Chicago artist creates tourism posters for city's neighborhoods (chicagotribune.com)

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[−] vogtb 50d ago
This reminds me of another artist that did an isometric map of the city. I bought one and it hangs on my office wall. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1673296980/map-of-chicago-loop-...

Always fun to have someone over who knows the city. We'll spend 20 minutes pointing to all the buildings we've worked in, places we've eaten, or where The Bear or The Fugitive were filmed.

[−] canpan 50d ago
Very nice! In Tokyo we had this mural some parts were animated using screens in the wall. https://www.teamlab.art/w/skytreemural/tokyoskytree/
[−] cozzyd 50d ago
I have this hanging in my living room, though most people don't seem to get the reference https://wondercitystudio.com/collections/new-product-collect...
[−] mikeaskew4 50d ago
Don’t forget Backdraft.
[−] tptacek 50d ago
Not clear why this is hitting HN today, but these are popular enough in Chicago to be kind of a cliche. No matter how convincing the poster is, I think you'll be disappointed if you plan a trip to visit scenic Galewood.
[−] 3eb7988a1663 50d ago
For some less serious Chicago bulletins, there was SquirrelTruth[0]. A kickstarter was created to post signs in the CTA about the danger of squirrels. I am not sure how many variations there were, but the only one I ever saw was, "Statistically speaking, at least one 'person' on this train is actually 7 squirrels wearing a human suit. Don't be a victim."

[0] https://www.squirreltruth.com/

[−] holtkam2 50d ago
Moving from SF to Chicago this week. This made me feel a little more excited. TY for the share!
[−] stavros 50d ago

> “I mean, it’s exciting any time anyone says they like my art. Obviously, people buy it, but it’s still astounding to me that people like the stuff I make.”

I love this.

[−] boxed 50d ago
Region blocked for me. How weird.
[−] binarynate 50d ago
[−] jcubic 49d ago
Link not available in Europe :(
[−] interloxia 50d ago
Tourism oxymoron "This content is not available in your region"
[−] cozzyd 50d ago
If only the Loop one were centered on Madison instead of Monroe so it would have my condo in it...
[−] cokehed 50d ago
Roseland: Come for the $10 head doctor, stay because you got express kidnapped.
[−] reg_dunlop 50d ago
Thanks! Just bought 4!
[−] poszlem 50d ago
r/USdefaultism

"This content is not available in your region"

[−] wetpaws 50d ago
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[−] claudiug 50d ago
what is sad, is that you an take the article, go to any LLM, ask to read and build an system prompt, from the images + text, and then you can replicate his work