As a group, we wanted to reinforce the spirit of the community by bringing attention to the historical significance of Auburn and allowing visitors, residents, and business owners to interact with these rich pieces of history together.  The
The current wayfinding  method to help visitors explore Auburn's history is a series of plaques that are placed along the avenue. While this highlights key historical landmark buildings, they are stationary , and require visitors to remember
The first step in our work was to go to Auburn Avenue, where we were given a tour and researched the area on our own.  After a few iterations on poster designs exploring connections to the highway, we noticed on one of our trips the sidewalk
Keeping with this theme, we created posters for the ground and walls, color coding each unique location to assist in transparent interactions  and illustrate the vibrancy of the community. Our final proposal was to paint the designs o
Our team worked closely together on all aspects throughout the entire project, however my main role was in ideation and design of the interaction , as well as assisting in the visual design of the posters. 
The final presentation of this project involved feedback from Sweet Auburn community members and business owners ,   all of whom provided great feedback with suggestions and highlighting the benefits of this project being implemented into
Our team is interested in pursuing that implementation, so if you know anything about painting the ground , feel free to reach out!
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