June 19, 2007
And the city said... No.
The city of Sao Paulo, Brazil passed an ordinance last year banning all outdoor advertising. Over the course of the last year city workers have been removing all advertisements around the city. (via metafilter)
Photographer and artist Tony de Marco has been documenting what's left once all the ad pollution is stripped away. It's weird. But it would look weird to us, because here in Atlanta we use Corporate Advertising as landmarks for giving directions, even going so far as to regard these ads as if they were State Monuments.
Furturist and Fluxist Motivational Legend Bill Hicks has this to say about Marketing:
(adult content warning)
How Big this Chicken could be?
Posted by: rp at June 20, 2007 12:01 AMre: you tube
i'm reminded of someone
re: flickr
crazy great set of photos.
Lawyer jokes have been replaced by marketing person jokes. Marketing people are far more despised than lawyers. EVIL!
Posted by: Overdroid at June 21, 2007 8:13 PMare you thinking of george, maryk?
"mechanations?"
Posted by: ablebody at June 22, 2007 9:11 AMIf only George could wrap the snark back around the moebius so it became charming again.
Posted by: clunky at June 22, 2007 9:17 AMNo! But now that you mention it...
Actually, it wasn't bill hicks that was reminding me of someone, it was the recipient of the killer tirade that reminded me of someone. actually, a few people. i'm including myself in there. but i'm not the main one.
