Comments on: Pop Down Project http://urbanprankster.com/2008/12/pop-down-project/ Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:51:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: ipodrulz http://urbanprankster.com/2008/12/pop-down-project/comment-page-1/#comment-1395 ipodrulz Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:36:35 +0000 http://urbanprankster.com/?p=409#comment-1395 I really don't see why people have such a huge problem with ads! If they aren't killing babies or worse... puppies! Then let them be! I really don’t see why people have such a huge problem with ads! If they aren’t killing babies or worse… puppies! Then let them be!

]]> By: greg http://urbanprankster.com/2008/12/pop-down-project/comment-page-1/#comment-1103 greg Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:28:32 +0000 http://urbanprankster.com/?p=409#comment-1103 i feel like it'd be more effective in getting the point across if it also included a cursor image hovering over the X. i feel like it’d be more effective in getting the point across if it also included a cursor image hovering over the X.

]]> By: maximusmaximus http://urbanprankster.com/2008/12/pop-down-project/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 maximusmaximus Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:33:20 +0000 http://urbanprankster.com/?p=409#comment-1102 I like the project. It's like you can advertise your own product on another product for FREE! Are these stickers for things we don't agree with the advertising? I just don't buy that stuff and you probably don't either... "On the Internet, getting rid of unsollicited pop-ups is pretty easy. In real life, things are a tad more complicated. The Pop_Down Project aims at symbolically restoring everyone's right to non-exposure: Just stick a "Close window" button on any public space pollution. Pop_Down. It's up to you!" In real life things are more complicated: you can't close these ads. However, you have the choice to pay for them or not to. I like the project. It’s like you can advertise your own product on another product for FREE!

Are these stickers for things we don’t agree with the advertising?

I just don’t buy that stuff and you probably don’t either…

“On the Internet, getting rid of unsollicited pop-ups is pretty easy. In real life, things are a tad more complicated.
The Pop_Down Project aims at symbolically restoring everyone’s right to non-exposure: Just stick a “Close window” button on any public space pollution.
Pop_Down. It’s up to you!”

In real life things are more complicated: you can’t close these ads. However, you have the choice to pay for them or not to.

]]> By: ozymandias http://urbanprankster.com/2008/12/pop-down-project/comment-page-1/#comment-1100 ozymandias Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:54:25 +0000 http://urbanprankster.com/?p=409#comment-1100 Charlie, I like this post, I should have been more clear, my comment was to the poster above me, with a link complaining about ads in public places -- ignoring the fact that many of the pictures posted showed ads in places supporting services. Ads on phone booths, and metro stations defrays the costs of these things and makes them possible, the same for commercials on broadcast tv. To complain about them and 'protest' them is silly, unless you are willing to pay much higher costs for the things they are related to. Charlie, I like this post, I should have been more clear, my comment was to the poster above me, with a link complaining about ads in public places — ignoring the fact that many of the pictures posted showed ads in places supporting services.

Ads on phone booths, and metro stations defrays the costs of these things and makes them possible, the same for commercials on broadcast tv.

To complain about them and ‘protest’ them is silly, unless you are willing to pay much higher costs for the things they are related to.

]]> By: Liam R http://urbanprankster.com/2008/12/pop-down-project/comment-page-1/#comment-1099 Liam R Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:57:23 +0000 http://urbanprankster.com/?p=409#comment-1099 Charlie - I'm also not sure of his point. "THIS IS HOW THE ECONOMY WORKS SO IT DARE NOT BE CRITICIZED" Charlie – I’m also not sure of his point.

“THIS IS HOW THE ECONOMY WORKS SO IT DARE NOT BE CRITICIZED”

]]> By: Charlie Todd http://urbanprankster.com/2008/12/pop-down-project/comment-page-1/#comment-1098 Charlie Todd Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:51:29 +0000 http://urbanprankster.com/?p=409#comment-1098 @ozymandias, I'm not quite sure why you're still reading this blog. You hate everything I post! @ozymandias,

I’m not quite sure why you’re still reading this blog. You hate everything I post!

]]> By: hc http://urbanprankster.com/2008/12/pop-down-project/comment-page-1/#comment-1095 hc Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:26:38 +0000 http://urbanprankster.com/?p=409#comment-1095 I love it! *goes to research printing on sticky paper* I love it! *goes to research printing on sticky paper*

]]> By: ozymandias http://urbanprankster.com/2008/12/pop-down-project/comment-page-1/#comment-1094 ozymandias Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:29:24 +0000 http://urbanprankster.com/?p=409#comment-1094 Ah, graffiti? From people that don't understand how the economy works? NEVER! Ah, graffiti? From people that don’t understand how the economy works? NEVER!

]]> By: Javier Abarca http://urbanprankster.com/2008/12/pop-down-project/comment-page-1/#comment-1092 Javier Abarca Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:23:47 +0000 http://urbanprankster.com/?p=409#comment-1092 Last year one of the students in my urban art workshop came out with a similar project, only non-participatory check it out http://apaw.javierabarca.es/2007/santiago-cortizo/ Last year one of the students in my urban art workshop came out with a similar project, only non-participatory

check it out

http://apaw.javierabarca.es/2007/santiago-cortizo/

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