What if inanimate objects could talk? What would they say?
I’m going to leave word bubbles with phrases around outside in public places. Here’s some ideas.
- On a parking meter a word bubble would say, “Your time here is limited, what do you look forward to?” [link to artwork]
- On a bus stop sign, “What else are you waiting for?”
- On a window inside a bus, two bubbles, one saying “Look out” the other saying “Look inwards.”
The idea of two objects talking to each other has some interesting potential too, not sure what it could be yet though. Certainly a fun project to explore with all the ideas that objects could say. What else would objects outside say?
Here’s some ideas on what else these things could be stuck on:
- On a curb, in a planter (sticking the bubble on a toothpick so it stands up in the dirt with the flowers/plants)
- On a seat (with something about sitting/relaxing)
- On a light pole (something about light)
- In a corner somewhere (like it’s whispering a secret)
On a curb: “Watch your step!” In a planter: “I feel pretty!” On a light post: “Don’t go into the light!” On a seat: “Sit on my face” In a corner: “I’m no longer just a ‘time out’ space for toddlers. I’m the best space in the room! Just ask spudart!”
i think that inanimate things are already talking amongst themselves. we just don’t know it, because we don’t speak their language. you see, they are telepathic. they don’t produce sound that our ears can process.
2 things…. I never thought of the seat of a chair to be it’s face….I always thought of it as it “bottom”… And I find the parking meter’s saying very profound. I think the whole idea is a little frightening…it would be like the muppet show…if they really could talk…or that sandwich that used to talk…for a mustard commerical…I can’t remember what it said though…
Oh! The French’s mustard commercial from the 80’s where all the sandwiches are made up to look like faces and they are all cowering and scared because some hand is trying to slather a mustard that isn’t French’s on them! LOL! One sandwich said “No! That’s not French’s!” The commercial ended with the voiceover: “French’s … Be good to your food.”
yes that one…but also another one from the same company…something with an french accent..it’s alright…then the response it’s alright..back and forth like that….ring a bell?
How do I make word bubbles in photoshop? I am completely new to it, and I barely know the basics.