tagging
graffiti as an art form
I did some primary research and gave out questionnaires to the general public we aimed to get a wide range of age groups so we wouldn't get a bias opinion. I also discovered some existing secondary research about views on graffiti in communities from the BBC news website. I went out into Leeds with a camera and documented first hand most of the graffiti areas i could find.
Questionnaires
I found the questionnaires particularly helpful as i got the publics opinion and in most cases people gave me some additional advice about graffiti. The photographs helped me identify the different types of graffiti found in leeds and which were the most common it made me realise that there were some very worth wile and skill full graffiti artists in the city.
I found that secondary research was not always specific enough to leeds and the problem i was trying to solve so i had to construct a much more specific questionnaire which i could get opinions and statistics from. I found a problem was going out in town and asking random people from specific age groups questions but i soon realised most people were very friendly and helpful. I would of wanted to carry out some more research on the environmentally damaging factors of the graffiti paint, this could of been useful in trying to get the graffiti artist to cut down on vandalism.
5 things I have learnt about the design process over the last two weeks:
- your opinion isn't always right
- you can always do more research
- primary research is much more specific to your problem
- a wide range of opinions are helpful
- a good body of research makes solving the problem much easier
5 things i would do different next time:
- go out and do more research before constructing a questionnaire that will help me avoid having to do two.
- get more secondary research
- get more primary research
- try and get in contact with some of the people my project relates to
- get more photos of the problem.
