Most of the pictures are tiny -- a little bigger than thumb nail size. Aesthetically, the images
are no great shakes, but what makes them extraordinary is that they are plastered all
over a Volkswagen for all the world to see -- think Flickr on wheels. Flickr is a Web
site where people can share personal images such as pictures of parties, relatives,
people doing this or that.
Now it seems people want to take the personal images they make on the road, literally.
Here's a car that's been laminated into a personal rolling snapshot -- a moving one-of-a-kind scrapbook.
Of course, there's got to be more of a back story here. Nevertheless, I sort of like the idea of
having a pop culture tableau vivant flying along the highway. Imagine getting pulled over
by the police for overexposure (pardon the pun).
One of the more interesting effects of the Web 2.0 culture is the diminution of the line between public and private. Attention seeking behavior is all around us. Everything is getting more personal online and off. If we can air our dirty laundry on a blog or social networking site, why not celebrate ourselves by splattering our cars with snapshots. What is this type of display all about? At first glance, one might think that anyone who would display their personal lives must be be arrogant and over confident. It may be that the individual suffers from such low self-esteem that they force themselves to be the center of attention. As it turns out, the car is actually a promotion for Baker Design & Vinyl Graphics.