Print and post street flyers in your neighborhood

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We are obsessed with street art. Big-name street artists have been in hugely successful art films (okay, so as successful as art films can get) and have brands. But it’s so exciting because anyone can do it.

There is almost no barrier to entry. You don’t have to buy paints, you don’t have to get in trouble, you don’t have to have an amazing idea, and nobody even needs to know who you are. And it’s really, really, really fun to make something — even if all you did was trace a skull on a sticker and slap it on a fire hydrant. Making things is totally an addictive cycle.

So if you are among the uninitiated, consider me your street art candy man. The well of street art is deep, and goes into much more involved, expensive, and/or dangerous places, but today I’ve got three easy starter projects you can just Save As, Print, and post — or grab a magic marker and a sheet of A5 and replicate.

This sign is also available as a simple Photoshop template

So you can make it say whatever you’d like.

Got one saved in your documents? Make one today? Swap your flyers in the comments.

If you liked this, you should also read this post about some other guerrilla art ideas.

About the Author: Cat Rocketship

I was the Managing Editor of Offbeat Home for a year and a half. I have a rich Internet life and also a pretty good real life. Hobbies include D&D, Twitter, and working on making our household more self-reliant. I also draw things.

Comments on Print and post street flyers in your neighborhood

  2. Around where I used to live in Santa Cruz, there was a stop sign to which someone had added a “HAMMER TIME!” sticker on the bottom half. It made me laugh all the time.

    • I remember that sticker! God, I miss Santa Cruz sometimes. Right after I moved (back down to Orange County) I saw a sign that said “End Landscaping” and for a second I was excited, thinking “hell, yeah, end landscaping! Grow food or restore native vegetation instead! Awesome!” Then I realized it was just a highway sign advising me of the end of the landscaped area. Oh.

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