I love it when packaging isn’t boring – and instead pokes fun at itself. These brushes by Poilu, whose packaging was designed by Simon Laliberté is exactly that. The challenge was to design something that would be able to encase the two brushes; and protecting it as it is being shipped. And of course, when illustration takes center stage – it’s inevitably going to wind up as one of my favorites.
Happy Monday folks!
Happy Chinese New Year folks!
Most Chinese folks (yours truly not included) believe that the year of the Dragon is one of the most auspicious years of the lunar calendar, but I have to say that with all the hoopla surrounding it, I couldn’t wait for it to end. And so it did last Sunday as we rang in the new year in the lunar calendar – the year of the snake.
I’ve heard stories (unfounded of course, but no less entertaining) of how snakes were actually dragons without legs, and that thrifty people are just going to cut off the legs of their dragon decorations to make do for this year. I’ve yet to see some, but it sure is a heck of an idea!
On that very random note, here’s wishing everyone a healthy and joyful year ahead, filled with adventure for all your endeavors! There’s no better time than now to make full use of that passion of yours and go make a dent in the universe.
Loving the patterns and colors on London-based artist Lie Dirkx who has a process blog where she posts up inspirations and sketchbook images as part of her Masters program.
