Daily Archive: February 9, 2009

sign as art. art as sign.




sign as art. art as sign.

Originally uploaded by kaiyen

While my wife and in-laws went to “tea” at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, I wandered the streets around there, camera in hand. I have been doing an alleyways project for a while and found a number that were heavily decorated. More than just graffiti – more like murals.

This one was different – it actually included the signage that was next to the door. Part of me thought this was great. It certainly is creative. Part of me wondered whether the braille letters would be as discernible having been painted over like that.

Just when it seemed Ticketmaster’s monopoly was ending…

Live Nation and Ticketmaster may merge: WSJ – MarketWatch

I still remember when I could buy seats – not lawn tickets – but seats at the major area amphitheater for $30 with a $8 surcharge.  This wasn’t that long ago – maybe 8 years.  Not recent, either, but not forever ago.  Now it’s $75 with a $15 surcharge. 

Live Nation, with a very different (though expensive to them) model, was proving to be a real challenge to Ticketmaster.  Now they are merging.  Yay.