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Observations at Manifest from the non-designer

Jessica and I noticed that the sparse artwork on CD/album covers stood out from other items.  Noticed a button display where the black/white buttons popped on the board.  Jessica mentioned that buttons can be used to promote PIN ( the … Continue reading

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Interview Summaries With Ray and JD

Ray Kussro :: DFCC elder, Irmo area kids :: Caleb, 12 Emily, 7 Ryan, 5 How are skate kids perceived by adults/parents? the kids are ‘fringy,’ they have a different look but they are the same kids. How do you … Continue reading

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Our Interviews

http://www.vimeo.com/user1839254/videos These are the Edited Versions of the Videos we have so far

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skating statistics

Skatepark Industry Statistics :. Currently there are approximately 1000 skateparks in the U.S., all of which have been built between January 2001 and July 2002 (Atlanta Journal Constitutional). At the beginning of 2004, there were 1800 parks that have been … Continue reading

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Pour it now in Free Times this week too

The good thing about finding stuff online is you don’t have to scan it in. Here’s an interesting article about PIN. Turns out an ex city council woman’s child is a skater… they are everywhere. Free Times Article: City, Pour … Continue reading

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Interview Tips

I wanted to wish you luck on your interviews so I have a link with some interview tips for you to review. http://tinyurl.com/kof2zn Please type your interviews after you complete them asap. Trust me on this one, because the writing … Continue reading

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Interview with neighborhood planner

Hey folks, My friend Tiaa B. Rutherford has agreed to talk to you concerning skateboard parks. Her contact information is below. I’ll let you decide who does what, blah blah.  Of course, review questions with Morgan and  me first. Tiaa_Booker@hotmail.com    … Continue reading

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PIN Pics

Here are the pictures I took researching skaters in Columbia. They are hard to find. I think it’s funny that a group of their numbers (5000+) that I didn’t see a single person skateboarding. So, I started near the public … Continue reading

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