Category Archives: guerilla

in the spirit of illegal acts that improve public space (like guerilla signage) and projection-based graffiti, guerilla lighting was an evening of impromptu decoration in london where people transformed boring public spaces with carefully placed multi-colored light. via coolhunting

a great invention in our on-going battle to take back the streets: the portable zebra crossing allows you to take possession of the asphalt you need to cross, regardless of whether you’re allowed to. via connor

richard ankron makes guerilla public service art like this improvement to a sign on the freeway in LA which has been up for 5 years

ever since i heard of krysztof wodiczko’s projection of a swastika onto the south african embassy in london in 1985, i have been fascinated by the subversive power of projection. who owns the display? lately protesters of boston university’s biolab (a hazardous research facility slated to be located in a dense, poor urban neighborhood) have […]

mark jenkins was the creator of the urban plastic giraffe – this is part of a series call the ’embeds’ series – social commentary and possible technology for sociology? via we-make-money-not-art

hackers at MIT have installed super-bright luxeon LEDs in windows of simmons hall behind my house to make a bright blue text display that ties back to text-a-buildings and kendall roses – here’s a video of their display. it’s the first time stephen holl’s ridiculously small windows serve a human purpose. via MAKE