Graffiti MapCity Exploration though Street Art

ARCH531 Networked Cities Project 3 by Yi-Ying Lin and Pranay Sethi

Graffiti and Culture

Graffiti and Culture

Clapton Is GodIslington Underground, London

Video DispensaryGraffiti Alley, Ann Arbor

Graffiti and Revolution

I’m FreeCairo, Egypt

Anti U.S. agitationsTehran, Iran

The Graffiti Map ToolSoon available on iPhone, iPad and Android

Graffiti Map - Artist

Create the Graffiti!

Click Reference Images of the graffiti or parts of it

Upload to Graffiti Map 1. Reference Image(s)2. Information about graffiti/artist

Graffiti Map - Explorer

Graffiti Map - Explorer

Graffiti ExplorationStoryboards

Peter is new to Ann Arbor. One day when he walked on East Liberty St., he suddenly got a notification on his mobile

phone.

He immediately found out there is a graffiti alley on his right hand side.

He stopped at an interesting looking graffiti, and took out his phone.

Peter opened the Graffiti Map Augmented Reality browser…

…and targeted the graffiti he was interested in on the wall

Graffiti Map identified the graffiti and displayed relevant information.

The meaning of the graffiti was “I declare a permanent state of happiness.”

Peter came to know that the graffiti was made by an artist called Jeffrey Peace, who incidentally hails from the same

city as Peter.

Peter thought this was really cool, and quickly shared it with his friends on Facebook!

Peter realized that another artist created a puzzle using graffiti.

He took the challenge and solved it!

One Week LaterPeter was all set to leave Ann Arbor and again walked past

the Graffiti Alley…

…and he noticed that Jeffrey Peace’s graffiti had been modified!

The exploration continues…

On the Artist • Propagation of the ideas and perspectives of the

artist• Documentation

On the Users • Know about the city’s history and culture• More engaging way to interact with the city• Help build public opinion

Graffiti Map - Impact

A lot of Graffiti Artists are merely taggers or just want to make their presence felt!

Some artists want to remain anonymous

How to tell visitors about a registered graffiti in the vicinity?

Graffiti Map - Challenges

Thank you!Questions?

by Yi-Ying Lin and Pranay Sethi