Repositioning Graphic Heritage

Presentation by Dr Robert Harland at the Urban Perspectives on Design Literacy Summer School at Loughborough University, 20–21 June 2019. Robert asked participants to explore how the communication of heritage impacts on the city. Imagine discovering a dead king under a car park, or the unlikely occasion that your local football team wins the football championship. As if! How might such events impact on the presentation of place? In this session delegates explored how we experience heritage through graphic objects. Using a framework tool for discussion, participants were encouraged to think about the role of design in constructing the heritage message.