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There are a couple countries where it is common to have intricate art on the outside of certain large vehicles. Like private buses in Haiti[1] or trailer trucks

There are a couple countries where it is common to have intricate art on the outside of certain large vehicles. Like private buses in Haiti[1] or trailer trucks in Pakistan[2]. I don't know if there would be any possibility of renting out the surface area to advertisers instead, but I did hear a podcast once analyzing the economics of paying to have the private busses in Haiti decorated. If I recall, it basically came down to a feeling in the population that it was more prestigious to go through the city in something beautiful. Perhaps proof of the "value" of art that works even within a first-year economics class. [1] https://www.google.com/search?q=painted+bus+in+haiti&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiy6Ln7zPrNAhVJ9h4KHdIfBfwQ_AUICCgB&biw=1339&bih=778 https://www.google.com/search?q=painted+bus+in+haiti&source=... [2] https://www.google.com/search?q=pakistan+truck&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi1qqTfzPrNAhXFrB4KHRYLC3wQ_AUICCgB&biw=1339&bih=778 https://www.google.com/search?q=pakistan+truck&source=lnms&t...

gus_massa 10y ago
In Argentina it was usual that the bus had "fileteado". It was a 10 or 20 years ago, and the reason was that the bus lines were something like a cooperative and each bus driver was the owner of his bus. But in the recent times, the bus lines have a more usual company structure and the buses are owned by the company, so each bus has a standard color. Anyway, they still have some internal custom decoration, so in many cases you can recognize which bus you take if you use the line frequently. Also it's usual now to have advertising outside the bus. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fileteado https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fileteado Autotranslation of the Spanish article with more images: https://translate.google.com.ar/translate?hl=es-419&sl=es&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fes.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFileteado https://translate.google.com.ar/translate?hl=es-419&sl=es&tl... Even more images: https://www.google.com/search?q=fileteado+colectivo&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=fileteado+colectivo&tbm=isch

gus_massa 10y ago

In Argentina it was usual that the bus had "fileteado". It was a 10 or 20 years ago, and the reason was that the bus lines were something like a cooperative and each bus driver was the owner of his bus. But in the recent times, the bus lines have a more usual company structure and the buses are owned by the company, so each bus has a standard color. Anyway, they still have some internal custom decoration, so in many cases you can recognize which bus you take if you use the line frequently. Also it's usual now to have advertising outside the bus. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fileteado https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fileteado Autotranslation of the Spanish article with more images: https://translate.google.com.ar/translate?hl=es-419&sl=es&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fes.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFileteado https://translate.google.com.ar/translate?hl=es-419&sl=es&tl... Even more images: https://www.google.com/search?q=fileteado+colectivo&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=fileteado+colectivo&tbm=isch