This guide features resources, including videos and lesson plans, about street art and graffiti. The guide also provides background about the social context of street art.
"Each contributor has a distinct skill that refutes the mainstream view of graffiti artists as mere vandals." --New York Times Classic graffiti lettering and experimental typographical forms lie at the heart of street culture and have long inspired designers in many different fields.
Ever wonder how the heavy streets of New York City, Chicago, London have some of the craziest graffiti tags ever made and how you can come up with similar tags and pieces? Then keep reading!..
Protecting Art in the Street explains, with words and images, how copyright laws apply to street art and graffiti, and how they can be of help to creators within these artistic communities. Knowledge about these issues does matter.