A Perfect Day in College Hill by Scott Donaldson

A Perfect Day in College Hill is a large-scale mural in the College Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, designed by Scott Donaldson and painted by him and a group of teen ArtWorks apprentices.

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City Cellars by Tim Parsley

Located at 908 Race St. in downtown Cincinnati, this was ArtWorks‘ first landscape mural, painted by Tim Parsley and a team of teen apprentices and depicting scenic wine country on the side of what used to be a fantastic wine shop.

Kay’s Furniture Ghost Sign in Cincinnati

The ghost sign for Kay’s Furniture is hidden in plain sight, located high up on the back of a building in downtown Cincinnati.

Noted without Comment [Miranda July Edition]

I spotted all this in downtown Cincinnati’s Oneida Alley, and my gut tells me they must be related. Yes? No? Christian from Spring in Our Steps called it “thought-provoking nonsense,” which is quite an apt description.

The Face of the Arts by Tim Parsley

The mural entitled The Face of the Arts was painted by Tim Parsley and a team of ArtWorks apprentices in 2007 on the corner of Central Parkway and Race St. in downtown Cincinnati.

Still Life #60 by Tom Wesselmann

This new ArtWorks mural is located at 811 Main St. in downtown Cincinnati. Entitled Still Life #60, it’s a design by Tom Wesselmann, painted by a group of teen apprentices under the guidance of local artist Joe Hedges.

Elsewhere

Then & Now: An Interactive Look at Downtown Cincinnati’s Past: coolness.

RR Interviews: Zan McQuade of the Cincinnati AnthologyPt. 1 and Pt. 2: an informative, two-part interview about this book, which includes a contribution by yours truly.

Rare Neon Signs on Display at the History Museum at the Castle: an awesome exhibit opened this week in Appleton, WI.

Malls Fill Vacant Stores with Server Rooms: creative reuse in places like Fort Wayne, IN and Jackson, MS.

Taylor Swift Explaining New York Vocabulary Is Beyond Cringeworthy: T-Swift was recently named the NYC Ambassador, and this is her latest foray into “realness.”

Rome’s Rebel Lake Is a Parable of the Contemporary Commons: a long read, but a great story of grassroots urbanism.

Shopfront Elegy: photos of ghost signs and storefronts, in London and beyond.

Noted without Comment

Spotted in downtown Cincinnati: what’s an areaway, and what exactly constitutes “improper behavior” in it? So many questions…

The Roots of Vision by Tina Westerkamp

Located at 1136 St. Gregory St. in the hilltop neighborhood of Mount Adams, The Roots of Vision by Tina Westerkamp honors the people who shaped this historic Cincinnati neighborhood’s early development.

VisuaLingual Photographs in the Typographic Universe

We’re honored that a few of our photos are included in The Typographic Universe: Letterforms Found in Nature, the Built World and Human Imagination by Steven Heller and Gail Anderson, published by Thames & Hudson.