Results - Draft 1
Sample Description – Phase 1
During RM1, I seek to interview five neighborhood experts and interview six. For RM2 and RM3, I aim for 100 combined neighborhood experts and receive 84 survey responses and seven photo ethnography responses (91 total). In total, there are 96 neighborhood experts in phase one. That is 91% of the 105 I anticipate.
The RM1 interviews include three white, two Black, and one Hispanic person. One subject works in East Price Hill but does not live in Price Hill. Two people live in East Price Hill, two live in West Price Hill, and one lives in Lower Price Hill. Four are male, and two are female.
The RM2 survey respondents are 85% white and mainly from East Price Hill (67.5%). Only two people respond from Lower Price Hill. 71.1% are female, 27.75% male, and 1.2% non-binary. Three survey respondents identified as Black or African American, five identified as Hispanic, and four said they are bi-racial or mixed. While many of the survey respondents are 25-40 years old (45.8%), there is a representation of cross-generational participation. Many have lived in the neighborhood for 20+ years (35%) or 2-5 years (26.5%). The deficit of diversity and the lack of representation from Lower Price Hill is subject to another study. That said, there are likely many variables: 1. a lack of racial and ethnic diversity in my social network, 2. the survey being online-only, and 3. suspicion toward community studies and surveys.
I set up follow-up interviews with two of the survey respondents specifically about reaching a broader audience. One person is white and lives in East Price Hill. The other is Hispanic and lives in West Price Hill.
RM3 prompts less engagement than the other methods. Seven people respond to the prompt – I receive 42 photos in total. Out of all the images, two images reflect Design that hinders the quality of life in Price Hill, and 40 reflect Design that enhances the quality of life. I do not collect identifiers for the subjects.
For RM4, I document 800+ traces of Design from across all three Price Hills, primarily by walking street by street. Occasionally, I drive.
Additionally, I build a historical timeline of social, technological, economic, environmental, and political events that shape price hill (see appendix). These events, along with census data, built my neighborhood literacy.
Sample Description – Phase 2
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Research question results:
The following results show the impossibility to cover the whole neighborhood in one cohesive place brand. There is too much nuance and existing disconnection across race, ethnicity, and income levels in Price Hill to possibly symbolize the identities in one logo for all or individual neighborhoods. But it is not enough to stop there. There is a need for guides and alternatives for designers and communities like Price Hill who seek equitable design solutions for neighborhoods within urban systems.
Before you brand a place, designers and their community partners should answer the following research questions. I will answer the questions for Price Hill based on the data collected through my research. Following this study, I will present the results around the neighborhood for feedback and ask for partners who want to further develop the results into a guide for visual communication design in Price Hill. I will write further about the next steps in the discussion section. For now, here are the results of the research questions.
Who lives in Price Hill?
Why do they live there?
What are the best ways to invite their participation?
How do people describe quality of life?
What is their quality of life in Price Hill?
What are people doing already to enhance quality of life?
How do people describe design?
Where does design exist in the neighborhood?
Where are their opportunities for design in Price Hill?