Fil-Am Kid Featured in Starbucks’ Limited Edition Christmas Mug
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What happens when your mom is a graphic designer for Starbucks? Well, you may just be immortalized in the global coffee chain’s limited edition Christmas mug.
That’s just what happened to Flynn, a young boy included in Starbucks’ Dot Collection, where artists can design a modern interpretation of the company’s Siren logo.
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Esther with the limited edition Christmas mug featuring her son Flynn
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His mother, Esther Asuncion, drew a little boy holding on to a green Starbucks balloon. When Flynn saw it, he knew right away it was him, saying “That’s me, that’s Flynn.”
Esther is a visual communications designer for the company. After moving to mainland US from Guam, she started work as a barista until she became part of the visual representation team, where her role is to help “marketing and merchandise groups communicate to partners how coffee and seasonal products should be displayed in stores throughout the US and Canada.”
According to Starbucks, “She sketched a green balloon to represent the Starbucks logo and then explored people jumping in the air with the balloon or holding its string being pulled or lifted in the air. It made the most sense to her to have a child with the balloon. The child who inspires Asuncion the most has dark hair, a huge smile, and sparkling eyes – her son Flynn. The three-year-old in perpetual motion became a natural model for her design.”
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What do you think of the design? Do you think we should have this in the Philippines? Share your comments below!
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Fil-Am Kid Featured in Starbucks’ Limited Edition Christmas Mug
