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Preparing for the arrival of the Apple tablet?

SAN FRANCISCO--On Monday, workers at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts hang signs in preparation for Apple's upcoming media event. The company is widely expected to unveil a tablet computer during the event, which is scheduled for Wednesday at 10 a.m. PST.

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Apple event banner diagram

Peeking through a window into the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, I spotted a diagram of the design being applied to the windows of the theater.

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Wild colors

The designs on the windows are brightly colored paint-like splatterings.

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Paint-like design

As the design comes together, we can see a colorful paint-like design filling the windows of the venue.

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Apple and the city

The Apple design brightens the San Francisco cityscape on a dreary Monday afternoon.

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Peeling off the paper

Workers apply adhesive banners to the windows.

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Workers on a crane

Outside of the theater where Apple will hold its event Wednesday, workers perched on a crane hang sections of the colorful design.

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Finishing touches

Measuring carefully, a worker hangs the final sections of the window pane design Monday at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

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