Open AccessVisualizing and Communicating Neighborhood Identities
Author(s) -
Vikas Mehta,
Muhammad Nafisur Rahman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
interdisciplinary journal of signage and wayfinding
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2470-9670
DOI - 10.15763/issn.2470-9670.2021.v5.i2.a94
Subject(s) - signage , public space , identity (music) , architecture , set (abstract data type) , space (punctuation) , sociology , sense of place , social identity theory , aesthetics , quality (philosophy) , visual arts , media studies , computer science , social group , architectural engineering , epistemology , art , social science , engineering , philosophy , operating system , programming language
Place quality, sense of place, and authenticity are sensory, psychological, and social constructs that are perceptible in forms, activities, and meanings of places. Much of this is visible in the material culture of places—in the architecture, art, public spaces, show windows, signage, artifacts in public spaces, as well as those that are in private space but visible to the public, and more. In this project we aim to capture and communicate the sense of place and distinct quality of each neighborhood in Cincinnati, OH. Using a range of qualitative and quantitative methods, we generate a set of consis-tent elements to create a single postcard to repre-sent each neighborhood. The 52 cards, one for each neighborhood comparatively present the individual identities of each neighborhood along with a collective identity for the city.