Maybe that's why there have been a few more examples of a more DIY approach to design and advertising cropping up over the past few weeks. Take the Street Blitz project: a two-week call to arms to every stenciller, sign subverter and billboard defacer in the capital to go out and make their mark on the streets. There's even a handy online map for us passive spectators to track the fun.

The ideas behind If You Could are a little less anarchical in their approach, but no less democratic. This annual design and illustration showcase has expanded to include an exhibition at the Exposure Gallery which is, in turn, tied in with the monthly musical shindig Get Involved who have been asking people to design their own posters, the best of which will be displayed at the book's launch party tomorrow night.