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Poetry Reading: US and Kiwi Poets take Over the World

By: Bob Phantom | 26 March, 2010
Seattle Poetry Event

Celebrate the launch of an international poetry postering event featuring US poets who will read some poems to toast the arrival in Seattle of the international poetry event that involves postering American, European, and New Zealand cities with poems by American poets(including Robert Pinsky and Marcie Sims) and New Zealand poets (including Sam Hunt). Cafe Vivace, 532 Broadway Ave E., Seattle, WA 98102 Wednesday March 31st, at 7:00 pm.

 

Enjoy more poetry here

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Poem Posters to the World Video

By: Bob Phantom | 22 March, 2010
See video

The First instalment of Poem Posters to the World held at QEII square, Auckland mid 2009.

 

Special thanks to Michelle Leggott from Auckland University for producing this video.

Visit the NZEPC website  http://www.nzepc.auckland.ac.nz/features/phantom/index.asp

 

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The Fool is Coming.

By: Bob Phantom | 19 March, 2010
Fool Circle Poster

Auckland musician and actor John Goudge has found a unique way to release his debut studio album– he’s written a play in which he can act out the story of the music.

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South Philly Poster Run

By: Jim Wilson | 15 March, 2010
Phantom Poetry Pole Poster, South Philly

This was a nifty little run with my cobber Brian Howard from the Citypaper again. It used to be that street postering had to have as an element of what Jack London called 'night-time as an essential condition.' For many years now I have worked in New Zealand on bringing street postering into the daylight. Street postering is an extremely important form of communication for the Arts. It is often-times a raw and extremely quick form of communication, but usually manages to maintain a very 'real' and 'authentic' feeling at the same time.

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Street Poster Case Study: Burger Fuel

By: Bob Phantom | 12 March, 2010
Burger Fuel Street Poster Advertising Camapign

Our congratulations to the creative team at Burger Fuel for the execution of this classic street poster campaign that embraces repetition, one of the key elements of  successful street poster campaigns.

 

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Broadway Street Poster Site

By: Bob Phantom | 10 March, 2010
Broadway, Newmarket, Auckland Poster Site Photo 1

Our Scouts have secured this great high profile Broadway street poster site to delight your visual senses.

Positioned at the southern end of Broadway underneath the dramatic Newmarket Viaduct this site is the perfect compliment to our other high profile Newmarket street poster sites on Kent Street, Khyber Pass and Carlton Gore Road. South East of the CBD, Newmarket is one of the countries premier fashion and retail districts and the perfect location to display street posters for your next promotion.   

 

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University City, Philadelphia - Poster Run

By: Jim Wilson | 10 March, 2010
Pole Posters Photo
It's a beautiful day in New Jersey and the temperature promises to get up to 15 degrees Celsius. The official first day of spring is about two weeks away. On the streets here this morning, I met a guy wearing a sweatshirt with 'Wanganui' across the back (he was an American) and that felt real good. I got on to a conversation about Michael Laws.
 
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Plywood Chair Street Posters

By: Bob Phantom | 9 March, 2010
Photo of Khyber Pass Road

Move over Ikea. JWT Auckland have brought flat pack furniture to the people in the form of these plywood street posters for Kit Kat. They're flat pack chairs made from ply that punters can pull off and assemble. Placed on route to summer gigs and at entrances to parks and public spaces they give punters an opportunity to take a break in an unconventional place.

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Princeton, New Jersey Poster Run. March 5th 2010

By: Jim Wilson | 8 March, 2010
Photo from the Princeton Poetry Poster Run

There was a break in the weather after basically a month of snow and rain. We just don't get snow like that in New Zealand (a foot at a time), and it's kind of difficult to imagine and to get used to. It would be like trying to drive over the Southern Alps. That way you can imagine it. The streets looked like the Himalayas and after a while you get crazy to do a poster run. People in New Jersey talk about 'weather rage.' Everyone's cooped up and that's not good for anyone.

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It's been one helluva fest! Awards now named

By: Bob Phantom | 8 March, 2010
Photo of Fringe Festival posters on Lambton Quay, Wellington

The last New Zealand Fringe Festival ended with a question mark over its head about whether it would continue. It did, it rocked, and it will continue. Now Fringe 2010 has ended with a glorious bag with the naming of the best of all there is in 2010 and a new inductee for the Fringe Hall of Fame.

 

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