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The way you balance them on the peak of the corrugation creates so much depth. Itâs just a picture of pencils but, call me crazy, it invokes familiarity. Whether I like those specific models or not I can maybe be tricked into maybe, at least, taking a second look. Sorcery.
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You got three of the prettiest Spokes, especially the pencil, and the Roadys are also gorgeous. Of course, theyâre all sold out.
edit: oh stock photo from Spoke Design, ok
Still not a Spoke convert but I do appreciate the clip design not being another âtwo bolts on a stiff piece of metalâ approach 
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Where did you get the corrugated backdrop? Looks like something I might want to investigate for The Pencil Files⢠
Is that the underside of a tray? The shadows make it appear like theyâre perched on the peaks but those are valleys.
Itâs actually a stock photo I took from the Spoke Design Instagram account. You could reach out to Brian or Brad and they should be able to fill you in on what they used.
EDIT: Done
Good eye there, Heath. Yeah, it looks like theyâre perched on those slot rails, rather than nestled in the slots. Either they used a poster-tac of some kind to keep them positioned, or⌠maybe magnets from the other side.
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To me it looks like a pen display tray like the ones each brand sold for counter top store displays. Somehow they just balanced them on top which I guess may not be difficult. I donât know.
Hereâs one on eBay like Iâm talking about.
âŚ.I just noticed that @Heath already made the observation, Iâm late to the party I guess.
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Hmm, I still think itâs an optical illusion. They arenât being balanced on top of the ridges/peaks in between the pen tray slots but rather the pen tray is flipped over and theyâre sitting in between the slots now but appear to be perched. I donât have a tray but like this
Whoever has one of those trays needs to flip it over and try. @Pdunc67
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Man, we are nerds! I love it. 
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I took a moment to write to Brian and he responded. Some good answers, too. 
Our setup is super budget but gets the job done. The grey matt is a silicone dish drying matt and we use a simple LED lightbox⌠both from Amazon. We have so many models that come and go⌠we canât afford to do it any other way
So yes, youâre right â optical illusion. Pretty cool. Alas, the dish matt doesnât look to be a practical storage solution⌠but works nicely for photography.
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Ha! Even now knowing, I still look and it takes my brain a few to âseeâ it proper.
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Honestly, I think itâs awesome that you did see it initially. All along I just kept to myself that, though I understand what youâre saying, youâre wrong.
Look at that. I canât even see it now that I see it. Even in some of the photos that come from @drifand and how he talks about a simple phone camera and good lighting.
Thank you for contacting them and getting the behind the scenes photo.
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Even though I now know what it is, I still canât force myself to see it in that photo. Iâm so conditioned to process shading a certain way⌠I canât override it. Maybe itâs something like that famous white/gold vs. blue/black dress illusion.
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I couldnât see it until I cheated!
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