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When I’d Rather Use A Pencil

A recent Wall Street Journal article quoted Count Anton-Wolfgang von Faber-Castell, chief executive of Faber-Castell, as referring to paperless, entirely digital classrooms and offices as "wishful thinking." This quote has been sticking with…

What is Blackwing? Palomino’s Short Film Provides the Answer

Palomino has long stressed that Blackwing is "more than just a pencil," but what is it? Last week, they launched a short film that answers that question. The video features Nashville-based singer-songwriter Andrew Combs, and an eclectic mix…

You Should Be Taking Lecture Notes by Hand – Here’s Why

If you're like most students, you're always on the lookout for the latest-and-greatest way to boost your memory, improve your lecture notes and get more out of your in-class time. You've probably experimented with a variety of note taking apps,…
Pencil Artist Andreas Mischok

Pencil Artist of the Week: Andreas Mischok

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This week’s featured pencil artist is Andreas Mischok, a pencil artist from Germany who creates high-contrast pencil drawings of orcs, elves and assassins. Being from Germany, Andreas has no shortage of high-quality, locally-made pencils…
The Pencil Economy

Pencil Sales to Increase 4% Over Five Years

Admit it, you've wondered - does anyone over Scantron age still buy pencils? It's okay, we're not offended. It's a fair question. I'm happy to report that the answer is yes! According to the Wall Street Journal, pencil and pen sales are up…
How to Hand Sharpen a Pencil

How to Hand Sharpen a Pencil

To many people this post may seem like a joke. I mean seriously, who can’t figure out how to sharpen a pencil. Well, truth be told, like many things that appear simple from the outside, there are tricks to hand sharpening a pencil? In fact,…
Pencil Eraser

Why Some Erasers Don’t Work (And How to Find One That Does)

I'm sure we can all recall this scenario: You're sitting in school, taking a standardized test. You know the answer is B, but for some reason you just filled in the bubble for C with your trusty No. 2 pencil, nice and dark, just like the proctor…
Pencil Artist Anita Patterson

Pencil Artist of the Week: Anita Patterson

This week’s featured pencil artist is Anita Patterson, a pencil artist from the United Kingdom who creates observational drawings of the places she visits. Anita’s gallery is filled with drawings created using a combination of graphite pencils,…
Drawings by Brad Tabar

Pencil Artist of the Week: Brad Tabar

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This week’s featured pencil artist is Brad Tabar, or Dokkalfr if you follow him on DeviantArt. Brad creates pencil drawings that are, in a word, fantastic, in both quality and subject matter. Brad’s DeviantArt gallery is divided into…
Breaking Pencils

Breaking News: Pencils vs. the iPhone 6

By now you're probably familiar with the mass panic caused by the reported fragility of the iPhone 6. While the folks at OtterBox must be dancing a jig right about now, owners of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are clearly struggling to deal with the…