# Graffiti

Schema: 1.0.0 · Content revision: f5fd78058ba2
Resource base: https://mejohnc.org (or the preview host used to obtain this file).

A reference to lettering and mark-making in public space, with varied practices and local histories. A spray texture alone does not convey the structure or authorship of a piece.

## Visual family
Pop & playful graphics. Editorial family: shared visual vocabulary, not a claim of common origin.

## Visual cues
- Expressive lettering
- Layered marks
- Surface context

## Build it
1. Use original or credited artwork.
2. Keep expressive lettering in large images.
3. Typeset dates, locations, and controls plainly.

## Example
An artist portfolio showing complete works, detail images, and credited locations.

## Typography
Let original lettering remain artwork. Typeset its title, creator, and details in a separate, readable voice.

## Practical consequences
- Starting projects: Portfolio, Publication. These are suggestions, not restrictions.
- Reading/layout: compact; bold visual emphasis.
- Asset work: Original or credited lettering is central; a texture alone is insufficient.
- Complexity: high. Custom artwork or lettering is central to the full expression.

## Limits
Treating all street art as one style or using an artist's work as anonymous background texture.

## Reading the collected reference board
Compare the expressive letter shapes, outlines, and layered marks. Treat individual pieces as authored artwork rather than anonymous background texture.

## Context
Contemporary screen interpretation. The recipe is a modern web adaptation.
No single inventor or exact founding date is asserted for this interpretation.

## Implementation files
- [page](/territories/graffiti/)
- [guide](/territories/graffiti/guide.md)
- [brief](/territories/graffiti/brief.md)
- [tokens](/territories/graffiti/tokens.json)
- [checks](/territories/graffiti/checklist.md)
- [example](/territories/graffiti/example/)
- [versionedGuide](/territories/v1/graffiti/guide.md)
- [versionedTokens](/territories/v1/graffiti/tokens.json)