Digital Cities: Urban community development through information design. Paper presented by John A. McArthur at NCA, November 18, 2012 in Orlando, Florida.

1. DIGITAL CITIES
urban community development
through information design
John A. McArthur
Knight School of Communication
Queens University of Charlotte
National Communication Association - November 18, 2012

2. Cities for People
Gehl, 2010
4 characteristics of
cities designed for people
• Lively
• Safe
• Sustainable
• Healthy

3. The Art of Placemaking
Fleming, 2007
4 roles of “places”
• Orientation
• Connection
• Direction
• Animation

4. Information Design
Jacobson, 1999
applying design principles to translate
complex, unorganized, or unstructured data
into
valuable, meaningful information

5. Information Design
John Snow - Spot Map of Cholera Outbreak (1854)

6. Information Design
Florence Nightingale
Rose Diagram of Mortality in the East (1856)

7. Information Design
Charles Joseph Minard
Flow Map of Napoleon’s Campaign (1869)

8. Information Design
applying design principles to translate
complex, unorganized, or unstructured data
into
valuable, meaningful information
now incorporates the
visceral, emotional, and behavioral
responses of the user

9. TRANSCENDENCE
ENGAGEMENT
Human Centered Design
Cooley, chapter 4 in Jacobson (1999)
MALLEABILITY
PURPOSE
DESIGN THINKING
OWNERSHIP How might these ideas
be applied to cities and communities?
PANORAMIC
RESPONSIVENESS
INCLUSIVENESS
COHERENCE
@JAMcArthur

10. TRANSCENDENCE
ENGAGEMENT
MALLEABILITY
PURPOSE
OWNERSHIP
PANORAMIC
RESPONSIVENESS
ENGAGEMENT
INCLUSIVENESS
the system sparks
COHERENCE
creativity and innovation
@JAMcArthur

11. TRANSCENDENCE
ENGAGEMENT
MALLEABILITY
PURPOSE
OWNERSHIP
PANORAMIC
RESPONSIVENESS
MALLEABILITY
INCLUSIVENESS
the system is flexible
COHERENCE
and adaptable to changes
@JAMcArthur

12. TRANSCENDENCE
ENGAGEMENT
MALLEABILITY
PURPOSE
OWNERSHIP
PANORAMIC
RESPONSIVENESS
INCLUSIVENESS
INCLUSIVENESS
the system invites
COHERENCE
participation
@JAMcArthur

13. TRANSCENDENCE
ENGAGEMENT
MALLEABILITY
PURPOSE
OWNERSHIP
PANORAMIC
RESPONSIVENESS
OWNERSHIP
INCLUSIVENESS
users feel that they are part of
COHERENCE
the design and upkeep of the system
@JAMcArthur

14. connect with me
JAMcArthur.com
@JAMcArthur
John A. McArthur
Knight School of Communication
Queens University of Charlotte
National Communication Association - November 18, 2012