Throw-up: A quickly drawn name in big bubble letters. Piece: Not as quick to execute as a throw-up. A piece will have cleaner lines and more detailed fill within the letters. Burner: The most ...

Layering your tag or throw-up on top of another’s is a sign of disrespect. “The thing about graffiti is that there are no rules and everything goes,” Novak says, “but there is some etiquette. There’s ...

The throw-up was defined as a two-letter name painted as quickly as possible on as many trains possible. In hit 10,000 in just a few years, and then he retired. Images provided by writer ...

Left: Dash Snow’s SACE tag. Right: McDonald’s decoration. BERREAU v. MCDONALD’S CORPORATION ET AL, 2:16-cv-07394. Throw-ups and tags represent a strong desire to be recognised and ...