You go girl. Brooklyn, New York.
Your New York daily affirmation from our managing editor on the streets, Megan Greenwell.
On a divisive dam, a snippy bit of graffiti: An anonymous band of artists paints a huge pair of scissors and a long dotted line on obsolete Matilija Dam near Ojai. The message? Tear the thing down already.
Photo: Matilija Dam near Ojai. Credit: Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times
Ojai is just all over the internet lately.
Our senior UI designer, Keith Bormuth, decided to test out some wet cement. Breaking the law, breaking the law!
Ninety percent. That’s the amount of ocean life depletion since 1950 and a figure too dry to make most people pay attention. Presented visually, however, the statistic takes on new strength, and as a pie chart splattered in spray paint across an urban wall, the fact-as-street-art becomes unavoidable for any passerby.
With the help of a new pie chart stencil by interactive media artist Golan Levin, creating politically charged graffiti just got a bit easier. The fully customizable “Infoviz Graffiti” toolkit allows users to quickly swap out the numbers and letters and adjust the slice of the pie.
Customizable Stencil Lets Anyone Make Street Art Infographics - Design - GOOD
Street art can do more than just beautify a neighborhood. It can also tell residents about themselves and the place they live. That’s what Tim Devin’s unique projects do.
Since March, Devin, an artist based in the Boston neighborhood of Somerville, has been making small posters and taping them up on phone poles and other public features. These “BBC Broadsides” come in three varieties (or “flavors,” to use his term). The “Mappy Facts” broadsides show people demographic data about Boston, like average income levels by neighborhood, on colorful maps. The “Street Surveys” broadsides are more participatory, asking passersby questions about their relationship to their neighborhood, with tear-away tabs for them to answer with. A third flavor features poetry.
Artist Posts Neighborhood Surveys and Infographics on the Streets of Boston - Cities - GOOD
Last month, we asked GOOD readers to send us pictures of something they found on the street that made them smile. We received a variety of entries, including images of religious offerings, street art, and even a car covered in Post-its inscribed with the words, “I love you.” Take a look at our favorite submissions in our Picture Show.
After posting the Picture Show, we asked the community to vote on their favorite submission. We’re happy to announce our winner, Jeroen van der Eijkhof (submission above). According to Jeroen, “everyone who sees it turns their head and smiles. Now that is a cool result of working your butt off outside school!”
Winner Announced: Take a Picture of Happy Stuff on the Street - Design - GOOD
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