Visit Greenpoint, Brooklyn with Blackwing

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Take a trip with us to Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Tucked away in this brick landscape is the cozy Yoseka Stationery shop, where East meets West. “We started Yoseka Stationery as a way of introducing Asian stationery here in the U.S.” says Daisy, who co-owns Yoseka with her husband, Neil, whose parents started the first Yoseka in Taiwan in 1981.

Blackwing Vol. 192 – Behind the Design

The Color Prism/Venn Diagram design depicted on the Blackwing Vol. 192 is a visual representation of these two disparate, but interdependent voices and how they come together to create something beautiful. It was noted during their collaborative years, that Lennon and McCartney held each other as both rivals and inspirations, pushing one another to be better and continue to innovate.

Introducing Vol. 192 – The Lennon & McCartney Pencils

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Blackwing 192 is a tribute to Lennon and McCartney and the estimated 192 songs they wrote together. The color prism design depicts the convergence of two powerful creative forces. A different Lennon-McCartney lyric is foil stamped on each pencil, for a total of twelve different lyrics in the set.
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The Evolution of Animation – Blackwing Vol. 7

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Blackwing Volume 7 celebrates the history of animation. Vol. 7's unique design features 6 different interlaced patterns that form a 7-frame animation when seen through a viewfinder. The viewfinder uses a process known as "picket fence animation"…

Chuck Jones Creativity Pad Inspiration

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Introducing the Chuck Jones Creativity Pad, our first-ever landscape orientation notebook. Chuck Jones preferred a wide canvas for his sketches. The Creativity Pad is designed to give creative minds the largest unrestricted canvas possible.…

The Legacy of Chuck Jones – Blackwing Vol. 7

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"The rules are simple. Take your work, but never yourself, seriously. Pour in your love and whatever skill you have and it will come out." Over the last century, there may not be anyone more synonymous with their body of work than the legendary…
Vol 7 Pencils and Box

Introducing Blackwing Volume 7 – Tribute to Animation

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Vol. 7 Behind the Design – Picket Fence Animation Tutorial

Each set of Blackwing Vol. 7 pencils comes with six unique designs. When side by side and matched with the corresponding colored dots, they form a 7-frame animation that can be seen using the included Picket-Fence viewfinder.

How Blackwing Pencils Are Imprinted

We’re all about the process. We believe that being mindful in every step of the manufacturing process and using the highest-quality materials makes a difference. Take a closer look at how we put the stamp on our iconic Blackwing products.

Introducing Blackwing Lab 08.25.22

With Lab 08.25.22, we’re experimenting with a chroma key green lacquer that lets you digitally overlay images, videos, and designs directly onto the pencil.