Free Art Technology (or FAT) released .GML an XML file format created specifically for recording and sharing graffiti tags. The Graffiti Markup Language allows artists to share and create tags effectively bring the graffiti artist into the 21st century.

I had to see what .GML was all about, so I put together a small graffiti analysis rig. It was really easy, it requires only a piece of glass, cardboard, a computer, a laser pointer, and a web cam. Those materials are so common that it is easy for anyone to build. Once You have created a tag you can upload it to #000000book.com (that’s hex code for Black book).You can see a result of my work below.

Here is a complete list of programs supporting .GML.

The applications for .GML are endless and we can look to the future for some really cool projects with it . Here is one such project.