Each of us certainly uses larger or smaller sticky squares on which to keep important thoughts. But such squares are not just good for keeping notes that your boss dismissed you with. They can also be used as images reminiscent of old square computer animations. Don’t believe it? The following article and videos will convince you.

The origin of Post-it® art

In Paris, in the summer of 2011, employees in two opposite office buildings fought for the championship trophy. In June, in the Parisian suburb of Montreuil, employees of the computer games company Ubisoft covered the windows of the offices with different coloured Post-it® notes so that the small notes became alien figures. Employees in the opposite offices of BNP Paribar took up the challenge and used the Post-it notes to create a mosaic of rabbits “shooting down” the aliens in the windows. Thus began the “war” and from Paris this battle moved from Paris to people all over Europe with the help of small coloured post-it notes.

POST-IT UBISOFT (video)

The method is old and simple!

The art of making many small, multi-coloured parts into a large work of art is almost as old as mankind itself. The first mosaic was created more than 400 thousand years ago. In the Roman Empire, mosaics were the most widespread form of art. Behind each of these works lies incredible dedication and patience – the largest mosaic painting, covering 880 m², consists of approximately 800,000 stones and is located as a border on the “Haus des Lehrers” in Alexanderplatz in Berlin.
This technique of trying to make a “big thing” out of many small pieces is still very popular today. It can be found in bathrooms as well as in office windows.

Do it yourself!

It doesn’t have to be 800,000 Post-it® notes. In the office, these colourful helpers “pile up” over the course of a year. Let your imagination run wild and simply paste the office windows to the delight of colleagues and neighbouring employees. A simple tutorial on the classic Post-it®-art “Make a Pac-Man” can be found here.
And what’s the best way to remove such post-it note artwork? Check out this video!