Portfolio—Design Futures & collaboration: Participatory design.
Heritage Defense Kit
Heritage Defence Kit (HDK) is an educational package designed to empower Brisbane residents to take ownership over the future of their suburbs. Tackling an ingrained disregard for heritage architecture within Brisbane and a recent increase in development, HDK gives residents the tools and information required to begin opposing developments within their suburbs.
Founded on participatory design principles, HDK places the residents/public at the centre of decision making, offering an opportunity to re-imagine the neighbourhood through collaborative mapping activities.
Strengthened by informative guides, presented in accessible booklets that may easily be printed in a home office, HDK aims to give users an insight into the process of opposing development without overwhelming them. The kit is accompanied by a style guide that outlines the brand elements ensuring consistency.
Prioritising approachability, clarity and openness the kit and supplementary style guide seek to appeal to a broad range of community members including those previously unfamiliar with heritage preservation.
PROJECT TYPE
University Assignment—Participatory Design
COMPLETED IN
2017
CONTRIBUTORS
Niamh Pearce, Diana Timofeeva, Tara Fraser,
Kayla Zonneveld & Min Lin
SKILLS
Redirective Practice
Typography—Prosper White washed Book cover series Bloody Banana Bender Flux
Aviation—An Office With A View Safety first Boeing 737 overwing exit Sterile flight deck
Illustration—Creature Feature Forensic drawing
Design futures & collaboration—1501 steps Boro The Gift Heritage Defense Kit Water Inc.