Giant Pencil

If you follow the Guild on  LinkedIn, on Facebook, Bluesky, or Instagram, then you probably already know our stylish glasses-wearing mascot, Giant Pencil. Find out more about this dashing pencil-about-town on a mission to make editors more approachable with the photos below.

To learn even more, be sure to read our Q&A with Giant Pencil on the Guild's blog.

(Note: We no longer post to X (formerly Twitter), but you can still look at old tweets with GP there.)

The first known appearance of Giant Pencil, helping to get the word out about our 2017 conference hashtag. Nude, with a scroll and a column? Risqué, but classical!

The first known appearance of Giant Pencil, helping to get the word out about our 2017 conference hashtag. Nude, with a scroll and a column? Risqué, but classical!

Giant Pencil at the “Cloud Gate” sculpture (aka “The Bean”) in Chicago for ACES 2018.

Giant Pencil at the “Cloud Gate” sculpture (aka “The Bean”) in Chicago for ACES 2018.

Giant Pencil relaxing in the sun at the beach. Even the most hard-working mascots (and editors) need to take an occasional break!

Giant Pencil relaxing in the sun at the beach. Even the most hard-working mascots (and editors) need to take an occasional break!