ALL TEAM LEADERS SHOULD CONTACT KATHERINE LAMBERT AT 415-336-9054 TO ORGANIZE THE LOGISTICS OF INSTALLING YOUR WORK. SO FAR, ONLY DIAPER AND CONVERSE HAVE RESPONDED TO THE E-MAIL FROM LAST WEEK.
WE WANT TO MAP OUT THE TIMES YOU INTEND TO ARRIVE AT THE THOREAU CENTER ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10TH IN PREPARATION FOR THE OPENING ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 11TH. WE HAVE SCHEDULED FROM 11:00-5:00PM. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE SELECTED THE LOCATIONS FOR EACH OF THE TEAMS SO WE CAN AVOID CONFUSION AND EACH IS MARKED ON THE WALL IN THE GALLERY. JAMES PENALACIA 415-298-0824 AND LARRY PEIFER 415-572-4413 WILL BE AT THE THOREAU CENTER ON WEDNESDAY FROM 9:00AM-11:00AM. KATHERINE LAMBERT 415-336-9054 WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.

PLEASE BRING YOUR PROJECTS FOR INSTALLATION TO THE THOREAU CENTER ON JANUARY 10TH, 2007, BETWEEN 11:00AM-5:00PM. FOR THOSE NEEDING EXTRA TIME WE WILL BE FINISHING UP INSTALLATION ON JANUARY 11TH FROM 9:00AM-1:00PM. THE OPENING IS LATER THAT EVENING. YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED WITH ANY TOOLS THAT YOU MIGHT NEED TO INSTALL YOUR WORK. IF YOU NEED DIRECTIONS TO THE THOREAU CENTER, PLEASE CHECK OUT THE WEB SITE AT WWW. THOREAU.ORG WHERE YOU CAN FIND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR BRUCE DEMARTINI AND THE LOCATION OF THE THOREAU CENTER IN THE PRESIDIO.

WE ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL POSTCARDS FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE PRIOR TO THE OPENING. PLEASE CONTACT KATHERINE LAMBERT (415-336-9054) WITH ANY LOGISTICAL QUESTIONS.

Folks: here’s the evaluation form:

cca_lifecycle_studenteval.pdf

I tried to make this form interactive to save trees etc, but Acrobat Professional didn’t want to cooperate. So I’m afraid you may need to print and hand to us on Wednesday. Please fill out a form for yourself, and one for each of your teammates. When you’re finished, hand the form to the instructor who’s been working with your group:

Mary – Barbie
Alex – CD
Clark – Mobile Phone
Katherine – Diapers
Gretchen – Converse

Thanks,

Alex

coming soon.

If anyone needs access to a monitor and computer for Sunday, please contact James Penalacia at 415-431-8754. He can fill you in on the details.

Katherine

Folks -

It was really great to see the first round of prototypes shaping up, and
great to see some of the initial feedback from showing these prototypes to actual human beings. Looking forward to hearing how the next round goes.

Last Monday I rattled off a list of elements that need to be included in
your final presentation (which will be displayed at the Thoreau Center in the Presidio in mid-January). Here’s the list:

Background SUMMARY
- What was your area of focus?
- What opportunities were discovered during the research phase?
- Which opportunities did you choose to explore?

Designing and prototyping SUMMARY
- what did you choose to design (what was your “concept”)?
- what was the initial response to this design?
- analysis of prototyping
- key learnings: what worked; what didn’t; your recommendations

Your refined concept (MOST IMPORTANT)
- descriptions
- visualizations
- print
- video
- physical
- etc
- connection to the lifecycle of your original product

You should use the above list as a general guide in helping you determine what content to include and display. How you choose to include and display this content is largely up to you. I believe still need to determine availability and location of power sources, etc., you may consider using CRT or LCD screens to display some portion of your content. Several of you, uh, lamented the high cost of large-format plotting, but plotting has never been a requirement for the final deliverable. If you can’t afford or don’t want to plot, I’m sure we can collectively come up with some simple and less expensive alternatives (like finding an elegant and artful way of tiling smaller laserprints).

This Monday (Dec 4), we’ll want to hear how the latest prototyping
evaluations went. Also, be prepared to share your initial thoughts regarding your plan for the final presentation. As time permits we may also conduct some “final presentation brainstorms” with each group. You have all done a lot of work, so the key will be to figure out how to keep things as simple and straightforward as possible.

Thanks for all the inspiring work…

Alex

Our Final Review will be held at CCA on December 10, 2006 from 1:30pm-4:30pm in the Bruce Galleries (across from the Boardroom). Food and drink will be provided and please invite people to the review!

congratulation anne + marcus.
(ok… so it’s not exactly content related, but i thought you’d all want to see.)

Exhibition Space

Each Team will have wall space of approximately 9′ high by 12′ wide including approximate 3′ in front of the wall for models and other projections from the wall. The Thoreau Center has only a few pedestals for exhibition, so you may need to inquire at CCA about using additional pedestals if they are needed. The exhibition wall is constructed of gyp.bd over wd. studs. We intend to locate the studs with a stud finder to assist any of you who may want to add a shelf or other heavier presentation. I encourage each team to visit the Thoreau Center before the end of the semester and in sufficient time to help plan for your final presentation on December 10th/13th.
Any specific questions regarding the space can be directed to Bruce DeMartini at Email: bruce@thoreau.org and Web:www.thoreau.org.

The address of the Thoreau Center is:
Thoreau Center for Sustainability
1016 Lincoln Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94129

chip kai jason brian

Taking the tactic that the best way to make the compact disc more sustainable is to turn music into a more precious commodity, we intend to transform the traditional record store into a cd-free music downloading environment. The store will serve as a platform that allows listeners to discover and purchase digital music and accompanying album artwork. Digital music is a gift of sustainability, where very little product is needed in order to enjoy a great depth of experience, with historical and emotional associations. This idea will be at the forefront of our explorations and developments of the digital music store going forward, and an integral part of the store itself.

We believe that we are at a unique crossroads in music appreciation, sharing, and storage. Primary in our first phase of research was the belief that music is a tangible, warm, communal thing that people from all ages and income brackets want to enjoy. Lost in the rush to the digital format was the importance of the journey of discovery and a sense of context to what was being downloaded.

Plan of attack.

In the coming weeks, we plan to build a full-scale environment mock-up of the main parts of the cd-free music store. These include:

*a new system for learning about and exchanging information on site whereby customers can build upon the contributions of others and learn about the geographic origins of music.

*scale models to show basic layout and hierarchy of important sections to the store.

*a new way to download and view album artwork.

For our second round of revised prototyping, we plan on re-visiting our interview subjects and walking them through the new concepts. This will insure a solid design that fills realistic needs while pointing a way to the future.