Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'jamming'
May 28, 2008
Street artist and former Torontoist contributor Fauxreel (which, contrary to what The Globe and Mail says, is not his real name; it's Dan Bergeron) received both a considerable amount of disdain and a considerable amount of cash recently (as well as some praise), when he designed and helped execute a nationwide corporate vandalism campaign on behalf of a well-known motorized vehicle brand. At the time, Torontoist attempted to contact "Mr. Reel" (as the Globe......
Continue Reading "Faux Hung"April 10, 2008
Kleercut WARNING! Contains clearcut ancient forests www.kleercut.net When CBS Outdoor wrapped St. George station in vinyl ads promoting a certain brand of facial tissue, Greenpeace's Kleercut campaign decided to tackle the omnipresent sales pitch by generously sprinkling the premises with doses of perspective, reminding subway riders that the softness of Kimberly-Clark's products comes at the expense of unsustainably-harvested ancient forests, including the Boreal. To Kimberly-Clark, puppies may be adorable, but caribou, eagles, bears, and......
Continue Reading "Bigger, Softer & Clearcut"March 18, 2008
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Continue Reading "Plain White Tease"December 19, 2007
"Read a Book" The words, it should be noted, were not written on the outer glass, but rather on the interior panel of the ad caisson. Photo of the shelter on the south side of Queen at Ossington taken by Jonathan Goldsbie.......
Continue Reading "A Nice Change From "Buy Shit""