SXSW 2012 - Ubiquitous Participation: Graffiti Streets to Social Networks

Ubiquitous Participation: Graffiti Streets to Social Networks
Event	Interactive 2010
Format	Solo
Organizer	James Chutter – I Am User Generated
Description	We as humans innately want to express ourselves and have our voice heard. Now we have greater access to a wider public audience through social communication. Was this public form of expression born out of the graffiti movement where corporate public space was a welcoming canvas?
Questions Answered	What is ubiquitous participation How has public self-expression changed How has our relationship between public and private space changed How has offline and online public decorum changed How has individual self expression evolved How has customer service been affected by low cost digital distribution How has the graffiti movement evolved into a legitimate art form How has corporate and political control weakened How has media control shifted How will the valuation of art change
Level	Intermediate
Category	Advertising, Digital Distribution, Visual Design

Ubiquitous Participation: Graffiti Streets to Social Networks