I’d Go For a Series of Hyper-Realistic Speed Bumps
So Lincolnites, what would you paint in your neighborhood intersection(s) if such a thing were legal?
I don’t have any brilliant ideas for my neighborhood’s streets. I did come up with an idea that could be kind of fun, but it would be very difficult to execute. We could design—or rather, have designed for us—a series of ambigrams that correspond to the streets that meet at that intersection. Essentially they would behave just like the street signs at the intersection, but each would be a single image painted in the center of the intersection. I wish I were creative enough to sketch out an example because I doubt I’m being very clear.
What would you draw in your neighborhood’s intersections?
The Comments
holy hannah says I would paint signs warning January 26, 2010 at 10:25am
I would paint signs warning drivers of potholes.
lisa says The older parts of town January 26, 2010 at 10:48am
The older parts of town have neighborhood names like Bethany, Havelock, Uni Place, Near South, etc. and it would be interesting to have designs that relate to the history of the neighborhoods.
macappleteacher says How about a nice trivia January 26, 2010 at 10:54am
How about a nice trivia series? Too distracting?
Mr. Wilson says RE: How about a nice trivia January 26, 2010 at 11:14am
Burma Shave!
Fletch says You could paint fake potholes January 26, 2010 at 11:42am
You could paint fake potholes just to mess with people.
Mr. Wilson says RE: You could paint fake potholes January 26, 2010 at 11:44am
First you’d have to find unblemished patches of asphalt on which to paint them…
Fletch says RE: You could paint fake potholes January 26, 2010 at 11:56am
Good point!
Can we get this guy to do the artwork?
http://www.impactlab.com/2006/03/09/amazing-3d-sidewalk-art-photos/