tangibility concluded

Last time, on it’s finally time you knew something, the public art installation / physical infographic of sorts entitled Fifty-Five Square Miles had just been put on display for Art on the Atlanta BeltLine. Now, a year later, here’s a closer look at the project as it was altered, improved, and claimed by the elements (including spiders building webs in interstates and squirrels hiding walnuts in skyscrapers).

463686_10100673116635887_448407907_o Downtown.

414789_10100673117269617_2074488018_o Buckhead by road, hiking trail, or rail.

705207_10100673116880397_1792713170_o Carter Center, Little Five Points, King Center & Historic District, Oakland Cemetery, and the obligatory “You Are Here.”

469865_10100742838063587_532634376_o East Atlanta Village.

793921_10100742838043627_532968664_o Georgia Dome, CNN Center, Centennial Olympic Park.

706303_10100673116810537_2292562_o Zoo Atlanta, with Turner Field in the upper foreground and the Cyclorama in the background (Confederate & Union flags, but the Stars & Bars a bit obscured).

464504_10100673116571017_900601270_o Atlantic Station, Georgia Tech.

706304_10100673116990177_186796596_o Woodruff Arts Center, Midtown.

793919_10100742839346017_1238923212_o A visitor and her brood.

778802_10100742838612487_942805830_o Squirrels making a cache out of the Peachtree Plaza.

704000_10100673117549057_1914179400_o

 

As to why I’ve decided to add this entry after abandoning the blogosphere for just over a year, my infographic on Atlanta’s skyscrapers has mysteriously reasserted itself back into the annals of reddit & facebook lately, so I’ll take this case of the artificially intelligent jpeg as a signal that I may as well reassert more infotainment back here. Now, I can’t promise a new graphic to greet you every morning as a part of a balanced breakfast, or even for that matter assure you I’ll have produced something every week or two, but if I can overcome some logistical hurdles (absolving myself of the no-longer-novel concept of using MS Paint, acquiring and mastering Illustrator; those are really all the hurdles), I’d like to increase the frequency by a THOUSANDFOLD at least. Maybe tenfold.

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5 Responses to “tangibility concluded”

  1. Try Inkscape! I found it after I lost my Adobe Software suite in a computer crash (no backup disk). Inkscape is freeware and, for my basic purposes, every bit as good as Illustrator. I actually like the layout much better. Especially since you are not already accustomed to Illustrator, I think you’ll be very pleased. did I mention, it’s FREE. Yay, free!

  2. Mary Moore Says:

    Hello, blogger. I’d like to ask permission to use the Atlanta skyline graphic for a summer camp in Atlanta. The camp is a STEM camp at an inclusion school in Decatur, GA. Our theme is “STEM City,” with an emphasis on city planning. It is for four and five year-olds, some with special needs. Please let me know if you’re aware of how I might seek permission for its use. Thank you so much.

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