Vertical ribbons of light snaked across the southern sky, a colored profusion of visual chaos.

You would think that the visual chaos of Times Square would hide a modest black-and-white sign.

Stella had quit looking in there; the visual chaos gave her a headache.

Now, even advertising executives question the visual chaos.

The new floors "will give a uniform appearance to the visual chaos on the roof," Mr. Hardy said.

But the dancers may have intended such visual chaos.

Despite the visual chaos, it seemed to be finally coming together.

And yet, for all its visual chaos and social segregation, today's splintered city recalls the White City in one critical respect.

Contributing to the visual chaos is a nervous, illogical camera.

But Moscow has taken advertising to such extremes that even business executives say the city has descended into "visual chaos".