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What’s wrong with asking people to work for free.

What’s wrong with asking people to work for free.

by Charles Youel June 28, 2016

After 10 years of fielding requests for free creative work, here are some thoughts on why design contests, crowdsourcing, and spec work suck.

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ARTCRANK at the 2016 Winter Cycling Congress

ARTCRANK at the 2016 Winter Cycling Congress

by Charles Youel January 31, 2016

We staged a Bike Poster Pop-Up Shop at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis as part of the 2016 Winter Cycling Congress Bike Parade & After-Party.

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It never gets easier. You just go slower.

It never gets easier. You just go slower.

by Charles Youel December 17, 2015

Growing up in Middle America, ARTCRANK founder Charles Youel dreamed of London as a faraway magical kingdom of cool. As we gear up to take on a new business model and new challenges, he looks back on our first London show in 2010 as a turning point for ARTCRANK, and for him personally.

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ARTCRANK at Giordana Pop-Up Shop

ARTCRANK at Giordana Pop-Up Shop

by Charles Youel December 13, 2015

Giordana staged a pop-up shop of sweet bike stuff in Charlotte, NC in 2016. Did we provide some awesome bike-inspired poster art for it? As a matter of fact, yes, we did.

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The Sell-Outs vs. The Knowledge

The Sell-Outs vs. The Knowledge

by Charles Youel October 14, 2015

How do the six most popular posters in our first round of designs stack up against everything we’ve ever learned about design from 2,500+ posters and 60+ shows? Let’s find out.

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ARTCRANK brings bike art to Clif Bar's CykelScramble

ARTCRANK brings bike art to Clif Bar's CykelScramble

by Charles Youel September 23, 2015

After six years of amazing shows in the Bay Area, ARTCRANK was proud to be part of the first-ever CykelScramble in Marin County on Saturday, September 26 2015.

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Hi Bob! Kobra Puts the finishing touches on his Dylan homage

Hi Bob! Kobra Puts the finishing touches on his Dylan homage

by Charles Youel September 15, 2015

I had the good fortune to witness Brazilian street artist Eduardo Kobra and his team complete a massive mural of iconic Minnesota singer and songwriter Bob Dylan. Here's what I saw.

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Afghan Cycles — Change On Two Wheels

Afghan Cycles — Change On Two Wheels

by Anna Brones September 09, 2015

Afghan Cycles is a feature documentary about a new generation of young Afghan women challenging gender and cultural barriers, using the bicycle as a vehicle for freedom and social change. 

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Making the Poster for the King of Bike Poster Parties

Making the Poster for the King of Bike Poster Parties

by Charles Youel August 31, 2015

When we plan our Minneapolis show every year, we try to pull out all the stops, always trying to top what we did the previous year and deliver something fresh and amazing. The same can be said for the signature posters that Twin Cities artists have created for us over the years.

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It's The Show That Never Ends

It's The Show That Never Ends

by Charles Youel August 31, 2015

After eight years of staging pop-up bike poster parties from Minneapolis to New York, San Francisco to London, and Austin to Paris — and NOT selling posters online — ARTCRANK launched a new bike poster shop on our site in 2015. 

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