Comments on: New Crayons

By: Andrew Derksen

Andrew Derksen — Sun, 11 May 2008 19:36:24 +0000

Oh, AWESOME has a color. It is what happens every time the sun hits, and light reflects off my own skin!

By: Emily Kane

Emily Kane — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:06:55 +0000

but dude, in the 90s, we had Royal Purple and Cerulean (sorry for that high-potential misspell), and that made life good.

I highly doubt that Awesome has a color, and I think that kids these days will laugh at that too. At least, my pre-teens in my classes do.

By: seaswell

seaswell — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:32:50 +0000

wow. i knew awesome had a color.

i don’t know - maybe kids are just more abstract than us close-minded adults. more likely, though, as mike said, it’s probably some marketing execs trying to hold on to their sweet crayola jobs.

By: kidsilkhaze

kidsilkhaze — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:24:40 +0000

Also– the new colors are ONLY available in the 64 ct box, not the larger ct boxes. At least, if the crayon selection at my local Staples is any indication.

By: kidsilkhaze

kidsilkhaze — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:24:02 +0000

PLRS– They haven’t said which ones were removed, I think because they weren’t retired– presumably they’re still available in the larger count boxes.

I can just imagine the following conversation:

Kid 1: Gimme the bear hug!
Kid 2: (gives a bear hug)
Kid 1: THE CRAYON! STOP TOUCHING ME!

By: Dana

Dana — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:48:28 +0000

plrs - I think you’re right, the kids will ignore the color names and just ask each other to pass the bright red crayon, or, “No, not that one, the other red.” But imagining them saying “Please pass the Awesome” is really funny anyway.

By: poetloverrebelspy

poetloverrebelspy — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:43:16 +0000

Do we know what colors they removed to make way for Awesome and company?

Mike, a VCR or 2 VCR tapes stacked together?

According to that quiz, I am a certified COLOR GENIUS. All bow down before my 64-color knowledge! Best discovery is that the *markers* are also now available in 64-color packs, a $13 retail value.

But seriously, it reminds me of that toothpaste commercial where the kindergarten teacher asks, “What color are my teeth?” and the kids reply, “Beige? Taupe? Ecru?” At least those *are* colors, though; I have a hard time imagining kids asking each other to “please pass the Awesome” . . .

By: kidsilkhaze

kidsilkhaze — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:06:45 +0000

Yeah, they weren’t.

If you go to the website where you can see the colors, you get the “explanation” which is severely unhelpful.

The description for Awesome? “Kids feel well about doing well in school”

LAME LAME LAME LAME LAME.

But, try to color quizzer. There, they show you one of the 64 box crayons and you have to guess the color– you can tell which are the classics (they have such names as orange red, sky blue, and yellow green) and which are the newer ones (macaroni and cheese)

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:36:29 +0000

If any of my old 64-count boxes (which, in my time-lapsed mind, I remember as being about the size of a VCR) contained colors named after emotions or concepts instead of physical objects or, you know, actual colors, I don’t remember them.

I suppose this is a side effect of today’s crayons being named by marketing experts, who are probably personally more interested in emotions and concepts than in physical objects. Doesn’t seem sustainable, though.