Comments on: The Hidden Art in Thai Script

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:19:37 +0000

In reply to Alison.

Hmm, yeah, the KFC is a bit long – เค เอฟ ชี – but thankfully they usually just stick with the KFC. And of course, the perma-grin of the Colonel. 🙂

By: Alison

Alison — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 01:04:55 +0000

I always loved the Lay’s bags! I thought the script mimicry was super-clever. And being able to read it always made me feel like I was in some secret decoder club or something (I guess a ‘secret decoder’ club with about 70 million members, that is). The brand that fails at this? KFC. To make the vowel sounds of the ‘kay,’ the ‘ef,’ and the ‘cee’ they need huge vowel combos on the side of each letter.

Enjoy that gooey center!

By: Greg

Greg — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 11:58:53 +0000

In reply to Ryan.

Hey Ryan,

Thanks man – yeah, I realized it’s probably a bit of a misleading title, although there are plenty of mnemonic learning aids out there that say “This letter looks like a snake! This is a horse!” I guess if you look hard enough you can see hidden art in any script. Except maybe Morse Code. 🙂

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 11:51:56 +0000

Hey your blog is looking good! Updated the artwork I see..

The title of this post mislead me a bit. I was expecting something like a post about how each symbol in the Thai script is really a picture of an animal or thing, and that was the “hidden art.” Still, twas an interesting little post. I noticed the same for Lays and Coke, but never seen those tissues before.