Comments on: Pencils

By: Best Mechanical Pencil Imaginable. - Knife City Creamery

Best Mechanical Pencil Imaginable. - Knife City Creamery — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:09:53 +0000

[...] [Brian Greene @ Herman Miller Blog via Bill Barol @ Boing Boing] [...]

By: Brian Greene

Brian Greene — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:54:23 +0000

ScottD – I actually dislike the Sharpie Liquid Pencil more than I dislike most other pencils. So many things wrong with it, I did a review if you are interested:

http://officesupplygeek.com/pen-review/pencils/sharpie-liquid-pencil-review

By: Cerentha Harris

Cerentha Harris — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:10:32 +0000

I got one of those pens for my birthday one year!
Cerentha

By: hue

hue — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:36:53 +0000

During the space race the US spent millions on a pen that would write in space, the Russians used a pencil…

I am a lefty and find the grey dust accumulated on the bottom of my fist evidence of inspiration. A tangent that forces me to create.

http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp

By: ScottD

ScottD — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:10:32 +0000

In light of your hatred of pencils…

http://blog.sharpie.com/2010/08/introducing-the-new-sharpie-liquid-pencil/

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:45:44 +0000

The California Republic pencils are top notch. The Black Warriors of today are not up the quality they once were IMO.
I did find a handful of no name made in China HB2 pencils. Great writers and a dark line, as good as California Republic. I don’t recall where I found them but have had them in storage for a while. It was an unusual find. I hope there’s no lead in the paint.

By: Rizen Creative » A few cool links…

Rizen Creative » A few cool links… — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 01:03:41 +0000

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By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:41:10 +0000

Love this post! That said, I’m old-fashioned and love my standard issue Dixon Ticonderogas.

By: naomi

naomi — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:30:09 +0000

I’m a lefty too. I realized when a child that if I write backwards and upside-down, I can write right to left, and no smudge (my second grade teacher thought it was cool, too).

By: A Guide To The World’s Best Pencils

A Guide To The World’s Best Pencils — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:02:49 +0000

[...] Brian Green highlights the following pencils for the picky pencil [...]

By: tadja dragoo

tadja dragoo — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:01:23 +0000

Thank you for this article. I love writing with pencils for the same reason you don’t like them. I like to consider the “inconsistent ” lines to be beautiful and expressive. If you feel your pencil is getting soft and fuzzy too quickly, try an “F”(my favorite) or a Palomino “HB” . I’d have to agree: Palominos are fantastic. They feel nice, and have strong,dark leads.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:56:29 +0000

I’m a lefty and pencils always left a gray smudge on my hand after a lot of writing. Thus, I have to find pens with quick drying ink.

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:17:53 +0000

I prefer a good pen, but I have to use a pencil at work. I’m a huge fan of the Kuru Toga line, and within the line, the Alpha-Gel version is my favorite. Besides reducing or eliminating any digging into the paper, the mechanism really does prevent lead breakage.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:42:03 +0000

Nice article, but dang, would it have killed you to use photographs of said pencils?

By: Pencils! - Boing Boing

Pencils! - Boing Boing — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:45:09 +0000

[...] blog today turns the company's impeccable eye to a design object most of us take for granted: The lowly pencil. Blogger Brian Greene highlights five models, from the Mirado Black Warrior (probably the closest [...]

By: allison westbrook

allison westbrook — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:35:28 +0000

I’ve heard the same about the Palomino’s.

By: Cerentha Harris

Cerentha Harris — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:04:03 +0000

Unlike Brian I am partial to a pencil and these sound lovely – and a long way from the Dixon Ticonderoga’s that currently grace my desk.
Cerentha

By: Lee Shivley

Lee Shivley — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:56:38 +0000

Some people think the California Republic Palomino pencil is the successor to the EF Blackwing. I never had the pleasure of writing with the Blackwing but I do know I love the Palomino. The cedat it’s made from and the gorgeous wood box they come in. give them a try

By: allison westbrook

allison westbrook — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:53:26 +0000

The Mirado’s are nice. The only problem is that they have a cylindrical body instead of the the hexagonal, thus they will instantly roll off of any inclined surface. 4 1/2 stars.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:07:25 +0000

… i won’t write with a pencil for the same reason. i don’t like the “fuzzy” line.