VA: POP UP PARK — RD PRESENTATION 2

VA: What do you want? Playground survey

VA: Assesing The Problem

 
Whats the Problem/Question 
Is there a way for design and creative thinking to decrease the obesity rate by increasing organization of physical activities for youth in the Rosedale community?

How can design encourage more physical activity for families in rosedale?

Who is the Audience
Youth of Rosedale (ages 8 to 13)
Parents and guardians
City council
They are interested in outdoor activity but don't have access to activities or equipment

What are the Facts
51% of children in Rosedale are obese
Parks and Rec is city governed, not regulated by Rosedale
There are no recreation centers in Rosedale
Programming is not offered by the city government in rosedale
many love to play outside, but don’t have organized/supervised opportunities to do so
Outdated equipment in parks pose safety hazards
Saftey concerns: supervision and security

What we hope to change
We hope to make rosedale's youth more physically active by increasing organization for after school recreation.

How we will measure success
We will measure success based on the percentage increase in the number of kids involved in activities

VISUAL ADVOCACY — Points of Interests + Possiblities

ISSUES & POINTS OF INTEREST:

problems

• Rising Percentage in Childhood Obesity
• Lack of safe/updated playgrounds
• No official Parks & Rec department
• Poor Roads
• Lack of Sidewalks

solutions

•  Healthy Kids Initiative
  [specifically in gardens and after-school programs like soccer]
• Bring awareness to P&R and push for support
• advocate for safe playgrounds
• bike collective
  [build one, earn one]

POSSIBLE CONTACTS:

Wendy Wilson - Co-director for Rosedale Healthy Kids Initiative
Heidi Holiday -  Program Manager for Healthy Kids Initiative
Erin Stryka - Healthy Kids Club director
Sue Hughes- Chair, Garden Club
Zach Davies- Middle school PE teacher  

Mary Welsh - Principal, Frank Rushton Elementary
James Poplau - Principal, Noble Prentis
Nanette Coleman - Principal, Rosedale Middle School
James Poplau - Principal, Noble Prentis
Zach Davies - Rosedale, Middle PE teacher

VA discussions week 2

Dissent
—In regards to differing opinions:
If it is true that people easily ignore what they are used to, can a message be manifested in such an unconventional way that people then reject it? Must designers strike a balance? Should we gamble on new paradigms or play it safe with contemporary conventions that allow for easy consumption in hopes that people respond positively to the message.

Propaganda and Protest Graphics
— within graphic design history, the most powerful messages come from eras filled with crisis and controversy. Is it appropriate for us, as graphic designers, to hyperbolize our stance on a subject in order to make the message resonate? Does merely providing information void of a strong emotional stance get the job done?

 

The Black Panther - an informative source

—Can a campaign that pushes for change, have as much impact with a passive community as it can with an active one? Essentially, is a campaign with a powerful activists, such as the black panthers, more successful?