The mocha mousse pic -- now where I have I seen that before? Oh yes -- the poop emoji! Yeah, I think Pantone is telling us 2025 is going to be a shitty year (can I say "shitty" in the comments?)
I like the idea of outgorbachevving (sp?) someone, because it makes us wonder how one could gorbachev-as-a-verb in the first place. Maybe it just means to liberalize, to relax oppression... or maybe, per Reagan's speech, it's a fun synonym for "bulldoze!" Or maybe both - which would make it a rare eponym that's also a contronym!
The mocha mousse pic -- now where I have I seen that before? Oh yes -- the poop emoji! Yeah, I think Pantone is telling us 2025 is going to be a shitty year (can I say "shitty" in the comments?)
You can say whatever the fuck you like!
I like the idea of outgorbachevving (sp?) someone, because it makes us wonder how one could gorbachev-as-a-verb in the first place. Maybe it just means to liberalize, to relax oppression... or maybe, per Reagan's speech, it's a fun synonym for "bulldoze!" Or maybe both - which would make it a rare eponym that's also a contronym!
As an old, pedantic art director, I hate Pantone's mission of making color something you can talk about qualitatively, subjectively.
I used to say "Pantone 179," and only a few knowledgeable, elite professionals would know what I was talking about.
Now, anyone can throw around “mocha mousse,” or "extraverted ecru" and sound like a Cultural Terrorist.
Nobody's special anymore.
On the other hand I can say Pantone 294C and very few people know what I mean, unless I say, “You know … Dodger Blue.”
Thanks for another great linkstack, Nancy. I immediately added Erin McKean's newsletter to my reading list.
Nothing like your end of year linkstack to close out 2024 with a bang. CeraVe is laugh-out-loud funny. Why didn't I think of that?
Now I'm curious just HOW "CeraVe" is supposed to be pronounced (i.e., what the marketing idiot thought). Or maybe I'm just confused.
What, you didn't see the company's Super Bowl ad? (It's Sarah-Vee.) https://youtu.be/eVrUDqYfRUM?si=0a6Wi6xYWf3gjiDC
don't get me started on drug names.