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Comment on How Did This Happen? by dp

dp — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:45:23 +0000

Ahhh, okay, and thanks for the pointer. I suppose I should link directly to her blog on that count. What’s more, Katy’s link to Strange Maps squares the circle in a nice way, since that’s where I’ve been going for some of the typocartography mentioned earlier.

Comment on How Did This Happen? by Chris

Chris — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:12:54 +0000

In the comments under the CiB post you linked to there’s another link to Katie’s explanation on the Supercool blog - you spotted her inspiration. Not sure how far back things go from there but it seems a few US cities have been done now.

Comment on Unfinished Business by something I said : How Did This Happen?

something I said : How Did This Happen? — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:35:53 +0000

[...] by Ork caught my eye because it looks familiar. If you read the Literary Birmingham part of the Unfinished Business post, you’ll see a clear typographical resemblance between Jenny Beorkrem’s work and [...]

Comment on Jefferson in Birmingham? by something I said : Unfinished Business

something I said : Unfinished Business — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:40:32 +0000

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Comment on Look Here! by Links for 18 November 2009 | Created in Birmingham

Links for 18 November 2009 | Created in Birmingham — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:13:43 +0000

[...] something I said : Look Here! Nice idea this – thinking about those huge banners used to cover up scaffolding – “So what happens a lot of times is that the banner is just a huge photo of the building – which is pretty cool. But what if the banner were more like experimental art? Or a photo of something else?” [...]

Comment on Look Here! by dp

dp — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:18:04 +0000

Which means that the building % could be something other than an image of the building, correct? I can imagine a lot of ways this would play out.

The underlying idea is that these are underused sites for creative and community activity. I bet there’s a lot of latitude that agencies would be happy to exploit in return for their portion of the banner.

Comment on Look Here! by Harvey

Harvey — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:28:36 +0000

The advertising content pays for the printing and installing of the building image. Without the advert there would only be scaffold safety netting in place.

A compromise is made between % advert and % building image which allows this all to happen

Comment on Zoto: Watching Things Fall Apart by dp

dp — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:54:25 +0000

Thanks for adding your comments.
I’ve had my own similar experiences since I wrote this piece.

Given that it’s been 14 months since I wrote this, I think it’s fair to say that Zoto is a floating wreck. I suppose it’s still taking money, while providing only an as-found service.

Given the utter lack of support, I had to chuckle at Kord’s complaint that someone has cybersquatted the name Zoto on Twitter.

Comment on Zoto: Watching Things Fall Apart by Melspy

Melspy — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:33:11 +0000

i’m also long time user, and just started experiencing problems w/ uploading… days after renewing for paid service. i changed my password, and the uploader never worked again, no replies from clint or kordless. curious to know the “new” projects kordless is working on, would like to give a shout out to unsuspecting investors willing to invest monetarily or intellectually.

Comment on Best British Blog Contest 2008 by Created in Birmingham » Created in Birmingham: Best UK Blog 2008

Created in Birmingham » Created in Birmingham: Best UK Blog 2008 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:15:59 +0000

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