Blackwing Blog

Sam Larson is a freelance artist from Portland Oregon and founder of the Steel Bison brand.

Meet Michael, the Owner and Creative Director of Loyal Stricklin, a lifestyle leather goods brand and retail store local in Opelika, AL. Read about his process.

Meet Jay Dokken, founder of UI Stencils. He conceives, manufactures, and markets physical products for digital designers and developers. Read about his process.

Meet Bee Stanton, a hand-lettering artist and illustrative designer. She draws pictures and letters for a living. Read about her process here.

Meet Molly, a freelance illustrator with a focus on letters. She work with clients to create custom lettering for editorial, print, advertising, etc. 

Meet Muideen. His artwork is sports focused with clients such as 47′, Grantland, ESPN, Reebok, NewBalance and Sports Illustrated. Read about his process.

Meet Charles Soule, writer of "Daredevil" for Marvel Comics, the Star Wars "Poe Dameron" comic, and New York Times bestseller "Death of Wolverine".

Guy Clark said that the key to crafting a good song was to “write with a pencil and a big eraser.” His methodical songwriting process included pencil and graph paper. He liked to see every letter of every...