It's smart! The contradiction of the "everything is ok" vs the real meaning of yellow tape that we all know. The irony of it actually makes me chuckle.
- Jess.D
Posted by JDewi
great! -AZELEI
Posted by azelei
Its kind of like Prozac. Great idea.
adam b.
Posted by adam b.
Everything aint ok! its all wrong!
Posted by jimmyjeane
Love it!
Posted by andre_andreev
Early rolls were indeed on a "biodegradable" plastic. The barricade tape is now available in woven cellulose which is fully biodegradeable.
Posted by livia
Is it biodegradable? Very nice conceptually, but ultimately a petroluem-based one-liner destined for the landfill.
Posted by tbabick
seeing this makes everything ok - even for a few minutes. that has to mean something, change something, in the world. one of the best designs i've ever seen.
Posted by cymru
I'll take 5000 feet...
Posted by contraption
Brilliant if it was sold through a "create your own" message web interface. I can see marketing companies pulling stunts in NY City already...sadly hard to stop anyone from stealing this idea it's so simple - but briliant.
Posted by vtmiller
greats!
Posted by hilda
This seems like everything that true design really means. I agree with the others about "changing people's vision" of reality.
Posted by Mills Alumna
superb idea.
Posted by writer
this is so original - what design is all about. turning something into its own opposite!
Posted by Alun
mind-changing design - landscape, design. amazing and creatve on so many levels.
Posted by Harris
fantstic - design for (and of) transformative vision.
better by far than all the others put together!!
Posted by Blodwyn
this design moves thorugh the city like a civilised song. this is true design - not just something "cool" and useless nor something that speaks to a specific group - but a new design for society. A message to humanity.
Posted by timothy
got my vote! very smart thinking.
Posted by kimfinchars
This has immense aesthetic and philosophical appeal. Absolutely stunning in concept and manifestation. Truly "intelligent design."
Posted by pendry
where can i buy a roll?
Posted by bennegan
You Win.
Posted by fmvigneri
Everyone should stock up on these and fire their shrinks!
Graphic design as therapy. Who'd have thought?
Posted by KarenHuang
Love it! You've created caos out of control.
-ShaunL
Posted by slayton
wonderful irony and good reminder to look twice.
hr
Posted by hr
Very clever! Go MINE!
Posted by MarkR
Very clever! Go MINESF!
Posted by MarkR
A large band aid that reveals the wounds of the times we live in.
-Faye
Posted by faye
i can't see it/hear it often enough. thank you.
Posted by badmama
Love it.
Posted by Stephan
Everyone needs to hear that everything is ok once in a while.
I appreciate how much more impactful this message is when put in this context. A reassuring message works better when you've just been put into a mild state of concern (by the yellow tape).
Posted by jayson
hey emerson
isn't "bellyfeel ingsoc" as affirmative a message as "everything is ok", especially if juxtaposed next to a crime scene?
- g
Posted by yyz113
This piece of design doesn't cost any money to interact with it—just an understanding of a ubiquitous phrase. It's a charming gift to discover on the streets.
Posted by belonax
Interesting.
Paul: See online Orwell's "Politics and the English Language." He was not "Orwellian." The attribution of that phrase is the worst kind of irony.
Posted by emerson
I enjoy the irony. Very George Orwell.
Posted by paulnathan
Very nice and calming. It's good to see this message from our yellow, 'yield' metaphor and not the typical 'Do Not Cross' command. Simple, yet impacting.
- Mike L.
Posted by MikeL
Great design, caught my attention right away.
Joann
Posted by TimB
Marvellous, intelligent, truly original concept and execution.
- Julia
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