tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post687788722625533323..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Updating the Quaker Oats ManJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-17661298055799256202018-02-26T14:03:04.733-05:002018-02-26T14:03:04.733-05:00Bob, I made a pinhole camera out of one. It works ...Bob, I made a pinhole camera out of one. It works well for that.scottThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10033264210231543212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-75465826767027986352018-02-26T07:26:11.648-05:002018-02-26T07:26:11.648-05:00DeadSpiderEye, Quaker Oats was the first cereal to...DeadSpiderEye, Quaker Oats was the first cereal to be trademarked, and over its long history the Quakers or Society of Friends has had some issues with the use of the Quaker character in advertising campaigns, especially when it has used violence. <br /><br />ScottT I wish I was able to find a better repro of the original Sundblom painting and the Nash painting. That Saul Bass stylized version reminds me of the one of Colonel Sanders, which ended up being used for KFC.<br /><br />Bob, You reminded me of all the uses we had for a Quaker Oats box. Nice to have something like that made of cardboard.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-59122816271832250692018-02-26T05:56:25.002-05:002018-02-26T05:56:25.002-05:00There's a Quaker meeting hall in my town, you ...There's a Quaker meeting hall in my town, you don't see may of 'em smiling like that. We have Plymouth Brethren here too, now they definitely don't do much smiling at all, they do like their porridge though.DeadSpiderEyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687178085803686186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-81733552444749554802018-02-25T22:24:06.335-05:002018-02-25T22:24:06.335-05:00I think the Nash black and white is the best, but ...I think the Nash black and white is the best, but Sundblom captured it well in color. I think the Bonfils by comparison lacks the character of the others. I'm surprised to find that Saul Bass created a '70s stylized version. I don't remember that one at all.scottThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10033264210231543212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-10714882675119892212018-02-25T20:04:33.904-05:002018-02-25T20:04:33.904-05:00Very interesting, James! Package illustrating rem... Very interesting, James! Package illustrating reminds me of that wonderful painting under "Managing Details" in your book <i>Imaginative Realism</i>. What really amazes me is the photorealistic shine on the red truck's hood (lower right of painting). I guess you "find it in the paint!"<br /><br /> Your post also reminds me of a popular design for a crystal AM radio, which includes 35 turns of wire around a Quaker Oats box. For some reason the impetuous side of me had to cut out the oval around the man with a hobby knife and re-glue it in its place, upside down!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036131945152354949noreply@blogger.com