Sndbox Project Launch - Public Signage at Herbert von King Park

Steem-Powered Aspirations

Throughout the early summer, I worked closely with Hive account@hitheryon to facilitate the implementation of STEEM Park at the park I consult - Herbert von King (HvK) Park in Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn. After the successful completion, the founders asked me to join Hive account@sndbox in order to continuously share and support the progress as the park. I started Hive account@mintvilla to dedicate to this work and also use it as a resource to gather precedents and experiences that may be relevant.

So today, after being on Steemit for about 2 months and working closely with the Hive account@sndbox team and community, I’m excited to launch the next stage of HvK!

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A Graphic Future for STEEM Park

The next major stage that I’ve been working on with the conservancy founder and the group’s stakeholders is fundraise for and implement a main public sign for the park. It may be a literally small component of the park but it serves as the most powerful tool to lay the foundation for future development and tie the community together.

As of yet, there are no signs around the park - nothing instructional, nothing educational in the way of historical facts or community stories, and nothing that gives the park any explicit identity. STEEM Park was actually the first instance of anything that revealed bits of the park’s history.

The sign will include a site map, behavior guidelines, historic information

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The sign will also incorporate a QR link to the park’s Soundcloud page with a playlist of audial histories. I invited long-time residents of the park to record segments of the park’s legacy and visitors will be able to freely access them around the world and while strolling through the local asset.

I will share the design process for next posts. Stay tuned! ;)

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@Mintvilla, an ever-learning landscape architect