Color Heaven Alert

Where: Mid-block on 13^th St. between Avenues A and B, in NYC’s East Village.

What: The amazing rainbow swatch wall at Guerra Pigments.

When: The wall is visible from the street so walk by any time for a chromatic mood elevation.

Extras: Inside the store are the fabulous swatch books showing the range of effects that can be achieved with Guerra’s pigment dispersals—from luminous transparency to gritty pumice paste.

Read more about Guerra in Cabinet magazine.

Crayola's Law

A chronology of Crayola’s chromatic growth from 8 colors in 1903 to 120 colors today (not including metallics and neon). Weather Sealed reports that the average annual growth rate of 2.56% means a doubling of available hues every 28 years. That’s 330 colors by 2050. So every generation’s “standard” box has twice the variety its parents had. Thirteen colors over the years have been officially retired and three colors underwent official name changes.