: Writing on the sides of Buildings I sometimes see poetry and art and word-based graffiti on the sides of prominent buildings and it's often inspiring and sometimes wonderful to see this. A couple

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One of your examples ("Leon the Frog") originated as unauthorized graffiti which gained a quasi-official status over the years. This occasionally happens with particularly artful graffiti, but it is, of course, illegal, and I can neither comment on this pathway nor endorse it.

In the case of authorized graffiti, it's typically a decision in the control of the building owner. However, different municipalities have rules and laws about what can and cannot adorn walls in public spaces. In my home city, Columbus, there is an advertising agency that specializes in large scale outdoor advertising on the sides of buildings. Their expertise is often called on for public art installations as well, since they have the background, the connections and the skill set to make it happen. There may be something similar where you are. Keep in mind, there may be some considerable expense and difficulty in making this look good, unless it's quite small.

As with any publishing project, your job will be to convince the "publisher" (the building owner, and/or the municipality) that your words are worth being reproduced (in this case) in foot high letters.

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I would assume that you should start by getting the permission of the building owner. Take a picture of the building and use photoshop or gimp to add your words to the wall in question. Then show it to the owner and see what they think.

Once you have the owners support, both of you should probably attend the next public meeting of your city council to get official permission before investing more effort in the project.

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