TRMW *

April 22, 2009

In our concept, a series of painted “events” on the Newark streetscape would bring Newark to the world, and bring the world to Newark. Map symbology has a long and storied history. The process of representing the three-dimensional world as flat and map-like requires a notational language. Our proposal places a new set of distinct symbols “on the map” by creating them for the Google Earth point of view.

(via New Work: Newark Gateways | New at Pentagram | Pentagram)

In our concept, a series of painted “events” on the Newark streetscape would bring Newark to the world, and bring the world to Newark. Map symbology has a long and storied history. The process of representing the three-dimensional world as flat and map-like requires a notational language. Our proposal places a new set of distinct symbols “on the map” by creating them for the Google Earth point of view.
(via New Work: Newark Gateways | New at Pentagram | Pentagram)