Chicago artist creates tourism posters for city's neighborhoods

binarynate

unpaywalled: https://archive.is/kkKUW posters on artist's site: https://www.thechicagoneighborhoods.com/shop

tptacek

Not clear why this is hitting HN today, but these are popular enough in Chicago to be kind of a cliche. No matter how convincing the poster is, I think you'll be disappointed if you plan a trip to visit scenic Galewood.

reg_dunlop

Thanks! Just bought 4!

3eb7988a1663

For some less serious Chicago bulletins, there was SquirrelTruth[0]. A kickstarter was created to post signs in the CTA about the danger of squirrels. I am not sure how many variations there were, but the only one I ever saw was, "Statistically speaking, at least one 'person' on this train is actually 7 squirrels wearing a human suit. Don't be a victim." [0] https://www.squirreltruth.com/

holtkam2

Moving from SF to Chicago this week. This made me feel a little more excited. TY for the share!

stavros

> “I mean, it’s exciting any time anyone says they like my art. Obviously, people buy it, but it’s still astounding to me that people like the stuff I make.” I love this.

claudiug

what is sad, is that you an take the article, go to any LLM, ask to read and build an system prompt, from the images + text, and then you can replicate his work

cozzyd

If only the Loop one were centered on Madison instead of Monroe so it would have my condo in it...

vogtb

This reminds me of another artist that did an isometric map of the city. I bought one and it hangs on my office wall. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1673296980/map-of-chicago-loop-... Always fun to have someone over who knows the city. We'll spend 20 minutes pointing to all the buildings we've worked in, places we've eaten, or where The Bear or The Fugitive were filmed.