Graffiti is traditionally used as a subversive medium for social commentary, a backlash against society and pop culture, but these examples of playful street art show that sometimes -- just sometimes -- street art is created just for fun.
From guerrilla street shadows meant to make pedestrians think of happy childhood years to urban beautification, see these and more examples of playful street art above.
Implications - Graffiti is just one example of an artform that is gaining appreciation as more than just a nuisance, as it was once perceived by many in society. Considering incorporating similar artistic elements into store-front designs and product packaging can allow businesses to infuse fun and expression into their products.
30 Examples of Playful Street Art
From Guerrilla Street Shadows to Urban Beautification:
Marissa Brassfield — Jul 29, 2010 — Art & Design
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Guerrilla Urban Knitting
Knit the City is Yarnstorming London with Wool
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LEGO For Home Repair
DIY Wall Repairs
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Highlighter Street Art
Judith Supine's Colortastic Creations Light Up NYC Walls
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Mischievous Street Art
Robin Rhode Interacts Playfully With His Graffiti
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Valentine's Day Graffiti
This Sappy Street Art isn't for Sourpusses
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Psychedelic Melting Monsters
Unexpected Artwork from We Kill You
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Dr. Seuss-Inspired Street Art
Quirky Cartooning Channels Childhood Icon
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Personified Street Art
Trees With Eyes by FilthyLuker
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Road Graffiti
Roadsworth Makes Zebra Crossings More Fun
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Guerrilla Street Shadows
Katie Sokoler's Playful Street Art Project
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Pac Man Street Art
Katie Sokoler Livens up the Streets With Pacman
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Blooming Street Art
10 'Signs of Spring' by Mark Jenkins
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Sweet Street Art
Maria Imaginario's Gooey Lisbon Graffiti
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Eye-Tricking Street Art
The John Pugh Murals Make You See What is Not Really There
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Quirky Doodled Street Art
20-Year-Old Graffiti Artist Takes His Talent Outdoors
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Computer Geek Graffiti
Guerrilla Art Brings Pop-Ups and Coding To The Streets
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Street Art of Kids Classics
"Where the Wild Things Are" Gets a Pure Evil Graffiti Touch
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Street Art Proposals
This Graffiti Marriage Proposal Combines Art and Romance
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Falling Foxes
Street Artist Bonom Makes Building Length Graffiti
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Street Art Cartoon Makeovers
BLOC28 by Disney
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Vibrant Geometric Graffiti
'Crystals and Lasers' by Matt W Moore is Prismatic Fantastic
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Polka-Dotted Trash Bags
Street Art for Awareness
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Urban Beautification
Muralfest Hits the Walls and Streets of Winnipeg
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Knitted Street Art
Territorial Stitched Signs
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Beary Cute Animal Art
Phil Lumbang's Teddy Pictures Make You Feel Warm & Fuzzy
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Kid-Friendly Street Art
Nespoon's 'Street Art for Kids' is Preschool-Approved
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Kid-Friendly Street Art
'Playground Love' by Above Channels Bubble-Blowing Childhood Innocence
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3 Bubbly Gum Streets
Sticky Public Canvases
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Flowering Flyer Boxes
Posterchild Does Guerrilla Gardening To Beautify Toronto
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Cutesy Graffiti
