web, and this ebook series is a natural evolution of that tradition. Newsletter subscribers will receive a link to download “Every Pencil is a Sandwich” in next week’s newsletter (sign up in the sidebar or footer if you haven’t!).

20 Year Celebration Sale

For the next 20 days, we’re also hosting a “20 for $20” sale. We’ve picked out 20 of our most popular products and knocked them down to an even $20. Scroll through the sale items below, or head over to the sale page for a more detailed view.

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If you’re a frequent visitor, you’ve probably noticed some small changes to the site in the past few weeks. We’ve got more changes on the way based on your feedback, but we also have some surprises up our sleeves for all of you pencil nuts out there. Stay tuned, and let the celebration begin!