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Panic’s lost 1982 artwork. Found.

83 points by prakash 17y ago

jrnkntl 17y ago
"And lo, Panic Retro Posters and Panic Retro Boxes are now for sale!" And lo, Panic's sales team around the corner! I guess they got such a 'fanbase' that they will even manage to sell their discarded stuff :)
- stilist 17y ago
  I don’t see how it’s ‘discarded stuff’ when the backstory is acknowledged as fake in the entry.
aarongough 17y ago
That's great! I must say I really like the Panic team. They make great software, they're responsive to their customers (Me!) and obviously they like to have a bit of fun... Nice to know that not all the software jobs out there are boring!
- unalone 17y ago
  Panic is part of a swelling trend of small companies that are really among the cutting edge of business. Very freeform, very openended, very dedicated to their products. They might be my favorite example because each of the people there (Cabel Sasser, Steven Frank, and Neven Mrgan) are entities in their own right. But they're similar in design and flow to companies like Coudal and — the mother of all these freeform places — Barbarian Group. It's easier now than ever before to form a small group of passionate people and spend your life getting paid by selling directly to the masses. That's incredibly exciting.
bmalicoat 17y ago
I really need that Transmit cover as a desktop wallpaper. Also it's very cool of Panic to be so committed to such a random, amazing idea.
- sammcd 17y ago
  Panic has been known to give a special link to people who buy shirts (a shirt secret if you will). This link contains different wallpapers for download. I just checked it and didn't see these, but I wonder if there is another secret when you buy the boxes.
misuba 17y ago
Word up to completely random low-margin stuff that doesn't come across as promotional but succeeds as promotion anyway. Few companies are as good as Panic at this (not counting rock bands).
DannoHung 17y ago
God damn, if I ever have a product to sell, I want box art like that.
joezydeco 17y ago
This is old news, but always a fun page if you're a 2600 fan: http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2008/04/21/fun-from-yesterday/ http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2008/04/21/fun-from-yeste...

83 points by prakash 17y ago

"And lo, Panic Retro Posters and Panic Retro Boxes are now for sale!" And lo, Panic's sales team around the corner! I guess they got such a 'fanbase' that they will even manage to sell their discarded stuff :)

stilist 17y ago
I don’t see how it’s ‘discarded stuff’ when the backstory is acknowledged as fake in the entry.

aarongough 17y ago

That's great! I must say I really like the Panic team. They make great software, they're responsive to their customers (Me!) and obviously they like to have a bit of fun... Nice to know that not all the software jobs out there are boring!

unalone 17y ago
Panic is part of a swelling trend of small companies that are really among the cutting edge of business. Very freeform, very openended, very dedicated to their products. They might be my favorite example because each of the people there (Cabel Sasser, Steven Frank, and Neven Mrgan) are entities in their own right. But they're similar in design and flow to companies like Coudal and — the mother of all these freeform places — Barbarian Group. It's easier now than ever before to form a small group of passionate people and spend your life getting paid by selling directly to the masses. That's incredibly exciting.

bmalicoat 17y ago

I really need that Transmit cover as a desktop wallpaper. Also it's very cool of Panic to be so committed to such a random, amazing idea.

sammcd 17y ago
Panic has been known to give a special link to people who buy shirts (a shirt secret if you will). This link contains different wallpapers for download. I just checked it and didn't see these, but I wonder if there is another secret when you buy the boxes.

misuba 17y ago

Word up to completely random low-margin stuff that doesn't come across as promotional but succeeds as promotion anyway. Few companies are as good as Panic at this (not counting rock bands).

DannoHung 17y ago

God damn, if I ever have a product to sell, I want box art like that.

joezydeco 17y ago

This is old news, but always a fun page if you're a 2600 fan: http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2008/04/21/fun-from-yesterday/ http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2008/04/21/fun-from-yeste...