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Design Travel: Illegal Art in Reno
September 11, 2008 at 10:35 AM | 0 Comments
Next time you're in Reno, Nevada, take a little gambling break and keep your eyes peeled for the subversive street art of the Glenn Group.
The group recently won an award at the 2008 Society for Environmental Graphic Design Awards for guerrilla street signs illegally installed around the city to commemorate Valentine's Day and Christmas. The signs, which featured feel good sayings like "Love your enemies" and "Reindeer parking only" were designed to look official, down to the reflective metallic letters and everything.
Reno isn't known for it's street art, and the Glenn Group was hoping to add some subtle excitement and playfulness through symbols of daily life. Probably a good idea. Better to start small, than say, bombing the side of a building with a huge graffiti mural.
Related Stories:
· The Glenn Group [Official Site]
· Guerrilla Road Signs [Neatorama]
· Reno Travel coverage [Jaunted]
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The Miracle of Flight and Giant Inflatable Creatures
September 14, 2006 at 9:51 AM | 0 Comments
Balloons! It's a rainy day here in New York City, but that doesn't stop us from having thoughts of drifting away--in a hot air balloon. This time-lapse film was taken at the Reno Balloon Festival. The biggest balloon festival is in Albuquerque, but this one looks big enough to us. Be sure to notice the balloon animals (like, enormous ones, not kid's party ones) about halfway through. All this and the town has casinos? We might have to check it out in person.
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Great Reno Balloon Race
August 17, 2005 at 9:42 AM | 0 Comments
If you can get up real early one weeked of the year, make Sept. 9th-11th it. That's when the Great Reno Balloon Race takes place in Reno. More then a hundred hot air ballonists gather before dawn to inflate, and lift off into the sky.
On Sat. & Sun, there's a Glow Show and Dawn Patrol event, where the balloons are choreographed against the morning sky and appear to be actually "glowing" as the sun rises.
Daytime brings events like the Balloon Blackjack and the Hare & Hound Competition race. Another perk: the weekend's totally free. No admission charges anytime. And you can probably do a little gambling on the way home...
Related Stories:
· The Great Reno Balloon Race [Official Site]
· Reno Lets the Good Times Roll [MSNBC]
