KinoMDec 17, 2022
Kim Scheinberg
This is not a chart depicting Moore’s Law.

This chart is the CRAYOLA COROLLARY showing that the number of Crayola crayon colors doubles approximately every 18 years.
Dec 16, 2022 at 9:34pmWeb
Show threadAnteyekon4mystDec 17, 2022
@kims imagine if pantone and crayola teamed up!
Show threadKevin Teljeur ❄️Dec 17, 2022
@kims @catnip Pantone rubbing their thighs, panting: This could be an NFT or something
Show threadAzulDec 17, 2022
@biocolores
Show threadPrashant PradhanDec 17, 2022
@kims 1972-1990 should have been the final set
Show threadJoshuaDec 17, 2022
@kims makes sense, their packages always seem to be powers of 2. Are they selling the 1024 pack yet? More importantly, does it have the built in sharpener?
Show threadAndrew D.Dec 22, 2022
@joshua @kims I’m afraid they went with 122, 152, 240… corporate insanity. 1024 is about twice as many colors as they’ve ever had IIRC. They currently claim 120 https://www.crayola.com/faq/another-topic/what-are-the-names-of-the-retired-crayon-colors/ …but…
Show threadKaroline Dec 17, 2022
@kims very cool!
Show threadHubert FiguièreDec 17, 2022
@kims Looks like Lego colours...
Show threadNabeel SiddiquiDec 17, 2022
@kims 😂 Ha this is great.
Show threadTheNurseIsInDec 17, 2022
@kims wow!
Show threadFreakinboxDec 17, 2022
@kims pretty
Show threadJulieBDec 17, 2022
@kims 1. Another doubling due soon! 2. Will need to come in a wheeled case or at least shoulder straps. 😉
Show threadRaul PortalesDec 17, 2022
@kims is that a CRAYOLARI, then?
Show threadjm3 • John Manoogian IIIDec 17, 2022
@kims serious blue compression
Show threadAllan ChowDec 17, 2022
@kims IT'S ALL GONNA GET BROKEN UP IN THE SAME BOX ANYWAYS
Show threadTorgny Bjers (grim.run adm)Dec 17, 2022
@kims although it could be a chart depicting the ancestral bloodlines of the Cicadoidea.
Show threadLaura Sykes #GreeneraliaDec 17, 2022
@kims
This is a metaphor for something - human demand for constant growth?
#StopGrowth in rich countries #Degrowth?
Show threadAl Gulland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥃Dec 17, 2022
@kims today's data viz ftw!!
Show threadArclightDec 17, 2022

@kims "Benjamin Moore's Law"?

#NoNeedToCallSecurityImLeavingOfMyOwnAccord

Show threadHandgunYoga (he/him/his)Dec 17, 2022

@kims I remember when we got our first 48 count box. I’d wanted shiny kids’ colors like silver, gold and copper but for those you needed rich parents to get the 64 or 128 count.

‘1962: Partly in response to the civil rights movement, Crayola decides to change the name of the “flesh” crayon to “peach.” Renaming this crayon was a way of recognizing that skin comes in a variety of shades.’

Show threadAndrew D.Dec 22, 2022
@HandgunYoga @kims yes, a variety of shades, and NEVER peach!
Show threadSteven DeCaluweDec 17, 2022
@kims cc @sbarolo youre gonna need a bigger bracket.
Show thread𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶  Dec 17, 2022

@kims

It's the distant year of 2052. Crayola has finally achieved their ultimate goal – infinite crayon colors. The singularity has arrived. Humanity is doomed.

#writingpromts

Show threadDan LovejoyDec 17, 2022
@kims @LadyDragonfly The product is the Pantone® Crayola® Crayon Printer. It’s a $49.99/mo. subscription for unlimited colors and a monthly wax drop shipment. If a primary color runs out, it won’t print anything.
Show thread𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶  Dec 17, 2022
@Dan @kims for extra nihilism, "primary color" is defined as any color which the individual printer knows is among the top 10 colors used for printing.
Show threadAndrew D.Dec 22, 2022
@LadyDragonfly @kims sadly human perception is limited to millions of colors. Perhaps Crayola will offer some sort of eye upgrades for ultraviolet etc.
Show threadVincent 🌻🇪🇺 en 🌹☘️Feb 27, 2025
@LadyDragonfly @kims Ah, but have you heard of Hilbert’s crayola box? They’ll still manage to double the amount of colors every time…
Show threadMr. MuffinDec 17, 2022
@kims
Even Darwin would be perplexed!
Show threadMGFarm   Dec 17, 2022
@kims and now I want to go buy the whole rainbow!!🌈 🖍️
Show threadβɛthDec 17, 2022
@kims I remember when you knew your parents had money when they could afford to buy you the 64-crayon box, the one with the sharpener in the back. LOL. That was like Christmas and your birthday all rolled into one.
Show threadSean BootsDec 17, 2022
@kims @supergovernance This is amazing.
Show threadTodd ParsonsDec 17, 2022
@kims Gonna start using the Crayola 1903 palette in all my creative projects now
Show threadSusannaAuthor Old White HippieDec 17, 2022
@kims Well, at least that's slower than the rate of inflation, right??
Show threadJoel de BruijnDec 17, 2022
@kims in a about 540 years there a more crayola colors then particles in the universe.
Show threadJeffGeeBrownDec 17, 2022
@kims When do we hit 1Million?
Show threadTheSwiftDojoDec 17, 2022

@kims I love the Crayola Corollary chart!

