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I love timelapse videos of scramble intersections (like this one of Tokyo’s famous Shibuya crossing). Here’s another one below that was shot by Sam Javanrouh of Toronto’s first scamble intersection at the corner of Yonge and Dundas. A writer at the Canadian Globe and Mail describes: “The launch of Toronto’s new “scramble” intersection - which stops motorized traffic and allows pedestrians to cross in all directions, even diagonally - felt a bit like a street party yesterday as thousands enjoyed a certain frisson from cutting across the middle of Yonge and Dundas Streets while cars had to wait.”

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PingMag has an interview with ZEVS, the French street artist whose street art and graffiti “distorts the logos” of corporate brands. “Visual kidnapping is like entering an interactive game: If the brand on the billboard kidnaps the attention of the public with the purpose of consumer demand, I reverse the situation and I kidnap the model on the poster and I demand a ransom of 500,000 Euros from the brand. This sum represents the symbolic price of an advertising campaign for the brand.”

Network: blogs

I love it when street style and tech come together as does with this KRINK laptop sleeve by Arkitip, a project of Incase “aimed at rtistically embellished Apple products to users who have an appreciation for the creative arts and technology.” Krink pens were developed by graffiti writer and artist, Craig “KR” Costello out of a variety of homemade inks and markers for use in both street and studio environments. “KR’s products gained notoriety by their association with his work in the street, the studio, and by his dripping ink aesthetics.” Available at $79.95 for MacBook and MacBook Pro 15 In.

Network: blogs

Designed by nineteen-year-old, Ben Gulak, ”the Uno accelerates with a simple lean and turns like a street bike on side-by-side wheels.” [via briancaldwell on twitter]

Network: twitter

This is a brilliant combination of pixel art and street art.  The photo was taken by Annamarie on 9th Street west of 2nd Avenue in New York City. If you have information about the artist, please tell us in the comments.

Network: flickr

It makes me feel creative just looking at this cute sticker pack by Jeff Claassen. All stickers are screenprinted with high quality ink on adhesive vinyl. And, it’s only $6 for one pack!

Network: etsy