Coke Galway City pixel art poster

thecountessp

Hey, just noticed some bus shelter posters. Nifty. Apparently they're going to be dishing out free stuff.
http://www.bebo.com/coke




Marketing win.

snubbleste

Is that a gigantic pool of sewage in the top right corner with a boat on it?
Looks like the entire swan population is represented as well..and what's with the crocodile and bears?

Xiney

The tanks are still there!

(Also, there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason as to the placement of landmarks...)

Chris_533976

Someone print out Somethingawfuls Goon City and replace these

leninbenjamin

snubbleste wrote: »

Is that a gigantic pool of sewage in the top right corner with a boat on it?
Looks like the entire swan population is represented as well..and what's with the crocodile and bears?

people don't walk on sewage, silly.

presume it's just meant to be an all encompassing icon to represent hare/rabbit island and/or the wrecks dotted throughout the bay...

(or is it meant to be the one on Inis Oirr?)

Xiney wrote: »

(Also, there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason as to the placement of landmarks...)

there's plenty of reason, so they can squish the damn thing into an A0 sized poster.

gary82

Oh it'll be interesting when the tourists use this as a reference to find their way around the city!

Steyr

Do NOT tell the GAAW about the Aircraft Performing Aerobatics in the Poster as they will protest at the Posters too then. Madness i tell ya.:pac:

Rayne

Saw it today, I like it! Creative...
Will be fun for tourists tho!

Sconsey

lovertits wrote: »

Hey, just noticed some bus shelter posters. Nifty.

Marketing win.

Agreed, it looks cool, thanks for the pic.

gary82

Anyone interested in doing up a more realistic version??!

We could do up a general road layout, then divide up the buildings. Just a casual project we could have running here long-term!

Anyone else want to express their inner-nerd?!

_Whimsical_

Are they bears in the water around the Cathedral?
Also,nuns have never looked so much fun!

ukgalwaymcguire

thats sweet, reminds me of legoland in windsor, loving the bears as well!!

thecountessp

Wonder how they'll do the hidden prizes. I used to like orienteering in secondary school...

They didn't have old man Ward, Warty Nora, the wan from Buttermilk lane or Knackerdwarf in it, but I guess they're supposed to make Galway look enticing.

thecountessp

Oh yeah, and if anyone spots Arthur or Gil (the Herons) on it, let me know.

siltirocker

What stops have the poster on it, i need to see this warlock with my own eyes!

gary82

Bus stops at the top of Eyre Square have it anyway.

s_carnage

Anyone find Wally???

He's up on the roof in the centre of the picture beside the cathedral sunbathing!!!

mashling

They seem to be giving out the prizes on the bebo site now.. Says I've won the poster, yeeah

gary82

Just the image of the poster yeah?

Got entry for a competition for a wii too, not holding my breath too.

Anyway if anyone wants that "poster"!...:rolleyes:

schoolbag2

Xiney wrote: »

The tanks are still there!

Are they not the tanks in leeside(behind the new texaco station on lough atalia)which have no plans to be knocked?

Seems hard to follow

offaly1

those posters are cool! saw one in dublin on a phone box!!! i want one.....:D

gary82

gary82 wrote: »

Just the image of the poster yeah?

Oh my wrong! Just "won the whole town"... an A1 print of the poster! wohoo!!

Tip: Not all prizes seem to be available each time, hit refresh and fly your mouse over and back on the map for the red lightbulbs, then stars!

siltirocker

gary82 wrote: »

Oh my wrong! Just "won the whole town"... an A1 print of the poster! wohoo!!

Me too! fcukin' delighted!

gary82

siltirocker wrote: »

Me too! fcukin' delighted!

4 of them and counting! (assuming my slight address variations do the job, doesn't say it's limited to one per person anyway). Anyone want one?!

Might try the other cities and try get a full collection.

muffinman

Love this.. Saw these in Dublin a while back, and then saw the Galway one yesterday on a phonebox in salthill.. very cool

cornbb

Damn, I'd love one of those posters but do I really need a bebo account to win?

gary82

gary82 wrote: »

Might try the other cities and try get a full collection.

Done! Hope they post 'em all out. Now back to work!

And if anyone wants digital copy of all...

• Galway
• Dublin
• Cork
• Belfast

B00MSTICK

cornbb wrote:

Damn, I'd love one of those posters but do I really need a bebo account to win?

Just go to their profile on http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=9205855395 and play.

They ask for your name and email address so I assume they'll mail you?

_Whimsical_

What's a "ldar"? as in "I'm not saying you're a ldar but there are smarter places to be looking for clues".Could it that their Galway slang is not as sharp as it might be?

Is the poster the top prize?

dmcg90

Had to laugh at:

''Sure I wouldn't know... Im from Tuam''

snubbleste

Is 'luveen' just a galway saying?
I'm so used to hearing it, never occured to me it might just be here only.

ethernet

Wasted a few minutes at this. Looks kinda funky though. Some dodgy sayings in there as well. Surely not all Galwegians actually talk like that

_Whimsical_

The Cork one seems a more authentic in terms of language. Also it was easier win entries to the Wii draw on it because there were 1000 more prizes left on it than on the Galway one earlier.

Has anyone won anything better than draw entries and posters?

Panda

wone me one of the a1 posters too,

after havin a quick look through the thread i saw no mention of eboy,
eboy being the guy who designs these pixel art type images.

theres huge amounts of stuff on http://hello.eboy.com/eboy/ if anyones interested...
eg: http://shop.eboy.com/products/new-york-poster#

gary82

Poster arrived today! In fact, many many posters arrived today - got bit carried away at the time!