I’ve seen a few different posters over the last few days that have intrigued me. They’re all very much campaign-based, almost agitprop. What do they all mean?
Information-Revolution.org – was announced to me on a sign attached to a lamppost outside work. It’s the kind of advertising that you normally associate with new (or not so new) bands. That’s why they put them up outside radio stations and in the heart of meeja-land. But there were more ads on the tube. “Perhaps,” though I, “they’re ‘flyposting’ these ads on top of legitimate tube ads.”
But a saunter through their website seems to reveal that no they’re not. The people behind this campaign (Profero Ltd – services include ‘Viral Marketing, clients include Ask, Yahoo, BBC World, C4) have paid proper money for this campaign. The commenters on the fairly lacklustre website (scrolling text boxes???) seem to have it pretty clear.
We’ll leave that one.
Then, in Farringdon I walked past some strange posters with photos of soldiers in Iraq, their heads replaced by Mickey Mouse characters. The posters were entitled Operation Magic Kingdom. That lead me to this site – the CNDP (The Cautese National Postal Disservice). It’s basically art, and it’s for sale. Slightly disappointing really. Jimmy Cauty – ex-KLF – is the founder of the project.
Finally there are some strange posters that I’ve seen in Soho and East London which look like they belong on a 1984 film set. The only clue to their origin are the words (I think) “social heuristic.” But I can find no obvious reference on the web (let me know if you have any idea), and the posters nearby are there no more, so I can’t even get a photo. I suspect that they’re also some kind of underground art project. I like the posters though.