Posterchild is a Toronto-based artist who is sick of all the illegal billboards in the city and decided to do something about it by using art. One can hope that other cities follow in São Paulo lead by banning billboards in the city. Until then, we have artists.
Last Monday—using data gleaned from Rami Tabello’s IllegalSigns.ca—Posterchild [...]
Tag Archives: toronto
Artist Asks How’s My Advertising?
June 4, 2008 – 9:01 am
Shopping cArt Race in Toronto
May 30, 2008 – 5:42 pm
I’m organizing the Toronto Idiotarod and I like to think that these sort of crazy events function as art.
We’re de-contextualizing the shopping cart which is a device designed to have people consume more than they normally would. In the Idiotarod the shopping cart is not something that you’ll want to fill with objects. We’re [...]
Check Marks to Save Lives
April 7, 2008 – 12:34 pm
An article on the CBC’s website today mentions that intensive care units in Toronto will be using a checklist to ensure the best medical care for patients. Yes, a checklist.
It’s one of three ICU checklists Dr. Damon Scales has adopted in his Toronto hospital.
“When I tell people about these things they sort of [...]
Cars Being Used Less in Toronto
April 3, 2008 – 9:15 am
Some more information form the 2006 Canadian census has been released and it paints a green future for transportation in Toronto. The census asked how people get to work (car, walk, public transit, bike, etc.). In the city the younger one is, the more likely it is that one is taking a more green approach [...]
Things Are Good Film Screening
October 25, 2007 – 9:39 am
The Planet in Focus film festival opened last night in Toronto and Things Are Good is proud to announce that we are sponsoring a screening!!
This Sunday we’ll be sponsoring a double-feature of Remember Chek Jawa and Third Ward TX; two films that celebrate positive things that people have done. More info below.
Sunday Oct. 28th
5:00 pm
Innis [...]
Walking Towards Health
October 4, 2007 – 11:08 am
While I’m at a conference looking at how we can use the internet for the better, in Toronto there’s a conference on how to use public space for the better called Walk 21. The Toronto magazine Spacing has been blogging about it on their site and I particularly like their recent post on how walking [...]