Patron » Fun & Interesting http://getpatron.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:22:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Crayola Packaging Retrospective http://getpatron.com/blog/2009/06/crayola-packaging-retrospective/ http://getpatron.com/blog/2009/06/crayola-packaging-retrospective/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:09:41 +0000 karli http://getpatron.com/blog/?p=140 6a00d8345250f069e2011570b8d628970b-550wi

I am sure many artists, like me, got their start at a very young age making masterpieces with their prized Crayola crayons. I even remember the year I got the special 64 pack for Christmas with the built-in crayon sharpener. I had those crayons on my desk for years.

The Dieline, an amazing site dedicated to the best in package design, posted a retrospective of different Crayola packaging through the years. Enjoy this blast from the past.

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Listen to the MUSTN’TS, child,
Listen to the DON’TS
Listen to the SHOULDN’TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON’TS
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me –
Anything can happen, child

ANYTHING can be. album-the-best-of-shel-silverstein-his-words-his-songs-his-friends

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Stop Moving

I just saw Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre for the first time this morning and was inspired.  Hopefully you will be, too.

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type-arte

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I am not sure where I came across this awesome poster with a quote from Frank Chimero, but I knew I had to share it. I think art and design is all about being proud of what we do and being able to laugh at the stereotypes others place on us and we place on one another. Enjoy!

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Yesterday I had just gotten back from a client meeting in Muncie when my friend Sarah emailed me withan offer I couldn’t refuse. She had two FREE tickets to the David Sedaris reading!!! Only thing – it was at Ball State University in Muncie an hour away. But I couldn’t say no to the opportunity to see David Sedaris read. He is one of my favorite authors. Travis and I hopped in the car and drove to Muncie, and I am so glad we did. David Sedaris was hilarious and gracious and wonderful. This was only the second stop on his tour with NPR and he read new material that he was trying out. He would make little marks everytime people laughed. At the end he took the time to answer student questions and sign books. It was so cool to be part of an artist’s process like that. He also recommended the audio version of Talking Heads by Alan Bennett because of the strength of the actors vocal performance. It was truly one of the best nights ever.

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My husband and I have recently become obsessed with the TV series “Lost”. We had to rent all of the previous seasons and watch them 24/7 to get caught up with the rest of the world. And like a lot of our friends we have become interested in all things Lost related. That’s why I was so excited when I stumbled upon these mock ads from the Dharma Initive via grain edit. Adam Campbell put together these “vintage” ads, and they are spot on. View more right here.

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