8 is enoughself-styled "artist & technologist", steve von worley, created the graph above tracing the crayola crayon's evolution from the humble 8 colors in 1903 to the present day 120 count. "except for the dayglow-ski-jacket-inspired burst of neon magentas at the end of the 80s, the official color set has remained remarkably faithful to its roots" he says. he has also worked out the 'crayola's law': the average growth rate being 2.56% annually, the number of colors doubles every 28 years, meaning by the year 2050, there will be 330 different crayons (and a much bigger box!).
self-styled "artist & technologist", steve von worley, created the graph above tracing the crayola crayon's evolution from the humble 8 colors in 1903 to the present day 120 count. "except for the dayglow-ski-jacket-inspired burst of neon magentas at the end of the 80s, the official color set has remained remarkably faithful to its roots" he says. he has also worked out the 'crayola's law': the average growth rate being 2.56% annually, the number of colors doubles every 28 years, meaning by the year 2050, there will be 330 different crayons (and a much bigger box!).