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7” x 7”, stencils, tags and map. this project became an examination of current design methods with communities. the artifact is an initiation for bike couriers into the creation of place identity through tagging an alley cat race. with this project i presented a strategy for the couriers to create their own custom tags. designers have the knowledge for recognizing and making visual communication for communities. despite these skills and resources they are still outside a community they attempt to design for. Might co-creation be the next logical step to readjust designs visual strategies and if so how can tools allow for co-creation to happen successfully?

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