He Was Tired Of Looking At Boring Office Walls, So He Bought 9,000 Post-It Notes. The Result Is Amazing

April 1, 2015

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One day I just got so tired of how sterile and boring our office felt, I thought I should do something about it.

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As you can see, the walls are pretty plain, but that meant I had a lot of space to work with. I realized that painting would take a long time, and would be difficult to remove (I had the building facilities department to worry about), so I landed on Post-Its as a semi-cheap and fully temporary solution.

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I wanted something colorful, playful, and inspiring. My creative director and I tossed around some ideas. Famous Portraits? Pixelated iconic posters?

Eventually, he suggested superheroes. Superheroes were the answer.

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Superheroes are strong and inspiring figures. They are iconic, and recognizable. Plus, we could design them ourselves.

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Some wonderful people in my office volunteered to come in over the weekend to help install the mural.

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The finished piece!

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And here's a quick 44 second timelapse video of the process.

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