Riots quickly had a counter effort from like minded artists and bloggers alike

Its no surprise that the recent riots have produced a wave of fury from the law abiding public, luckily some artists have reacted to counter their destruction and remind Londoners that there are plenty of nice people knocking about too. We saw the below gold post box pop up this week, its pretty god dam fantastic and carries the message of 'Be nicer to other Londoners'.

Aside from this scrumpious little example of guerilla smart city dressing there is an array of other examples to be found on the streets. Here are just a few...

Aside from that the bloggers and tweeters out there have been making themselves very useful. Especially a guy called Leon Piers who took to his bike in Bristol with his mates and posted accurate tweets about the riots. In doing so he helped restore order and calm in the community whilst helping police and other emergency services keep track of the goings on. Check the story here.

We look forward to seeing more nice guys to counter any more destruction!