Jean Patou's Logo and 1000 Perfume Bottle are Timeless
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Jean Patou's Logo and 1000 Perfume Bottle are Timeless

"Mama can I use your perfume?" my daughter asks. Her go to is what I call my Mommy Perfume, 1000 by Jean Patou.

1000, (also referred to as Mille, French for 1,000) is a classic fragrance, launched in 1972 and named after its lab number: “it was the 1,000th attempt to nail the vision of Jean Patou and Jean Kerleo.” 1000 is housed in an iconic bottle, “designed by Art Deco architect and bottle designer Louis Süe…

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Pain In The Pantone?
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Pain In The Pantone?

This got me thinking. Although I’ve not noticed some online printers referencing Pantone colors (sometimes referred to as "spot colors") for most small printing jobs, are the latest printing techniques, inks and machines making Pantone’s color reference system a thing of the past?

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What The Font is This!?
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What The Font is This!?

Spotted in Rockefeller Center, giant numbers as an installation of works by Robert Indiana, ONE Through ZERO (The Ten Numbers), ten 8-foot-tall Cor-Ten steel number sculptures.

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Which Granola is Better For You?
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Which Granola is Better For You?

Let's look at the redesign of Sweet Home Farm's pecan maple granola, which is delicious! 😋 In the images below the box on the left is the new design. There are a lot of FDA packaging rules, marketing and human psychology, color theory, client management, design skills, software, computer skills, file and printing management expertise, and let's hope there is a brand guide to follow or they have to make a lot more decisions on the fly.

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