Graphic design, illustration, and symbolism in Sri Lanka: links to related blog posts and images
Overview: Documenting Graphic Design in Sri Lanka
I’ve been haphazardly taking pictures of signage and other types of publicly visible graphic design in Sri Lanka. Haphazard in that its tricky to whip out a camera when speeding by a chariot. Additionally I’m extra careful not to be toting a camera around any kind of government installation. The LTTE is a pretty cunning terror outfit and I don’t blame the local security types for being paranoid.
The links below are for posts that have anything to do with my collection of Sri Lankan graphic design images. If you got any images online please please send me the link 😀
Dominic’s comment is partly to blame for the creation of this page 😉
The latest post is listed first
2009
- Indi has put out his collection of Sri Lankan street art – worth a look
- Cross-lingual trishaw sticker on Pissu Perera’s blog
- Another post on the vehicle graphics of Sri Lanka’s wooden trucks
- Taxi Subverts Eurocar status symbols
2008
- Blog that has a pictorial record of Sri Lankan web design since 2007
- Restrained vehicle graphics: Public transport art Sri Lanka
- Religious minority trishaw
- Traditional vehicle graphics Sri Lanka
- Bob Marley taxi Colombo Sri Lanka
- Bartolomeo Mecánico’s pages on Sri Lankan road signs. The comments are quite interest and the designs are cross linked with road sign designs in other countries.
- Men at Work signs Sri Lanka
- Children’s crossing signs in Sri Lanka
- Falling Rocks signs in Sri Lanka
- Taj Mahal Viking Ship Bus
- Swasthika taxi mud flaps
- NASA sign Colombo
2007
- Face of “low end” private education in Sri Lanka – tuition poster graphic design
- Vehicle art in Sri Lanka: Themes, variations and symbolism choices
- Dragon Bus Pictures on Pol Sambol
- Deshan’s Gallery
- Fully Insured
- Tricksy
- Indi’s Sri Lankan Poster Collection on Flick
- Trishaw Rear Window Sticker
- Bus Rear Window Art
- Trishaw Eagle Mudflap
- That Trishaw Vixen
- Obligatory link to Trishaw Mafia
Many thanks to Deshan for the tip
wow, Cerno…
cutting edge of contemporary Sri Lankan art is here..thats when them busses cut you off ,with a way of driving , an art to recon with..
i guess its time u embark on a net crusade to document all this stuff, never know one of these days we may pay a few Ks to buy a coffe table book of Pix by Cerno…
how about a web page, also give us a mail adress to forward a few..
t
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tinker Hmmm.. a coffee table book. Now that’s an idea. 😀
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I’m curious as to how owners/drivers commission this kind of art? Are there professionals (in a sense) who they go to in order to get the old fashioned back-of-truck/bus scenery painted? (Before the age of photoshop and stickers that is)
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Vindi I’m interested in finding that out myself. 🙂 Think it would fall into the folk art tradition of Jingly trucks..
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hello,
looking for suitable book covers designer for the following titles with appropriate images
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a
appropriate pdf template will be sent
please send us some samples and also fees u charges including or excluding for images.
look forward to hear from you soon
reply to : lakeb48@hotmail.com
thanks
g.lake
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Hullo Cerno,
Got an invitation for you. Can you mail me (—Edited out by Cerno to protect email from spam bots—), so I can send it along?
d
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Hi I am looking for some one can make my web site and host, is there any way can send me price list first.
thx
raj
PLEASE E-MAIL ME PRICE LIST
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raj: This site’s not a web design biz – just a page documenting design in Sri Lanka 🙂
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http://paan-waati.blogspot.com/2009/02/obey-road-rules-typical-sri-lanka.html
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pissu That is a masterpiece!!! Thank you!
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