Blackwing Blog

We wanted more space for our ideas to take shape, but we didn’t want to comprise size in order to get it. A pocket notebook is only a pocket notebook if it can fit in your pocket, after...

In 138 BCE, Chinese explorer Zhang Qian set out on an expedition west. The journey lasted more than 13 years and laid the foundation for the Silk Road, a trade route that was instrumental in opening up communication...

Tom Hall is a game designer and co-founder of ID software. Some of his works include Doom and Wolfenstein 3D. Read more about Tom's creative process.

Lili Arnold is a graphic designer, illustrator, block printer and textile designer based in Santa Cruz, California.

Oliver Lam-Watson is a Masters of Architecture student, 35mm darkroom photographer and YouTube content creator from London, UK. Read about his process.

In the midst of preparing for the Blackwing 530 launch, we went down the Gold Rush rabbit hole - here are some interesting facts about the California Gold Rush.

Check out the Blackwing Point Guard, a point protector designed specifically for Blackwing pencils. This is an item we’ve been working on for nearly two full years, and one I didn’t think would ever see the light of...

The Blackwing 530 celebrates these eureka moments of the creative process. Its gold barrel and striped gold ferrule symbolize the feeling of “striking gold” when that moment hits. The model number 530 is a tribute to Sutter’s Mill,...