Art Collective Zetka Takes Gangster Tagging to Another Level
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Japanese Street Art
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Mona Lisa Graffiti
The Classic Painting With a Street Art Spin
Aircraft Graffiti
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Ethereal Graffiti
The Mac Infuses Modern Mural Art With Female Sensuality
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Motif Makeup
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Highlighter Street Art
Judith Supine's Colortastic Creations Light Up NYC Walls
Guerrilla Head-Butting
Live Interactive Art in the Streets by Mark Jenkins
Michael Jackson Street Art
Artsy Dedications to the King of Pop
Valentine's Day Graffiti
This Sappy Street Art isn't for Sourpusses
Graffitied Endangered Species
The WWF Campaign Tags the Environment for Awareness
Life-Size Light Graffiti
The Armsrock 'Passage/Works' Series is Intricately Amazing
Guerrilla Grocery Labels
Shop Drop Montreal Rebrands the Shopping Experience
Kids as Dolls
'The Puppet Show' by Winkler + Noah Points Out Bad Parenting
3D Street Art for Pedestrian Safety
Auckland City Council PSA Gets Creative for Awareness
Public Advertising Anarchy
New York Street Advertising Takeover Axes 120 Billboards
Graffiti Vending Machines
The Graffomat Makes Sure Graffiti Artists Have a Stock of Supplies
Guerrilla Street Shadows
Katie Sokoler's Playful Street Art Project
Decadent Antlertography
‘Antlers' by Keith Bryce Celebrates 1600s Excess & Animals
From Childish Sketches to Hollywood
'Where The Wild Things Are' Movie Gears Up For Cult Success
Expressive Street Art
Interactive Vandalism by Mentalgassi Features Funny Faces
17 Sketchy Chalk Designs
From Elaborate 3D Murals to DIY Colored Bikepaths
Dark Shadow Street Art
Sam3 Brushes The Streets of Spain With His Counter-Culture Touch
Guerrilla Marketing Mayhem
Fauxreel Under Fire for Vespa Scooter Ads
Quirky Doodled Street Art
20-Year-Old Graffiti Artist Takes His Talent Outdoors
Robot War Graffiti
Mediah's ‘Decimals Rebuilt' Show at Function 13 In Toronto
Felt Pen Street Art
Ozmo Wall Paintings at Pure Evil Gallery
Graffiti-Enhanced Promotions
Bayer Aspirin Markets Pain Relief with Ads in Romanian Subways
16th Century Chic
Gareth Pugh's Elizabethan and Shakespearian Couture
Mean Street Art
Little Girl Trapped Behind A Grate By Dan Witz
Insightful Packaging Campaigns
Blind Foundation Guerrilla Grocery Ads Highlight Lack of Braille
Graffitied Video Game Posters
The New Super Street Fighter IV Ad Campaign Pops Off the Walls
Post-Apocalyptic Romanticism
Social Commentary Street Art from Boxi
Graffitied Love Declarations
This Valentine's Day, Express Yourself With Aerosol
Street Art of Kids Classics
"Where the Wild Things Are" Gets a Pure Evil Graffiti Touch
Guerrilla Photo Dropping
PhotoChaining.com Asks You To Leave Memory Cards For Others to Find
Choreographed Proposals
This 'Shake Shake' Proposal is the Most Original you will Ever See
Graffiti-Eyed Editorials
The Technicolored 'My Space' for Interview Magazine
Bold Picture Book Fashion
'Where the Wild Things Are' in Vogue
Stomping Ground Graffiti
Artist 'Too Fly' is on Her Way to Becoming a Superstar
Luxury Graffiti Style
Monsieur Qui Combines Luxury and Street Style in Rue Aubry Le Boucher
Politically Powerful Street Art
Cash4 Uses Words, Simple Images in Political Graffiti
Guerrilla Mind Hacking
Thought Bubble Street Art Predicts People's Ponderings
Voting with Gum
“Who Sucks The Most” Guerrilla Street Elections
Love Letter Murals
Steve Powers Creates 50 Poetic Billboards
Photographic Graffiti
Jetsonorama Creates Realistic Portrait Graffiti in Urban and Rural Spaces
Murals of Distraught Nudes
Haunting and Desolate Spanish Street Art by David de la Mano
Cell Phone Proposals
High-Tech Romantic Proposal Uses 240 Cell Phones
Edible Cartoons
‘Where the Wild Things Are' Bento Box Celebrates the Children's
Surreal Subway Murals
Million Dollar Design Transforms Underground Transportation With Graffiti
Car Tires as Paintbrushes
Artist Creates Giant Masterpiece with BMW Z4
VIbrant Street Art Collages
Mixed-Media Public Posters by FKDL
Academic Graffiti
Johannes Stahl's 'Street Art' Dives into Wall Mural History
Street Art Proposals
This Graffiti Marriage Proposal Combines Art and Romance
Picturesque Kitchen Mosaics
Tiled Backsplash Murals Jazz Up Sterile Kitchens
Street Art Showcases
‘Whole in the Wall' Exhibition in New York Features Great Graffit
