About the Project 

Reading Between the Lines (RBTL) is a project developed by Mural Arts to highlight some of the core design elements – color, line, value, pattern, and typography – that are inherent in graffiti art.

 

Through classroom, and on-site interventions with professional artists, youth learn the theory and application of these design elements.

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Through classroom lessons and activities students:

• explored the history of graffiti art in America and specifically Philadelphia

• learned about the cultural context of the birth, and development of graffiti

• learned about graffiti and its rules and terms

• learned about typography and its rules and terms

• learned to interpret and communicate meaning through graffiti art     

• created their own glyph by exploring 100 different styles

• created their own collage font inventory

• created their own letters (Handwriting Style)

• explored and experimented with different graffiti tools

• learned about graffiti artists, specifically Greg Lamarche and his process.