Project Story, Evaluation and Conclusion
It’s hard to fully evaluate a project that is still ongoing, however so far I’m extremely proud and excited to see that this project is coming into a reality for me. Meeting Fresh Perspective was truly a chance meeting and it’s opened my eyes to just how many like-minded individuals there are within my community. Having the opportunity to gain first hand feedback on what is it that the community see’s to be possible in their own town was heartwarming, so many people were enthusiastic about bringing colour into Skipton one way or another that it completely counteracted the few that were opposed to it. it was almost as if people were craving some form of creativity and colour, which just goes to show just how much of an effect colour & art have on a community.
I’m thrilled with the design output so far and although I’m aware that this isn’t a final draft and that there are likely to be many changes before it is finalised, I believe the overall theme/aesthetic reflects what was in my mind from the very beginning. I’m particularly happy with my ability to keep Skipton and it’s community at the core of the design, as I was initially worried about how I was to go about embedding all these ideas & perspectives into one design. However, the survey helped me manage what feedback I wanted for which element of the design really well, by asking people for the very basics such as colour, shape and feel I managed to eliminate the chance of the design becoming too complicated or crowded.
Having the chance to collaborate with a local group (Fresh Perspective) opened up so many opportunities to receive feedback throughout the design process and during the research process we also met some great point of contacts that could potentially help us generate similar future projects. Although finding Fresh Perspective was brilliant in terms of productivity, it also helped my confidence within design, to know that other people were so willing to get on board and help me achieve a past project concept was astonishing. After this project is complete, I will be continuing to work with Fresh Perspective on some other community projects they had in mind and I’m so excited to see what we can accomplish next.
We’re currently in the midst of gaining planning permission for the walls we have selected as well as applying for the funding to kick start the process. Even if we’re not able to get these walls that we’ve selected, we have so many people backing up this project concept that I can almost guarantee that this will soon be coming into fruition soon.
The community within Skipton certainly have a future, and it’s going to be a bright one.
Sian Laüra 