<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jasmeen Patheja <<a href="mailto:machleetank@gmail.com">machleetank@gmail.com</a>> Date: Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 1:41 AM Subject: [Reader-list] [Announcements] MAKE YOUR STREET SIGN : DEADLINE MAY 17 To: <a href="mailto:announcements@sarai.net">announcements@sarai.net</a> Hello This one's on behalf of Blank Noise-it's an event to create street signs in the city. (details below). best wishes, Jasmeen ----- *Make a street sign* <<a href="http://blog.blanknoise.org/2009/04/make-sign.html" target="_blank">http://blog.blanknoise.org/2009/04/make-sign.html</a>> *///////////////////////////////* It can be in any city , street , lane , neighbourhood you want. You could think of signs in buses, parks, night clubs, movie halls, malls and markets- it is up to you to spell out which kind of place you want your sign in. It could even be in sites where women have experienced street sexual harassment- like here <<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blanknoisethisplace/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/blanknoisethisplace/</a>>. You are welcome to say anything you want. * Guidelines: * 1. we encourage submissions that are affirmative. 2. your submission should include a brief note about which place you want to insert the sign in and why 3. it could be in any language but an English translation is important. 4. It does not need to have text. It could just be visual. 5. It does not need to have visual. It could just be text. 6. It could have both text and visual. 7. You must send us a web friendly jpg/ png/ file, but remember not to throw away the original vector file in case yours is selected for printing! 8. you may be the recruiter- you could involve your local network to work on this. for example- if you are a teacher- this could be a class assignment. If you are in college- you could organize a community of people to work on this. 9. Some of you might have better writing skills than visualization skills, in that case you are welcome to send text for a street sign. Based on the response to this event we might have the option of someone with visual skills partnering with you to make this sign. 10. keep it simple Your street sign will be put on the Blank Noise blog + flickr. 3 signs will be selected to be tried and tested in public. The selected signs could also be printed on t shirts. Deadline: 17th May. 2009 * Sign UP! Be an Action Hero! ////////////////////////////////////////////////* Confirm your participation by emailing us at blurtblanknoise at gmail dot com subject titled SIGN. We will add your name to the list here <a href="http://blog.blanknoise.org/2009/04/make-sign.html" target="_blank">http://blog.blanknoise.org/2009/04/make-sign.html</a> We are always available to chat with you about your idea for the street sign before your submission. ** resources/ reference In the past we have discussed this <<a href="http://blog.blanknoise.org/2006/04/ilona-granet.html" target="_blank">http://blog.blanknoise.org/2006/04/ilona-granet.html</a>> and this<<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/photoInclude/img/5/3850/640/one%20night.jpg" target="_blank">http://photos1.blogger.com/photoInclude/img/5/3850/640/one%20night.jpg</a>>and this <<a href="http://blog.blanknoise.org/2008/05/signs-for-citizens.html" target="_blank">http://blog.blanknoise.org/2008/05/signs-for-citizens.html</a>>and this<<a href="http://blog.blanknoise.org/2008/05/bangalore-metropolitan-transport.html" target="_blank">http://blog.blanknoise.org/2008/05/bangalore-metropolitan-transport.html</a>>and this <<a href="http://blog.blanknoise.org/2006/03/spill.html" target="_blank">http://blog.blanknoise.org/2006/03/spill.html</a>> and this<<a href="http://blog.blanknoise.org/2007/02/wish-list.html" target="_blank">http://blog.blanknoise.org/2007/02/wish-list.html</a>> *Yours truly Blank Noise Team * * BLANK NOISE* <a href="http://blog.blanknoise.org" target="_blank">http://blog.blanknoise.org</a> <a href="http://blanknoiseactionheroes.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://blanknoiseactionheroes.blogspot.com</a> <a href="http://blanknoisespectators.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://blanknoisespectators.blogspot.com</a> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/blanknoisethisplace" target="_blank">http://flickr.com/photos/blanknoisethisplace</a> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/blanknoise" target="_blank">http://flickr.com/photos/blanknoise</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=2703755288" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=2703755288</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=142739725581&ref=ts" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=142739725581&ref=ts</a> _______________________________________________ announcements mailing list <a href="mailto:announcements@sarai.net">announcements@sarai.net</a> <a href="https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/announcements" target="_blank">https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/announcements</a> _________________________________________ reader-list: an open discussion list on media and the city. 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