Well, maybe not our walls in particular, rather the walls on the streets of nyc, which frequently are host to non-sanctioned advertisements.  Jordan Seiler decided to do something about this-and organized a bunch of peeps to white wash these illegal billboards to provide a blank canvas for artists to go to town on.

Here’s a nice little article from A List Apart titled In Defense of Eye Candy.  The thesis of this article is in design, making something pretty does more than make it appealing, it actually results in a more functional site, product, or object.  Many times we tend to treat visual appeal as something additional, the eye candy is simply something layered onto the functional framework.  But this paper argues, and research indicates, that eye candy actually enhances the function.  A finished design that is well thought out and executed actually does work better than a sloppy one.

Often, I’m amazed by an idea that is both simple and really clever, at the same instance you’re so glad someone brought it into being while annoyed you didn’t think it up yourself.  Littlepixel has posted a flickr set of album covers reimagined as old books.  It translates over so well, and its such a great idea to use the consistency of the Penguin books format.
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