Awesome Black

Despite what you might think, black isn’t always the same color. This pack of five 0.7mm gel pens from Pentel packs five different shades of the dark color, including crimson black, olive black, bordeaux black, charcoal black, and O.G. black. The liquid gel ink dries fast and won’t smudge. The pens also come in shades of the ocean, leaves, joy, and peace.

This series of notebooks from Cognitive Surplus has detailed cover images inspired by science, nature, and math. Inside each journal, you’ll find 208 pages of 5.8″ x 8.3″ black paper with a 50/50 mix of lines and grid dots. They’re perfect for taking notes and making doodles with their high-opacity gel pens.

Moncler hops on the geek couture trend with this admittedly banger limited edition puffy jacket. The limited edition Solander Batman Down Jacket features a huge rendition of the Dark Knight’s logo in velvet, resulting in the always classy matte black on glossy black combo. Sadly, the jacket’s detachable hood has no bat ears.

Leatherman’s tiniest multitool now comes in a stealthy Jet Black color. Despite measuring just 2.5″ long and weighing 1.8 oz., it packs ten functions: a knife, scissors, three screwdrivers, a nail cleaner, tweezers, a bottle opener, a nail file, and a ruler. Small enough for any pocket or keychain.

Paris-based design house BLVCK teamed up with Mattel to create this special edition of UNO with a unique look. Instead of the traditional white cards, this version of the game has matte black cards with glossy accents and BLVCK’s monogram pattern on the back. The colors really pop against the dark background.

Japan’s Satake Cutlery creates these modern kitchen knives that stand out thanks to their quality construction and matte black finish. The blades are crafted from stainless steel and come in four sizes: large, medium, petty, and paring. Sold individually.

Here’s a different take on Disney’s Steamboat Willie now that it’s in the public domain. d o g took Ub Iwerks’ 1928 classic cartoon and converted it into retro pixel art animation. You can play the video now, or, of you’re feeling more ambitions, load up the DOSbox emulator and load this XDV file into XDC Play.

This bold wristwatch from Dufrane Watches features a black case with electric blue details. Its Swiss Sellita SW330 automatic movement has a 42-hour reserve and includes a GMT hand. Blue C3 SuperLumiNova on the hands makes it easy to read in the dark. We love how the rippled blue face looks beneath its double-domed sapphire crystal.

A limited edition of Ford’s electric truck, the F-150 Lightning Platinum Black comes factory-wrapped in matte black. It rolls on matte black 22″ wheels, with black badging, power running boards, a black tonneau cover, a smoked light bar, a gloss black roof, and a black leather interior. The fully-loaded truck has dual motors and a 300-mile driving range.

Dip My Car already painted a car in the world’s blackest paint. Now, there’s something even blacker than that – Musou Black Fabric Kiwami. This unique textile is made with special dyes and an arrangement of fibers that absorb 99.9% of visible light. James from The Action Lab got a spool of the fabric and turned his black car into a really black car.

Enjoy a straight whiskey or your favorite cocktail in these smooth and sleek ceramic tumblers from Viski. They feature a matte black finish with a glossy bottom band and hold 8.5 oz. of liquid each. Dishwasher safe. Sold in sets of two. Add a black cocktail shaker and make it a gift.

Gerber’s excellent Dual-Force multitool now comes in a matte black finish. Like its silver brother, it packs a dozen tools, with highlights including strong butterfly-jaw pliers, a center-axis bit driver, and firmly-locking tool blades. Functions include a wire cutter, wire stripper, saw, files, knife, chisel edge, and ruler edge.

Inspired by the traditional red, black, and white outfits worn by UK judges, Isotope’s The Judge is a limited-edition watch with an easy-to-read dial, a thick diver’s bezel, and chunky hands. Its numbers are filled with Super-LumiNova glow-in-the-dark pigments, and its stainless steel case provides water-resistance to 300 meters.

Murdered out in matte black, this titanium pocket tool from Hamans looks like something from Batman’s utility belt. Its main function is prying objects apart, but it can also open boxes, pull thumbtacks, and pop bottle caps. It has an integrated pocket clip and lanyard holes and also comes in grey or multicolor finishes.

Award-winning artist Tuesday Bassen is a creative powerhouse, known for her sassy ‘zines, prints, accessories, and ethically made, size-inclusive clothing. She brings twice the attitude to her Two-Faced Pencils set of 10 pencils with graphite lead on one end and red on the other. The foil-stamped barrels come in five designs.

This special edition instant film from Polaroid produces unique duochrome images in tones of black and green. The experimental mix of yellow and cyan chemical paste results in a distressed, mottled look for added effect. The film is compatible with Polaroid 600 and i-Type cameras, and the Polaroid Lab printer.