things day in and day out. The street signs are a great medium to use because they add something different to the mix. CP: How do you actually create the signs? KH: [Laughs.] I can only reveal some of that. I had
to do a bit of research to figure out how to start. Once I figured out how to produce them, I started doing some graphic design work in order to create the final project. If I want to directly replicate a sign I try to work out the colors. Then I take a picture and work on the outlines. I do make it a little different so it stands out. It shouldn’t look exactly like the signs already posted.
KH: Learning how to work with the colors and how
to set up a contrast between them is important. The signs are high quality and are meant to be real. If they stay up, they’ll last.
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CP: Do you know where each sign will go before you make it? KH: Yeah, I have it all scoped out beforehand. There’s a lot of planning that goes into these. When I get inspiration, I’ll usually be walking around the city. A sign catches my eye that I think is ridiculous or something that people won’t normally pay attention to, and I’ll play off that. There’s a sign,
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CP: They do look pretty authentic, though.
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based off a bike-lane sign, about Rocky — it has fictional and nonfictional locations to throw people off. Tourists might think some places are real. I actually mapped out the locations from the movie so [the distances] would be accurate. CP: Planning on more prop art
in the future? KH: There is one big one that’s coming up; it has a lot of mini props that go with it. We’ll see if I can pull it off. (editorial@citypaper.net)