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Rainy Rocking Weekend In Montreal: Part 3 – Bombe Sur La Main and Poster Art

melanie — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:07:34 +0000

Ville de Montreal street signs incorporated into festival gates

One thing I love about walking around Montreal is how many design ideas you can get [...]

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The Best Kinds of Yard Sale Posters

melanie — Mon, 31 May 2010 21:59:24 +0000

One of the first thing you notice as an out-of-towner in downtown Halifax is that the streets are lined [...]

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A Spring Day in Toronto

melanie — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:25:41 +0000

So hopefully the snow is gone for good (fingers crossed) and we can finally put that winter jacket away. Here’s few photos from spring weekenders to Toronto. Happy May weekend!

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Camouflage and the City

melanie — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:38:10 +0000

Surfing the net for inspiration, I came across a few past urban camouflage interventions that play with the idea of concealment using various techniques and materials including photography and paint, found objects in commercial spaces and designed tarp.

Two artists use photography to blend themselves in with the environment. [...]

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Knit Graffiti as Advertising in Montreal

melanie — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:48:35 +0000

I last posted about the arrival of spring, but according to the Weather Network, we’ll be getting some flurries late next week (ouch – I just took the [...]

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Thank You for An Amazing Winterlude

melanie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:20:31 +0000

With the festival ending a few days ago, we want to give a big shout out to everyone who took the time to be part of this [...]

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Urban Cozy Project Artist Profile: Magda Sayeg (KnittaPlease)

melanie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:27:53 +0000

Magda Sayeg stitching for the Mexico City Bus Project, 2008

Fittingly, the seventh and final artist profile features who many would consider is the poster-lady [...]

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Sad Two Days: Installation Take Down

melanie — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:44:59 +0000

It was two sad days last Sunday and Monday when we de-installed the urban cozies from both festival sites. It’s [...]

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Recap of Some of Our Memorable Urban Cozies

melanie — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:53:59 +0000

In addition to the contributions from the artists who have been profiled so far, here’s a recap of some memorable cozies. Don’t get us wrong – we love all the urban cozies that came to us, like they were are own! The ones that follow though definitely brought smiles [...]

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Urban Cozy Project Artist Profile: Robyn Paton

melanie — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:31:30 +0000

The sixth Urban Cozy Project maker profile features Ottawa-based super duper textile crafter and snap-happy photographer, Robyn Paton. Her work has been featured in Venus Zine [...]

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