I wonder if our ability to distingush colors is growing over time...

Show threadCorey Rayburn YungDec 17, 2022
@kims periwinkle will always be special to me
Show threadDr. Tineke D'HaeseleerDec 17, 2022
@kims We live in a very colourful age!
Show threadGizem KaraaliDec 17, 2022
@kims This is awesome! Do you have a reference for it or it is your work? I'd love to use it in my classes as a neat example of visualization.
Show threadBRBDec 17, 2022
@GizemKaraali_ @kims http://www.datapointed.net/2010/01/crayola-crayon-color-chart/ is the original article
Color Me A Dinosaur – The History Of Crayola Crayons, Charted

Show threadGizem KaraaliDec 17, 2022
@isophetry @kims thank you!
Show threadBRBDec 17, 2022
@kims the doubling cycle is 28 years according the creator of this chart: http://www.datapointed.net/2010/01/crayola-crayon-color-chart/
Color Me A Dinosaur – The History Of Crayola Crayons, Charted

Show threadClaire BarnesApr 7, 2023

@isophetry Thank you! I loved the follow-on article about the conversations leading to this subsequent improvement in the design: http://www.datapointed.net/2010/10/crayola-color-chart-rainbow-style/

#DataVisualization #DataViz #colour @kims

Somewhere Over The Crayon-Bow – A Cheerier Crayola Color Chronology

Show threadBRBApr 7, 2023
@ClaireFromClare @kims Color theory fans and geologists *absolutely must* check out this amazing hand drawn collection of rocks organized by color. https://c82.net/mineralogy/
British & Exotic Mineralogy

All 2,242 of James Sowerby’s illustrations from his compendium of knowledge about mineralogy in Great Britain and beyond published between 1802 and 1817 and arranged by color.

Show threadClaire BarnesApr 7, 2023

@isophetry
Oh no, another 🕳️ 🐇 !
& then more on https://www.c82.net/ - a whole rabbit warren!
& elephant paths, since the designer is here on 🐘 - glad to have found you @Rougeux 💐

#DataVisualization #DataViz #mineralogy #iconography #botany #Euclid #Palladio #architecture #MathematicalInstruments #maths #colour #ColorPrinter @kims

C82: Works of Nicholas Rougeux

C82 is dedicated to the works of Nicholas Rougeux, including data art, visualization, and design.

Show threadBRBDec 17, 2022
Crayola should start giving HEX and RGB numbers on the crayons to help kids learn Design and CSS secretly. Or at least this future proofs them when they have run out of names! #stem #css #crayola #design
Show threadJason Lawton Dec 17, 2022
@isophetry they can add it to the list of other languages. English, Spanish, French, hex, rgb()
Show threadChris GoldingDec 17, 2022
@kims how is this a thing? And which will end first color doubling or Moore’s Law?
Show threadPari Moon-ForestDec 17, 2022
@kims
It's a branching pattern! Religions do this too.
https://fractalfoundation.org/OFC/OFC-1-1.html
Fractal Foundation Online Course - Chapter 1 - FRACTALS IN NATURE

Show threadTHE A Jolly NerdDec 17, 2022
@kims This is very #satisfying. Also satisfying: Crayola and corollary use the same letters.
Show threadDeborah PickettDec 17, 2022
@kims Art imitates nature! Immediately reminded me of this classic image from chaos theory.
Show threadS T E L L A R  Dec 17, 2022
@kims i want a crayola for every RGB value
Show threadVftdanDec 17, 2022
@Stellar
Just wait ~260 years
@kims
Show threadМя ��Dec 17, 2022
@kims Moore's law gay version 
Show threadJeff McFaddenDec 17, 2022
@kims my crayola era was during the 1958 bracket.
Show threadAg TerraneDec 17, 2022
@kims And there STILL not enough colors 😄
Show threadauthor_is_ShrikeTron🔠💉x5Dec 17, 2022
@kims @firefoxx66 It takes that long to find names for the sub-colors? lol
Show threadlorddimwit is now @[email protected]Dec 17, 2022

@kims

So if we do our computation using differently colored Wang tiles we should be able to continue doubling our computational efficiency every 18 years indefinitely.

Show threadKathy ᨒ↟ 𖠰Dec 18, 2022
@kims I was employed by Crayola for many years. Offering new colors was a way to grow the business. 🖍🖍🖍