Sutter Buttes

Even after all these years, it can still be hard to tell the difference between Papyrus and Parchment (Fauxpyrus). Here's ONE WEIRD TRICK  to tell the difference! (Doctors hate him!) Check out the "H" in the word "Habanero" on the labels on the bottles on the left on the shelf on the picture on the website. 

Notice the middle-line-thingy, how it's way up high. Obviously everyone knows that the official name of the middle-line-thingy is "Crossbar". I just didn't want to throw too much Official Papyrus Jargon (OPJ) at you. So yeah, the crossbar on the "H" is way up high on those labels. So this is clearly the Real-Deal-Papyrus (RDP) that we're dealing with here.

 

Now don't go thinking that Olive Oil is all we got here. No need to alert Popeye. You see, we've also got some other stuff here too. Look at that, there's some vinegar of different varieties. Like, there's a fig flavored variety for example.

"But what does this have to do with typography?" I can hear you griping. I'm getting to that! Gimme a break! The letters here actually look kind of like a modified version of Papyrus. It looks like they smoothed down some of the roughness along the edges. It doesn't look too bad. I actually kinda like this use of Papyrus. 

Look at the way the letters curve above the top of the tree, like fresh life-giving oxygen, emanating from the leaves. I just want to take a deep breath of that Papyrus. I don't think I would change anything about this. Too bad the company completely changed the logo. I think I'm going to give this an "A" rating... Wait... What the... Completely changed the what?!

WAIT A MINUTE...

No more fresh life-giving "Papyr-Oxygen"? No more "A" rating.

Overall Rating: B  (for Buttes)

Whale Bar & Bone Grill

Okay, some of you might think that this is supposed to say "Whale Bone Bar & Grill". I'd say, "of course not don't be ridiculous!"









Now, you might call me crazy, but I say what's crazy is that this looks like it's HAND PAINTED!

That's right. I'm pretty sure this is a first for our blog... the very first hand painted Papyrus. But then, it's not even real Papyrus. It's PARCHMENT! And we all know that Parchment is the Mr. Pibb Pibb XTra to Papyrus's Dr. Pepper. So, for the hand painting, it gets an "A", but it gets docked a point for "faux-pyrus".

Overall Rating: B (for Bone Grill)

Real Gemstone Earrings

What a gem of a Papyrus sighting! Real Gemstone Earrings! Like the Trading Company, your jaw will be "Earthbound" as it drops to the floor when you see this: Papyrus, surrounded with (images of) gemstones! Does it get any more regal than this? And there's a bit of a drop shadow to really make it "POP!"

Random note, I think they stretched the "G" out a little bit. It's hard to tell because of the angle of the picture. But I did a little Photoshop magic, and take a look for yourself at the photo below...

What do you think, is the "G" stretched, or did I just not get the thing lined up correctly? The truth is, I think that if someone was going to go to the effort to stretch out a letter, they would at least make it noticeably stretched. They probably wouldn't bother to stretch it just a tiny bit. So, I'll say it's just the camera angle playing optical tricks. I've thought about this way too much.


Overall Rating: A (for Amethyst)

Wine List

This Papyrus sighting has a crisp clean finish. Notice the wide kerning in the header. The words "WINE LIST" seem to be trying to spread all the way across the page, for maximum Papyrus coverage. The wine colored letters evoke ripe fruit with vanilla undertones. And the smaller letters are delightfully harmonious, with a hint of sweetness. 
Overall Rating: B (for Buttery Nuances)

Ritchies Fine Food & Wine Merchants

New Papyrus Sighting!! This one was sent in from Andrew Ostroff in Australia. He says "Some fodder for the papyrusmill.. Completely renegade & off brand for IGA in Australia."  What better way to say Fine Food & Wine, than with Papyrus? This looks like a nice normal use of the typeface, but I think there might be a small amount of beveling on the edges. Always a nice way to make the letters look more 3-Dimensional. Welcome to Something Special indeed... Thanks, Andrew!

Overall Rating: A (for Australia)

Stencils!

OH MAN!!! Do you want to put Papyrus all over everything? Now you can! With these handy dandy Papyrus stencils, you can put Papyrus on your living room wall, your van door, your conference room and (probably) more! You will be "Good-To-Go"! 
Overall Rating: C (for Craft)

Skipjacks

You won't want to skip this Papyrus sighting! Check out Blue Crab Bay Co.'s nautical themed use of Papyrus. I feel like I'm being whisked away on a sailboat, with nothing but some peanuts and an overused typeface. I guess the good folks at B.C.B.C. didn't feel like Papyrus was good enough for their other flavor, "Surf Doggies". 
Overall Rating: B (for Blue Crab)