Features
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Bubbalicious for grown-ups
The Guardian Online reported Sunday about a NYC adman-cum-artist whose “bubbalicious” ad critique campaign is giving some of the power of ads...
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I ___ this ad
Here’s a nice option for the ad-inundated public; a sticker that will puke on beautiful models in perpetuity. Image courtesy of Wooster Collective
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Manhole cover bathmat
I know the holiday season is still a little ways off, but it’s never too early to start thinking about gifts for your most urban-obsessed friends...
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Prevent it — ad creep, that is
The WSIB has an interesting ad campaign about preventing injuries in the workplace. They also have an excellent web site to demonstrate potential hazards...
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EUCAN megabins to be removed in North York
Some good news from North York: a number of the Megabins will be replaced with smaller sized receptacles. EUCAN’s monster garbage bin pilot project...
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What’s on Spacing Votes today
Check out what’s on Spacing Votes today: • Election registration closes [ video ] • Ad creep falls below the public radar • Pitfield...
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Bait Bikes at the University of Toronto
Finally, someone is doing something about bike theft. The University of Toronto Campus Police are starting a bait bike program. Bikes with GPS positioning...
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Future Billboards and Missing Toronto
Last night I saw the new movie Children of Men — it’s about a dystopian Britain in 2027 where all the women are infertile, so the human race...
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Sao Paulo mayor moves to ban billboards
Cross-posted to Spacing Votes — by David Scrivener While doing my evening news round-up I came across an interesting article on the BBC’s...
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Garbage Can Fetish: Colonial Roundup
Since the European capitals offer little in the way of culture, architecture and tourist attraction, there has been lots of time to look at some of the...
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Vancouver and Victoria public spaces
Andy Reeves will be covering ad creep and streetscape issues during the 2006 election for the Spacing Votes blog. Here’s a report by Reeves from his...
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New York looks to control ad blight
Torontonians often use New York as an example of a North American city that has vibrant public spaces and decent urban planning. Specifically, we hear...
By Matthew Blackett