VISUALIZING PITTSBURGH
GRAFFITI
Complex communication issues surround graffiti in Pittsburgh. Both
graffiti writers and community members have deep-seated reasons
for their participation in or opposition to graffiti. However, these
reasons often remain tacit. Lack of dialogue causes graffiti writers
and community members to create hypothesis as to the motivations
of the opposing group. Community members often classify graffiti
writers as rebellious youth motivated by a disrespect for societal
norms. Graffiti writers tend to view property owners as faceless
individuals behind external structures. In reality, many of these
assumptions are based upon an incomplete understanding of the issues.
This lack of understanding prolongs the struggle to resolve the
problem. Visualizing Pittsburgh Graffiti is an interactive
tool that brings about a dialogue between graffiti writers and community
members. In the Flash piece created for the project, graffiti writers
and community members tell their version of the development of graffiti
within Pittsburgh. This information is supplemented by the personal
opinions and experiences of members of each group. By displaying
their concerns in the same design space our design team aims to
bring about greater awareness of opposing perspectives.
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Self-running demo of the interface [quicktime | 53.2 mb]
> Thesis project presentation [pdf | 752 kb]
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Process documentation [pdf | 20.6 mb]
> Poster overviewing the project [pdf | 6 mb]
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