While exploring the flea markets on my last trip to Paris, I crossed paths with color pigments of nearly every variety. As you can imagine, it was pretty cool to see a tactile old world approach to mixing color, particuarly coming from an industry where RGB & CMYK affect daily decision making. It’s also interesting to see which pigments are the most popular.

Much like mixing hues at the paint and hardware store, or even mixing hair dye to get the perfect highlight, these Dungay viles are a reminder of a manmade craft long forgotten by younger generations of graphic designers. I was at a friend’s dinner party last night where there were viles of bitters, this collection reminds me of mixology culture, wouldn’t you say?

Makes you wonder what a package redesign for some of our favorite art supplies would look like.

And finally, I’ll leave you with the most electric and eclectic spread. What do you think?