I read an article this weekend about a grafitti artist named Banksy and how he rose from unknown grafitti artist to being renowned. It got me thinking about the design of grafitti
To me, grafitti is emotion and expression. Often times, you see grafitti in urban environments in low class areas. I think a lot of grafitti artists do what they do as a way of expressing their individuality and to make their mark on this world. In a large city, it's hard to become noticed so people turn to grafitti as a way of saying: "hey, I'm here" instead of blending into the background.
As far as design goes, it's fascinating for something edgy and illegal like grafitti to have a profound impact on people and move them emotionally. It has to be creative and unique enough while still applying to the people around it living in the area that can relate to the emotion the grafitti artist is trying to project. I think if the grafitti artist appeals to the people, his art can really take hold.
Take Banksy for instance. He went from nobody to a worldwide phenomenon by putting meaning behind his grafitti. He's known to create socially charged art work like his world famous Flower Brick Thrower.
Since he appealed to a lot of feelings the general citizenry in Britain were feeling, his art took hold and is the reason why he's a household name among street artists. 
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