Try and keep up, will you?

The Dieline blog, the self proclaimed "Leading package design website" is known to be on the cusp of the latest, greatest new packages.  They've develeoped a reputation for finding good packaging design and revealing it to the design community before word gets out on it's own. Well, Credit goes to The Dieline for featuring the excellent packaging for Elsa's Story snack foods....about 2 years after me that is.  Some of you out there may recall (that is, if you went to college with me and were paying very close attention) that I chose Elsa's Story brand crackers as my example of good packaging for a homework assignment.  I enjoyed the box so much that I even kept it in my car for several monthes so that  I could admire it occasionally. And, unlike The Dieline, I found the crackers somewhat bland (though not unsatisfying). So,"The Dieline"...You think you're so great with your fancy website and vast readership? I don't need either of those things. I've got my prognostication skills.  Why don't you join me up here on the cutting edge?

If You Don't Know, Then I'm Not Telling You...

Alright fine...you've beat it out of me. It's no secret, really.  The illustrations of Jon Klassen are great. At least. The worst illustrations are great. The great illustrations are Scrumtrelescent.  Here's a little peek at his latest:You  must go immediately to www.BurstofBeaden.com and view the entire portfolio. The overlapping, translucent textures and neutral colorscheme creates a complex tone of mystery, fantasy, realism, humor, and melancholy that left me quite awed.  If I could be good at art, this is exactly the kind of art I'd like to be good at. I hope you don't mind, Mr. Klassen, if I overtly steal your style and execute it in a much poorer capacity.  The beauty of this work (other than y'know...the way it looks) is that it is just as likely to be found in a children's book as it is a museum and it would seem perfectly appropriate at either locale.  All you typography groupies will certainly enjoy Storming the Capital, one of the few good types of puns in the world.