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Michigan Man Creates Shoes From Recycled Billboards

Maybe it's a sign of the times, but a man in Michigan is hoping to kick-start his career as an entrepreneur with a line of shoes made from recycled billboards. Jimmy Tomczak is the creator of Paper Feet, a line of sandals -- or "foot condoms," as he calls them -- that he makes by cutting up old billboards for companies...

Bandit Sign Haiku: The Latest Art Installation in Atlanta?

(Sept. 14) -- Many American commuter roads are dotted with aesthetically ugly and morally dubious small advertisements for loaning agencies, weight-loss plans and other invitations to the gullible and desperate. "Bandit signs," they're called. Now, Atlanta-based artist John Morse has posted 500-some counter-signs...

Billboards Give Oracle President an Affair to Remember

(Jan. 22) – A good-looking couple grace the billboard, hugging and smiling. Next to them is a heartwarming quote: "You are my soulmate forever." The names "Charles & YaVaughnie" are written in florid cursive text. Until today, it could be seen in New York, Atlanta and San Francisco. Just like any other billboard for...

Palin Billboard Fight 'a Crusade' for Rights

(Nov. 12) -- Alan Herson and his son, Jeffrey, have been fighting for years for the right to build billboards in Western states. Jeffrey Herson runs commercial billboard companies. His father, an attorney, files lawsuits on his behalf. "It's a crusade," says the elder Herson, who won a landmark billboard case in Oregon in...

Background on billboards

A billboard (sometimes also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high traffic areas such as alongside busy roads.

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