Volumes by Blackwing - Vol. 56
The Blackwing 56 pays tribute to the Yankee Clipper during the 75th anniversary of his famous streak. The blue pinstripe barrel is a nod to the uniform he wore with the utmost class and dignity, while the gold...
The Process Behind the Blackwing 1138
With the reveal, the focus was on what was on the pencil; how we took the entirety of Georges Mélies’ A Trip to the Moon and fit it on a pencil. Today, we’re going to look at how...
Introducing Volume 1138
Using a process known as movie barcoding, we condensed A Trip to the Moon into individual bands of color (shout out to Melvyn over at Arcane Sanctum for his awesome open source movie barcoding program). We then set out...
Introducing Volume 211
When we started brainstorming ideas for our second Volumes edition, we knew we wanted to show a different side of the program. The 725 was a musician’s pencil: loud and in your face. The 211 is just the...
The Background and Design Behind Vol. 725
Read about how the idea of Blackwing Volume 725 came to be. Hint: it has to do with music, specifically the Newport Folk Festival. Learn more here.
