StickLibraryforDogs
‘FETCH’maywellbea
dog’sfavouritegamebutwhen
NewZealanderAndrewTaylor
noticedalackofgoodfetching
sticksathislocalpark,heknew
justwhattodo.
The 59 yearoldfromKaiapoi
hadbeenchoppingexcess
branchesfromtreesinhisyard
andrealisedhecouldusethem
fora‘sticklibrary’forthelocal
pups.Severaldozenbranches
werechoppedintoconveniently
sizedsticks,cleaned,sanded,
placedintoacustom-makebox
thatwaslabelled‘StickLibrary:
PleaseReturn’andbroughtto
thelocalpark.
WithdaughterTayla,he
organisedapartyattendedby
morethan 50 dogsandtheir
owners.Althoughit’sasimple
idea,itislovedby both hounds
and humans.3DStreetArtinthePhilippines
PromotesRoadsSafety
W
iththeapprovalofthePublic
WorksDepartmentandthe
localgovernment,theroads
inAntipoloCity,inthePhilippines,have
beenpaintedwith3Dmuralsofoptical
illusionstopromoteroadsafetyand
preventpedestrian-relatedaccidents.
TaskUscollaboratedwithlocalartist
AlbertRaquenoandCarbomedia
Manila,anartistcollective,tocreate
artinpedestrianlanesinaneffort
tomaketheroadssaferforvehicles
andpedestrians.Theboldartworks
- whichfeaturea brickwall,path
toa castleandoctopustentacles
climbingoutoftheroad– arelocated
alongbusypedestrianareassuchas
sportsarenasandhighschools,to
remindmotoriststoslowdownand
encouragepedestrianstocrossinthe
lanesfortheirsafety.
“Addressingsocialconcernscan
befunandengagingwhileremaining
purposefulatitscore,”says Paul
Garcia from TaskUs.
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