Lightly thrown graffiti.In Manhattan there is now that guerrilla graffiti graffiti Form of visual communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group. Technically the term applies to designs scratched through a layer of paint or plaster, but its meaning has been extended to other markings. group who make cheap Throwies which they hurl carefully on to buildings which need cheering up and happen to have metal panels on their facades. A Throwie, as you will discover at www. coolhunting.com/archives/art/index.php?page=3, is a coloured light emitting diode See LED. , a tiny battery and a small magnet all taped together. Less than a dollar. In quantity and in the hands of a crowd of graffitists, they can transform the lower reaches of a dull building--for at least the life of the batteries. Look at the video at http://graffitiresearchlab.com/. Just around the corner from here at Review Towers there is this new, anything but dull--yet tempting, CorTen facade ... Sutherland Lyall takes time out from his Easter Egg An undocumented function hidden in software that may or may not be sanctioned by management. Easter Eggs are secret "goodies" found by word of mouth or accident. They are also used in video games, movies, TV commercials, DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMs and every so often in hardware. hunt to cyber (1) From "cybernetics," it is a prefix attached to everyday words to add a computer, electronic or online connotation. The term is similar to "virtual," but the latter is used more frequently. See virtual. gaze. |
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