Fine-Art Friday: wrap battle, pirate style.
People always tell me, “It’s what’s inside that counts.” But frankly, all that substantive crap can be terribly overrated. I mean, how many times have you bought some random bottle of wine just because the label was kinda’ fresh? I’m guessing about as many times as you bought a bottle ‘cause it was $4.99. So, perhaps the real secret to success is looking good and being cheap as hell.
I’m not ashamed to say I like a good wrapper – I’ve even been known to make some unwarranted purchases because of them. Perhaps that’s why I troll the Lovely Package® blog. That’s where I found the gem pictured above. I mean, buccaneer supplies that look this smart? I gotta’ have ‘em. If you’re compelled as well, have no fear that Captain Black Beard will be taking your bounty. In fact, it’s all for a worthy cause, as the product sales benefit 826 Valencia’s youth writing programs.
Kudos to Dave Eggers, novelist of considerable repute, McSweeney’s editor, 826 Valencia owner, as well as proprietor of the local San Francisco design studio, Office, whose collective efforts have won them our Fine-Art Friday praises.
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