Assaulting Spaces

I've always wondered how design influences the way we interact with our spaces, but are their any bad actors in the design process? So I designed Assaulting Spaces to explore defensive design logic and how we can promote recognition of defensive design, unwind conditioning to these spaces, and inform users through experience. This experiential small exhibit creates a world where the logic of defensive design is applied to many different mediums, from audio, layout, image, and book design. Two wooden panels are transformed into an immersive environment allowing users to decide how far they want to delve into the malady that is defensive design logic. The deeper the user goes, the more they become aware of how defensive design logic is implemented in our public spaces and the history of the line of thinking. Rooted in informing through experiencing, the exhibit is raw, uncomfortable, and explorative. The result is a space that is a unforgettable and telling of how designs bad actors have influenced the way we see public space. Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Laser Cutting