A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to speak with Mark Keller, the Creative Director at Loudville Studios. In this interview, Mark gives an inside look into the advertising business, explains just how [...]

The Blackwing Experience and the Party for the Pencil hit New York City last week and, by all accounts, both were a hit. Over 1,000 artists, writers, musicians and other creatives graced the Art [...]

At last week’s Blackwing Experience at the Art Directors Club in New York, guests were able to create their own hand drawn font using a Palomino Blackwing pencil. The station was a huge hit, [...]

Welcome to this week’s Mad Men watercooler! As always, spoilers are ahead, so if you haven’t watched last night’s episode, find a place far away from this post… First off, RIP Roger and Jane’s [...]

Ann Mazzaferro, Writer Progressive Auto Insurance, “Goodnight” As I’ve mentioned before, I love an advertisement whose narrative touches on a universal experience in a short space of time.  I don’t know a much more [...]

This week’s featured pencil artist is someone who’s work you might be familiar with. His name is Timothy Hodge, and he has worked on films such as Mulan, Brother Bear and Veggie Tales. It’s [...]

Just two days ago, Dick Clark passed away at the age of 82. For the current generation of youngsters, Clark was known as the host of the New Year’s Eve ball-drop special on NBC. [...]

Welcome to your Weekly “Mad Men ” Water Cooler! “Mad Men” represents some of the best in music, design, art and writing, and each week we use it as a lens to examine broader [...]

Last week, we had the opportunity to sit down with Shantell Martin, a visual artist who will be performing at the Blackwing Experience on Tuesday, April 17th in New York City. We asked her [...]