In front of them, a couple throw ups covered a giant wall facing the highway. (A "throw up" is graffiti composed of big, bubble letters that writers can throw up quickly.) Outfitted in safety ...

"Tagging" refers to a simple, stylized signature or pseudonym used by an artist, often the most basic form of graffiti. A "throw-up" is a more elaborate version of tagging, usually consisting of ...

There’s a hierarchy in graffiti based on time and effort. Tags are the easiest to pull off (and thus held in lower regard). Then come throw-ups, which depict the writer’s name in two-toned bubble ...

Leaving graffiti on your building for more than 10 ... side of Pioneer Place and painted high-profile, bubble-lettered throw-ups there, likely by tossing a grappling hook and pulling down the ...

Yet the Dash Snow dispute is the first that seeks copyright protection of what within the graffiti subculture is called a throw-up. A stylistic signature representing the artist’s name ...

Particularly interesting is the timeline Alessandrini provides of the New York graffiti scene. Rough '90s throw-ups and tags along with pointed commentary on the American Dream come to light in ...