The EDC (Everyday Carry) mechanical pencil is rapidly gaining popularity among engineers and professionals, establishing itself as a go-to tool where precision and reliability are paramount. With its ...

The most realistic pencil drawings, or hyperrealistic pencil drawings, can sometimes be hard to believe. But a skillful use of shading and the representation of extremely fine details in pencil really ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Intricate, calligraphic writing, mathematical equations and ...

The whole point of a mechanical pencil is to have perfect sharpness forever. Yet without precise engineering and build quality, the standard slender leads are doomed to constant breakages. This ...

Tom Kelley is a sensitive soul. Shortly after sending the manuscript of his first book, The Art of Innovation, to his publisher, he visited Kepler’s, his local bookshop in Menlo Park in Silicon Valley ...

Somewhere in between the notes application on your phone and the box of Ticonderogas in the back-to-school section lies the mechanical pencil. If you carry a notebook, you’ll need a reliable, ...

Sometimes solving a problem doesn’t require a high-tech solution. Sometimes, you have to look no farther than your desktop. Three students from Northwestern University’s McCormick School of ...

Sketching is an expressive activity that enables people to manifest their emotions and artistic imagination. It is a talent that can be honed through practice, however, employing the right instruments ...

On a series of flights to and from a distant mine, I read a great deal on the history and manufacture of the pencil. The book I read is called The Pencil and is by Henry Petroski a professor of civil ...