October 25, 2007

Seen in Amsterdam: The Message is on the Medium

by Christine Huang

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Wooster Collective directed us to this bit of street art, a cleverly-placed reminder to commuters about their contribution to global warming.

[via Wooster Collective]

Article categories: Arts & Culture, Environmental, Trends In Europe

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7 Responses to “Seen in Amsterdam: The Message is on the Medium”

  1. Ed
    Posted from: 71.139.163.86

    October 26th, 2007 at 3:10 am

    Beautiful!

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  3. Matthew
    Posted from: 85.158.139.99

    October 26th, 2007 at 4:37 am

    Great example of how environmentalists can go completely the wrong way and just end up alienating people. Finger pointing and nagging just turns people off. I’m sure this bit of communication makes cyclists feel smug, but probably makes car drivers even more determined to drive to work.

  4. Margherita
    Posted from: 84.253.134.166

    October 26th, 2007 at 5:54 am

    agree with Matthew.

  5. ali
    Posted from: 68.174.98.196

    October 26th, 2007 at 11:11 am

    It is meant to make you think. and it has - whether your reaction is defensive or positive, that may change with time. but atleast its message has been brought to your attention.

  6. links for 2007-10-27 « Francis Anderson
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    October 26th, 2007 at 9:29 pm

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    October 28th, 2007 at 1:04 am

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