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Dain 1943 – who hell he?

August 12, 2009by laurajb 1 Comment

Caught this great little piece of street art in Shoreditch yesterday, and thought I’d try to find out the story behind the man… but to no avail. I DID however […]

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art, curiouser, London

Posterboy – New York’s answer to the Shoreditch Decapitator…

January 28, 2009by laurajb Leave a comment

There’s something really appealing about the mash-up of broadcast and outdoor media for artistic/social commentary purposes – it often brings out some painful truths. From old-school audio-pirates like Douglas Kahn […]

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advertising, art, general brilliantness
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The commodification of the street

October 14, 2008by laurajb Leave a comment

Not much to say here really, except that some auction house has tried to get really “cool” by hosting their exhibition/sale of street art in Shoreditch. Pity they tacked their […]

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London
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Gorgeous Swiss street art in Dalson carpark

October 11, 2008by laurajb Leave a comment

Check out this smashing piece of work from the rooftop of the studios at enjoythis (all ex-glue designers from my team, and smashing they are too!).

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art, London
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Looks pretty and is obviously some kind of political statement…

October 5, 2008by laurajb Leave a comment

But the exact nature of the meaning eludes me. Still, it really jumps out at you…

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art, London
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The Decapitator is back!!!

October 2, 2008by laurajb Leave a comment

My favourite secret squirrel, the Shoreditch Decapitaor, is back doing what he does best. This was taken on Great Eastern Street this morning, on the way to work…

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advertising, general brilliantness, life outside work, London
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SHoreditch Decapitator strikes again!

September 28, 2008by laurajb Leave a comment

Yay! The Shoreditch Decapitator is so good Just came across this piece from last year that I’d missed… And in New York more recently:

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advertising, art, curiouser, London
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Is this TISM?

September 17, 2008by laurajb Leave a comment

Or just some other balaclava-clad personage gracing the walls of Shoreditch? (For those of you that are unfamiliar with TISM – you really missed out on being a teenager in […]

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art, London
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The incredible cup typographers of Shoreditch

September 14, 2008by laurajb 1 Comment

Travelling down from Angel last week, I saw large cup letters rising up above Old St tube. On closer inspection, they were made from plastic cups stuck though wiring. Pixel-stylee. […]

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art, general brilliantness, London, places i've been

the serif-text bandit strikes again…

August 9, 2007by laurajb 1 Comment

Absolutely no idea who is behind all of this fantastic typographical decoration around Shoreditch, but I love it!

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art, London

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