Project
  • Encil the Pencil™️
Design Tools
  • Procreate
  • Notability
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  • Branding
  • Illustration
  • Copy

What is Encil the Pencil?

Welcome to the playful world of Encil the Pencil, where simple strokes tell profound stories. Encil isn’t just any pencil; it’s a storytelling catalyst, sparking curiosity and creativity with every line.

Designed to blend playfulness with the profound, Encil is your child’s guide to exploring life’s complexities through art and narrative.

An encil with a unique bend gracefully draws a straight horizontal line on a white background, showcasing its distinct branding.

The Mission

Encil aims to draw from experiences. Through minimal illustrations and poetic reflections, it invites both children and adults to take a moment to pause, think, and appreciate the deep simplicity of life.

It challenges our perspectives, promotes self-reflection, and sparks creativity, all while bringing joy and encouraging contemplation.

Origin Story

Inspiration often hides in the simple moments, like those afternoon walks to the park with my niece Khala and nephew Khourtney.

Khala, a budding Aurélia Durand, finds artistry in every brushstroke, while Khourtney, with his inventive spirit, transforms found objects into DIY creations. These walks weren’t just journeys to a destination; they were pathways to nurture their curiosity.

Encouraging them to ask anything and everything, I discovered that kids ask the most challenging questions—ones that adults often overlook.

A child with a short haircut is smiling and looking off-camera, holding Encil the Pencil while wearing a white shirt with black palm tree prints. The background is a vibrant red.
A hand holding a partially disassembled cylindrical device with exposed metal components and wiring, resembling the intricate inner workings of a mechanical pencil.
A child with braided hair and a wide smile looks directly at the camera, wearing a blue button-up shirt and a backpack, holding Encill the pencil against a blue background.
A sketch of a girl with curly hair and large eyes, drawn meticulously with a pencil on a piece of spiral-bound paper, lies gracefully on a beige surface.

Encil's Personality Traits

Encil is a cheerful and pragmatic character, embodying the spirit of inclusivity and diversity. With a playful touch and profound insights, embracing all challenges with humor and truth, making complex ideas accessible for all.

A bent yellow pencil with an eraser draws a straight black line on a white background—ask encil anything as it sketches your questions into answers.
A yellow pencil is bent in an arc, with its tip drawing a curved black line downward on a white background—almost as if you could ask encil anything and it would sketch the answer.
A yellow pencil, emblazoned with
A yellow pencil with an eraser is suspended by a string from its tip, bent downward in a U-shape—ready for you to ask encil anything.
A chaotic, overlapping black scribble on a white background brings to mind the wild, untamed strokes of a pencil unleashed.
A black and white image with numerous randomly intersecting lines, like pencil strokes, forming a chaotic, tangled pattern across the entire frame.
A tangled mess of black lines occupies most of the image, with a key on a string lying at the lower right corner, as if drawn by an eager pencil.

Artistic Style

Encil’s minimalist pencil drawings serve as a medium for illustrating aphorisms and poetic insights. Each simple yet evocative visual is designed to accompany storytelling, capturing the essence of Encil’s balanced approach to communication.

A hand grips the north point and another grips the south point of a compass rose, with swirling motion lines indicating rotation—ready to ask encil anything as direction shifts.

Q: How can I navigate my own path?

A: At times, the compass seems to have a mind of its own and pushing and pulling in different directions. Nevertheless, True North is centered in stillness.

Ask Encil Anything!

Ideas and Concepts

Exploring themes of growth, introspection, and resilience, Encil encourages personal development through creativity and reflection. These themes invite audiences to shift their inner thoughts and face challenges with strength and curiosity.

An illustration of a bent yellow pencil with an eraser, drawing a straight diagonal line on a white background. The pencil showcases its unique flexibility in this minimalist artwork.
A curved yellow pencil with an eraser is standing upright on its eraser, making a line of small shavings on a white surface.
Illustration of enil the pencil, a yellow pencil with an eraser bent in an arc, set against a white background.
Encil the Pencil

Brand Promise

Encil promises engagement through stories that spark curiosity and challenge established narratives. The impact of Encil’s tales is measured by their emotional and educational resonance, ensuring that each story not only entertains but also empowers.

Ask Encil Anything!