A fun, recent internet distraction of mine has been
bikeyface.com and it's corresponding
flickr account.
Bikeyface.com is a kind of comic strip about bike riding. Bike riding
in the city, in traffic, interactions with pedestrians, motorists,
racing, riding, etc. It's a fun, yet powerful comic. A picture, or
illustration in this instance, is worth a thousand words in a blog post.
I like the women's perspective in the comic, too. Sometimes it's
more apparent than
others.
Even as assertive and outspoken as I am, I can still relate. (There's
nothing more intimidating than going into a bike shop where the guy
mechanics start talking in a foreign language of parts and lingo!
Brother, slow it down and back it up for a second!)
This
is another way that the thoughts, ideas, infrastructure, community,
issues, challenges, rewards and culture related to bicycles can be
shared. The illustrator has brought to light interesting topics and
perspectives to light over the course of developing this character and
her adventures. How many of us like to share a link, photo or though via
social media? How fast can one image or video go viral? How many of us
can relate to an idea, an event and a perspective when information is
conveyed like this? Information like this is quickly shared because it's
powerful, simple and interesting.
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