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Guerilla Road Signs

By Alex in Arts & Crafts, Car & Vehicle, Pictures, Travel & Places on Sep 11, 2008 at 3:39 am


To bring a smile to passer-bys, the Glenn Group installed these guerilla street signs all over downtown Reno:

The Glenn Group wrote sign copy, created layouts for the printer, and hung the signs. The design team’s primary challenges were to make the signs as authentic looking as possible, and to duck police officers and city officials during “installation.”

In a city where street art and renegade postings are not common, the signs inspired surprise, delight, and good feelings about the city.

Their little guerilla art project won an award at the 2008 Society for Environmental Graphic Design Award: Link – via RuebenMiller


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  1. Larfin Jackarse
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 3:53 am

    It is a good thing that they didn't do this in Boston.

  2. Zack
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 4:01 am

    oh imagine that... someone put up odd roadsigns.
    http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/3919

    This member of the Dynamite Museum wondered when the rest of the world would catch onto the fun.

  3. shadowfirebird
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 6:17 am

    Forgive me, but an advertising company did this and got a design award for it. In what way is this "guerilla"?

  4. Deborah
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 6:31 am

    Check out Virginia Beach, VA. They have no cussing signs all around town. It's pretty funny.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/christopherdale/23860378/

    I didn't take this particular photo but it's an example of the sign.

  5. ted
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 6:55 am

    Guerilla is trendy. We're soo hip.

  6. Skipweasel
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 8:04 am

    Or try the local dialet...
    http://www.eta.co.uk/slow_you_down_say_norfolk_villagers/node/11038

  7. scott, no the other one
    Sep 11th, 2008 at 6:47 pm

    I'm going to be a complete jerk-off moron and point out that the correct plural form of passer-by is passers-by. I'm only saying so because I've seen it consistently misused on this site and it causes my brain to wobble when I see it.

    Whew, glad I got that off of my chest.

    carry on...

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