Ever wonder who is behind the overhead announcement at a train station, airport, or other public venue? Neither have I really, but after watching the short film below I’m probably going to wonder about it a lot more. Produced by the New Yorker, this is the story of the man behind New York City’s subway announcements.
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Subway Cento. Subway Poetry from Jack Cheng
Jack Cheng creates wonderful poems from fragments of New York subway signs. The poetry created from these snippets of advertising, is a visually wonderful cacophony of letter forms and colors. The poems themselves are modern balance of editorial with and insight. I’ve posted a few images below, but its worth your time to go to Cheng’s website and have a look at all of them.
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