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Some time back, Crayola introduced several new colours into their pallatte of crayons. They held a contest among kids to name the new colours. One of the winning entries, was named " Dog tongue pink" by a little girl in grade 2. Don't you just wish that your customers could come up with colour names as descriptive as that little girl?
There are some colours that instantly set themselves in your mind's eye, and are readily identifiable, simply by hearing the name...Robin's Egg Blue is one. Here's a fun challenge. Come up with a colour name that matches the two previous examples for clarity, and instant recognition in the mind of the reader. We all deal daily with colours, so how descriptive can you be in identifying a colour? I look foreward to seeing some very creative names.
------------------ Ken Henry Henry & Henry Signs London, Ontario Canada (519) 439-1881 e-mail kjmlhenry@home.
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Hot Fudge Sundae Dark Brown Chunky Chocolate Brown Whipping Cream White Lemon Meringe Yellow Vanilla Custard Cream Easter Egg Pastels Cinnamon Valentine Red Hot Pepperoni Pizza Rust Hot Buttered Popcorn Yellow Thick Juicy Steak Burgundy
And along with your signs, you could also market diet pills.
------------------ Graphic Impact located in BC Canada gisigns@sprint.ca
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With all the imagination and experience that you heads have with colours, I thought that we'd have a huge palette of colours by now. Wedding Gown white is another possibility, or egg yolk yellow. Those of you that are inclined to bend an elbow occasionally may have a special affinity for re-cycled beer amber. Up here in Canada, that's a necessary ingredient for yellow snow yellow...a colour that you more Southern heads may not be familiar with. Keep them coming anyhow. We'll get a workable selection of colours yet.
------------------ Ken Henry Henry & Henry Signs London, Ontario Canada (519) 439-1881 e-mail kjmlhenry@home.
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I work with a lot of rural types... and when they ask what color of striping they should put on their truck I tell em.... rooster di*k pink and canary yellow..... hahahahahaha
------------------ Del "aka" badge trimline@telusplanet.net Holden, Alberta
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Ken and other Ontario letterheads that have followed the Toronto Blue Jays over the years certainly know what colour George Bell butt purple is!
------------------ Chuck Churchill, It's A Good Sign Inc. 3245 Harvester Rd, U-12 Burlington, Ont. Phone: 905-681-8775 Fax: 905-681-8945
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These are color descriptions I've used in Key West:
Sunset Yellow Sunset Pink Sunset Orange Sunset Red Palm Frond Green Key Lime Green Coconut Brown Driftwood Brown Pelican Brown Seaweed Brown Conch Shell Pink Bouganvillea Pink (magenta) Starfish Tan Deep Sea Blue Flats Teal Hibiscus Red Shark Gray and, of course, Dolphin Gray
------------------ Kelli Cajigas aka Janda Dolphin deSigns Key West
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Today, at the parking lot of the market, I noticed a oil spill on the asphalt. The rainbow like colors reminded me of that new 'Camealeon' auto paint. I then thought of a new name " Oil Slick Pearl"
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Perhaps you've seen some of the new nail polish colors? Smog, Oil slick, Greasy, Dirt, and more. As for my color description: Michael Jackson Beige LE
------------------ LazyEdna in RL known as Sara Straw from southern Utah Red Rock Heaven
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PC Beige (aren't they all beige?) Tetra Neon Blue (love the color of those little fish!) Daffodil Yellow Slime Green Lazy Lagoon Blue Hospital Green (yeech!)
------------------ Jackie Vaughn #5115 aka The Bomb Volcano, California www.spectrix1.com email jackiebv@jps.net
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