Blackwing Volume 343 Pencils - Broadcast TV

Blackwing's Volume 343 pays homage to the big, clunky box and flickering screen that once illuminated living rooms across the late 20th centurya nostalgic nod to the golden age of broadcast television. With a retro color-block pattern, classic black eraser, and silver ferrule, the 343 pencil stands as a handsome co-star alongside Blackwing's iconic lineup

Broadcast television created a cultural leveling that connected audiences not just to stories, but to one another. The same signal reached both downtown apartments and homes at the end of country roads. Millions sat together, apart, watching history unfold through breaking news, legendary films, and world-changing events.

That shared visual languageinstantly recognizable across householdsnow finds new life in the Blackwing 343. Each pencil features a color bar design inspired by the NTSC test pattern and Blackwings extra-firm graphite. Its volume number nods to the 343 scanlines of early CRT televisions, imprinted in a TV snow silver holographic foil.

So settle into the couch, pencils and Volume 343 Notebook in hand, and start your own broadcastfilling each page, frame by frame, with ideas worth tuning in for.

Blackwing's Volumes are released quarterly and feature limited-edition pencils that celebrate the people, places, and events that have defined our creative culture over time