Kim ScheinbergDec 16, 2022
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.
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 Barnes

@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

Apr 7, 2023 at 3:18amWeb
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.