by Guardian Graffiti | Jun 17, 2019 | Graffiti 101
Graffiti Origins This is a description of how the influence of graffiti and vandalism impacts the urban landscape, social well being and community engagement in modern cities. Graffiti has been a part of human societies since our earliest times. Since the beginning...
by Guardian Graffiti | Jun 17, 2019 | Graffiti 101
Dangers of Graffiti: Youth Aside from the legal dangers that potentially face graffiti writers, there are many other elements that present danger to taggers. Graffiti is a high risk activity and those involved in the practice of graffiti subject themselves to the...
by Guardian Graffiti | Jun 17, 2019 | Graffiti 101
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire While graffiti remains an underground and illegal practice, it appeals to those with high risk behaviour traits. Because of this, association with others sharing these tendencies presents compelling opportunities....
by Guardian Graffiti | Jun 17, 2019 | Graffiti 101
Graffiti and its relationship with communities often sparks debate in it’s place of definition between art or vandalism. Classifying graffiti as art or vandalism can become a subjective discussion that often falls into the realm of opinion based on an individual’s...
by Guardian Graffiti | Jun 17, 2019 | Graffiti 101
Graffiti Basics The Broken Window Theory is a study illustrates the way in which visual elements impact the behavior of communities. This study, conducted in 1982, determined that visual elements that indicate neglect in care for an environment promotes further...
by Guardian Graffiti | May 24, 2019 | Graffiti 101
To deter illegal graffiti there are a number of strategies that property owners, communities and cities can employ. There are opportunities to promote deterrence through environmental design and CPTED principles.Through building design, foliage placement, and...
