Transit Authority Figures Posters

by Noah Armstrong Massachusetts-based Rob & Damia Design's Transit Authority Figures imagine fictional subway maps for real places, pointing out the lack of public transportation options. A side project for the firm, each map outlines specific stops and color coded rail lines through quaint islands and vacations spots. Currently, posters focus on the Eastern Seaboard with destinations such as Cape Cod, Fire Island, the Hamptons, …

Best of CH 2009: Top Five Cool Hunting Videos

With a couple trips to Brazil, the first in our word-of-mouth city tours and plenty documented at home in NYC, 2009 marked yet another banner year for our video series. Grafica FidalgaSince we aired this at the first 99% conference (a joint production of yours truly and Behance) in April, we go to this portrait of three printmakers in São Paulo as our default favorite …

Best of CH 2009: Top Five Street Art Shows

by Ariston Anderson This year saw a fresh wave of art in the streets with more than one homecoming and some clever new approaches. Steve Powers: Philadelphia Love Letter Seizing on the power of extremely personal art, Steve Powers swathed his native Philadelphia in his typography-based murals. A 50-work strong love letter spread across the entire city of brotherly love, the project enlivened the urban …