Kaleidoscopic Monster Art
Psychedelic Paintings by 'We Kill You' Artist Justin Pape
Trippy Graffiti Footwear
The Colorama Graff from Pierre Hardy is Confusingly Colorful
Monster Movie Murals
‘Where the Wild Robots Are' Mashes Urban Art and Kid's Books
Giant Monster Murals
Pete Fowler's 'Monsterism Island' is Massive
Street Art-Inspired Furniture
Graffiti-Embellished Cupboards
Subversive Street Art
Sir X Blends Whimsy & Scathing Social Commentary
Street Art Interventions
D.Billy Uses Art to Humorously Interact With the Streets
Giant Dinosaur Graffiti
The Spine-Chilling ROA Bright Berlin Life-Sized Live Painting
Collaged Graffiti Art
Pedro Matos Paints the Wrinkled and Wise
Guerrilla Caped Crime Fighters
The Cincinnati Superhero is Taking Care of Criminals
Street Art Spray Can Invasions
Subversive Urban Art by DFace
Blockbuster Proposals
Man Makes Fake Movie Trailer to Pop the Question
Exploding Flowers
Ori Gersht is Inspired by a 19th Century Painting
Haute Teddy Bears
Push Button's Quirky A/W '09 Line Puts Plushies On Models' Heads
Pac-Man Projections
The Darkroom Motion Graphics Display Video Mapped Moving Images on a Map
Conversational Street Art
Dave the Chimp's Unusually Sociable Graffiti Ethos
Urban Micro Pandas
1600 Black Eyed Bears Bring Important Message for WWF
Melting Polar Bears
Takeshi's Artistic Response to Global Warming
Customizable Murals
'Surface View' Home and Office Murals Offer Largescale Prints and Blinds
Using Ice Sculptures as Social Commentary
Melting Economy
Reverse Graffiti Freeways
Dutch Ink Scrubs the Street Artistically Clean
Indoor Graffiti
Street Art Heads Indoors for an Edgy Design Touch
Artistic Mental Health Signs
Musings for Mental Health by ‘The Ghost' of We Kill You
Garden-Inspired Candles
Plants, Flowers and Fruit Replace the Standard Pillar Candle
Global Warming Gadgets
Eco-Awareness Drain Stop Features Polar Bears Adrift On Ice
Illuminated Graffiti
New Guerrilla Street Art From Posterchild Fights City Debate
RPG Marriage Proposals
The Chrono Trigger Proposal Will Make You Shed a Tear
Last Minute Kids Gifts
Toy Ideas for the Eco-Conscious from Dwell
Melting Men for Environmental Awareness
Red Cross' Global Warming Warning
Art Gallery Cities
The 'Freetown of Christiania' Lets You Show Off Your Artistic Skills
Interactive Guerrilla Campaigns
WWF Shows Where Your Coin Goes With Animal Drawings
Arcade Game Buns
The Circle K Pac-Man Cookie is Being Gobbled Up by Japan
Elfin Graffiti Invasions
"Elfvis" Street Art Attack in Auckland
3D Graffiti Programs
Graffiti Analysis Software Breaks Down the Intricacies of Tagging
Historical Anniversary Graffiti
Artist 'Above' Creates Street Display on the Berlin Wall
Crowd-Sourced Graffiti
Cape Town Election Street Art Spurs Activism Through Stencils
Skeleton Street Art
Macabre Outdoor Creative Inspiration
Graffitied Offices
D*Face Gives Magazine HQ A Cloudy Street Art Makeover
Graffiti Pop Art
Steve Powers at the Show & Tell Gallery In Toronto
Shoe History Graffiti
INSA Chronicles the Changes in Footwear on Public Walls
Magnetic Graffiti
Northern California Couple Creates Flexible Magnet Art
Musical Proposals
Disneyland's Main Street Used as a Stage for Question Popping
Fragrances Against AIDS
Six Scents Charity Scents
'Guess Who?' Graffiti
Kids' Board Game Gets a Street Art Touch From Surplus Bargains
Flowering Flyer Boxes
Posterchild Does Guerrilla Gardening To Beautify Toronto
Swimming With Polar Bears
Shocking Video Shows Woman in Bad Bathing Zone at Berlin Zoo
Surrealist Pop Art
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Gummy Bears on Sticks
The Stick Makes it Infinitetly More Awesome Than its Stickless Counterpart
Inked Proposals
Joe Wittenburg's Tattooed Marriage Proposal is the Ultimate Commitment
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'Where the Wild Things Are' Gets WeLoveYouSo.com
Melting Home Decor
The Liquid Lamp by Kyouei Design
Magic Wedding Proposals
Man Hires Magician to Help With Surprise Proposal
Pacmanesque Apparel
Teki Latex and Phenomenon Capsule Collection Games Up Your Closet
Tropical Flower Bears
Be@rbricks by Leilo Hawaii, Stussy, Undefeated and More
Bright Palm Sculptures
David Gerstein's Multicolored 'Good News Hamsa'
Lyrical Graffiti
'Bittersweet Symphony' as Told Through Street Art
Nutritious Bears
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Scribble Skirts
The Colour-In Skirt Keeps Fashionable Kids Distracted With Art