Sticking up posters all over campus is what the IOP is best known for. These black and white signs turn up whenever Arthur Galpin is running for something, or whenever we feel like it. Print them yourself, put them up, and scare some animate objects!
Instructions
If you are going to put up signs, you should be familiar with the Institute sign policies; inflatablewhale.org does not currently advise civil disobedience. Simply put, you may put signs on the various sign boards around campus. You may also tape them to the CII, the DCC, and the JEC. Duct tape should only be used on brick surfaces. More complicatedly, the footbridge is the property of the City of Troy; the legal status of signs placed on its railings is uncertain. You cannot put signs in the Union building unless the Union approves them, and they are not likely to approve IOP signs. Posting signs on most academic buildings, the Commons, and the Freshman Hill dorms is technically not permitted but is common anyway. Putting up signs inside your dorm may require permission from your RA.
In addition, any sign must give contact information for whoever posted it, and a date when it can be taken down. Having "www.inflatablewhale.org" in the corner satisfies the contact requirement. For the takedown requirement, write a date on a corner when you put it up. This date should be the day 15 days after the sign is posted.
As for the technical side, these posters are generally monochrome PNG images which can be easily printed at any campus printer, though using your own printer is recommended. When putting them up, remember that the campus is usually windy. Poorly secured signs can easily be blown away. There are certain strategic locations where signs are more visible; try to take advantage of these.
The Posters
There are currently few up to date posters. If you make new ones, or modify old ones, send them to arthurgalpin (at) yahoo.com and we will put them up here. We have some templates (in GIMP xcf format) that you could use.
11.png priceful.png youonly.png
Outdated Posters
These posters use the old domain name "inflatablewhale.com" and most are intended for events that have already happened. They should probably be modified before use, if they are useful at all.
ruready.png boring.png justfunnyGM.png norecount.png voice.png AlbyPU.png fees.png retake.png trust.png mock.png silly.png write.png priceless.png
