don't miss the bus

I stumbled across this the other day. The breeze was creating a ripple effect on the poster and the sun was creating ripply reflections, (it's made out of a plasticy canvas), each of which distorted the little girl's face. It's interesting when you can get close up to posters and billboards, and here, the plastic added another level of oddness.

Anti-Meth billboards

Fatale Abstraction has an interesting piece on the anti-meth ("Extreme Makeover") billboards that I talked about in my first blog piece. See her discussion here:
http://phlegmfatale.blogspot.com/
Also, take a look at her other excellent blog, Dallas Diorama, (there's a link in my links section) which contains some great photos/commentary on modern design in Dallas--including some terrific signage.

Axman Surplus: commodities collide

Some scenes from the wondrous Axman Surplus, the gem of the University/Snelling area. Need some doll parts? A spare shoe? A cockpit seat? You know where to go...