Creative Sidewalk Chalkboard Art by Ollie Wolff Pruitt

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Sidewalk chalkboards may seem like an antiquated way to drive customers in. However, when used correctly, that chalkboard could become a business’ best form of marketing.

This series, by Ollie Wolff Pruitt, proves this. Pruitt started creating chalkboard signs for her friend’s bar in Dahlonega, Georgia. The sidewalk art not only helped improve business, but was also featured in a local newspaper, giving the artist and bar some great free publicity.

Of course, Pruitt doesn’t just list the happy hour and food specials on her chalkboards. What gets people in the door is Pruitt’s creative use of illustration, typography and wordplay. Occasionally, she even borrows ideas from comic masters such as The Oatmeal.

See more below and over on Pruitt’s imgur page.

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Chalkboard Cake With Edible Chalk

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Chalkboards ain’t just for learnin’ no more. Now you can celebrate any event with a Chalkboard Cake that you can write on with edible chalk.

Brought to us by A Subtle Revelry, the recipe calls for using black fondant and powdered sugar to create the chalkboard effect, while white candy melts are shaped into chalks. Just spell your message correct, or you’ll be banging erasers after the party. See the recipe here.

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McDonald’s Chalkboard Billboard

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A McDonald’s in Warsaw, Poland recently set up a billboard that’s a functioning chalkboard. Updated twice daily by graffiti artist Stefan Szwed-Stronzynski, the ever-changing billboard was set up to help reinforce the “freshness of McDonald’s Food.”

The concept was put together by the local office of DDB, art studio Good Looking, and Krewcy Krawcy Productions.

[link, via AdWeek]