Category Archives: 1. Identity, Communication & Ownership

Meeting Minutes – Traffic Light Box Artworks and Moss Wall Selection

We arranged for a chat yesterday to discuss the next steps for the traffic light box artwork Beta Project, and also to select one of the entries for the moss wall Beta. Here’s what happened…         

Posted in 1. Identity, Communication & Ownership, General Thoughts & Future Betas | 4 Comments

Walls, Walls, Walls – Iteration 2

Update 09/05/13 One of the reasons that we like ‘experimenting on the street’ early on is that it can often give little unexpected bits of feedback. Anytime we’re nearby, we walk past this Beta Project just to see how it … Continue reading

Posted in 1. Identity, Communication & Ownership, 2. Environmental, 3. Moving About, 6. Added Value, Beta Projects | 8 Comments

Chat – Traffic Light Boxes & Moss Walls

We’d like to arrange a short meeting to chat to you about two projects – the traffic light box artworks and the moss wall.

Posted in 1. Identity, Communication & Ownership, General Thoughts & Future Betas | 2 Comments

Alive Alive-O

Update 01/03/13: Here’s the minutes of the below meeting (it also involved the traffic light boxes), and the selection process. We have some more work to do with regard to exploring how best to succeed with moss-growing, and there’s several … Continue reading

Posted in 1. Identity, Communication & Ownership, 2. Environmental, 3. Moving About, Beta Projects | 6 Comments

Street Art Checklist – Until 12/12/12

Here’s a Street Art Checklist…

Posted in 1. Identity, Communication & Ownership, 2. Environmental, Beta Projects | Leave a comment

Walls, Walls, Walls – Iteration 1

Update 28/02/13: There is to be a second iteration of this DCC Beta. Update 25/10/12: For queries about getting involved (adding to the art, for example) contact Paul Joyce on paul.joyce@dublincity.ie or 012227879. The wall has now been painted – see … Continue reading

Posted in 1. Identity, Communication & Ownership, 2. Environmental, 3. Moving About, 6. Added Value, Beta Projects | 15 Comments

Should Street Corner Signs Also Sing and Dance?

There are many corners in the city without street signs, and you’ll frequently spot tourists, map-in-hand, trying to figure out where they are. This got us thinking about street corner signs! What would we like street corner signs to do? … Continue reading

Posted in 1. Identity, Communication & Ownership, 3. Moving About, Beta Projects | 30 Comments

Beta 2 – Selecting the artwork for Beta 1

Just getting some free time to blog this now (thanks again to everyone who came along!) and let you know how the artworks were selected for the Traffic Light Box Artwork Beta. On a Friday in early May, from 10:30-12:00 a … Continue reading

Posted in 1. Identity, Communication & Ownership, Beta Projects | 5 Comments

What Makes a Good Traffic Light Artwork?

Thanks to everyone who submitted a proposal for a Traffic Light Box Artwork! We discussed this and we want to ask you something… What format should the ‘selection’ process take?

Posted in 1. Identity, Communication & Ownership, Beta Projects | 4 Comments

Where are you? What’s the area called? Does it matter?

What’s the importance/value in an area having a clear name? Are there areas of the city that are more difficult to name? For example ‘Rathmines’, or ‘Stoneybatter’ are clear enough, however many areas of the city are not so clearly … Continue reading

Posted in 1. Identity, Communication & Ownership, General Thoughts & Future Betas | 12 Comments

Traffic Light Box Artworks – 1 / 11 / 111

1 Identity / 11 Boxes / 111 Euro As the very first Beta Project, we are making 11 traffic light boxes (in the ‘Beta Area’) available for street artworks, and we’re looking for people to submit designs for them! UPDATE 26/04/12: Please … Continue reading

Posted in 1. Identity, Communication & Ownership, Beta Projects | 26 Comments