Daily Pattern: Pencil Ahoy!

My homeboy Adam Hoppus is back! Today he went back a couple topics and did this excellent rendition of Writing Utensil!

Daily Pattern - Writing Utensil

Nibs!

The fountain pen has got to be the classiest writing utensil.

Daily Pattern: Writing Utensils

Even though I'm surrounded by nothing but art for my entire life, it still works out that I can never find the writing utensil or art-making tool when I need it.

If I'm sketching I only have pens and x-acto knives. If I'm need to make a mock-up, I only have pencils. If I just need to jot an important number down, I don't have anything.

Anyway, I started this pattern thinking about these work utensils that have messages about being a working artist written on the side instead of brand names. Unfortunately it became super hard to read at a small size, so I ended up making the type a little bigger and bolder than I was originally planning.





I think if I were to actually use this pattern, I'd take the words out, but hey, they were important to the brainstorm.

Daily Pattern: Writing utensils

Nowadays I take for granted that my most frequently used writing utensil (especially when actually writing) isn't even cylindric. I'm using it right now. Here's to you, keyboard!

Daily Pattern : Writing Utensils

I'm willing to bet that everyone's very first writing utensils were probably a great big box of Crayola Crayons. Even today I love the idea of busting open a box of 64 - complete with crayon sharpener. The colors, the names, the smell... There's nothing better. Last year we had a project where we were able to develop the names and colors of a box of 48 crayons. Best project ever.

Daily Pattern - Writing Utensils

What's better than a perfectly sharpened pencil? Nothing, that's what! For today's pattern I wanted to do something bright, colorful, and that makes office supplies seem super fun! Ironically enough, I exclusively use mechanical pencils, but the good ol' traditional ones are way more fun to draw / look at.