Design Brief
PROJECT NAME: Where Do They Go?
What did you make and why?
My project idea is making visualizations on digital devices that will show the pictures of the endangered mammal animals in China when users look at the screen. The images and species information will be pulled out from an online database, and it’s going to be updated in the future.
This visualization acts as a personal reminder to me. As it shows endangered animals in the current Anthropocene era, I’ll be reminded what is happening on the earth and how my every single decision might influence other species living with us on the same planet. The project aims to raise my awareness on those species by constantly reminding me.
In what ways will this object/design be useful to you over 50 years of change? How will it be resilient (used in more than one way etc. and/or encourage social resiliency through its usage)?
The information in the visualization will be updated in the future, as there might be more endangered species in China. And the content can also be altered into other subjects rather than animals, like green lifestyle choices. And it acts like a constant reminder, in a way it could remind me to do the right thing and make the right choices.
What specific event(s) of environmental change will it help you adapt to or address?
It will raise my awareness of that there are endangered species in China and they are endangered because of human exploitation on nature. And it will keep me aware that as a human living on the earth with other animals we should make right choices. And if other people use this, it would also help them to remember these animals that need human help.
What materials did you use, given what you have learned this semester about changing resources and material availability?
My visualization on the digital devices involves digital devices, electricity, internet connection, and Wikipedia information. And somehow the visualization acts like a paperless way of presenting information. If we show information on actual physical materials, it will cost many materials like paper and ink, transportation. But the information could be shown on digital devices, as people have already adopted these devices and used them every day, so the visualization will work on the current materials.
How does your object offer function and aesthetics over time? How does it fulfill the Long-Life Design criteria to the best of your ability?
The function and aesthetics will not evolve I think, not like traditional physical materials that might be wearing and in a way become one’s memories. However, as the time goes, the content will be updated according to the latest endangered animals. I think a user might feel the visualization is intelligent. And regarding Long-Life Design criteria, it functions well even after 50 years and even better as the computer will be faster and faster. And the content could also be constantly altered or customized according to my needs. So somehow it is also multifunctional.
#3 Resiliency and Repair Story: Written story or illustration that explains how your design addresses repair. How will your project be repaired and/or used in new ways over the next 50 years?
#4 Systems Map: Graphic or 3D model/map that illustrates the systems that your design involves — how its materials have been sourced, transported, created and what systems they involve over 50 years. Which systems might be vulnerable due to climate change? (include at least 20 systems)
#5 Documentation
Demo Video
Making process:
