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 * Hi guys..i m just putting everything together..hopefully i will have everything done by tomorrow morning n i will send u the final version so that everyone can have a look n let me know if u want any changes..ryan it would help if i could have the word file, just makes it a little easier...also the video looks really good **

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- Ryan
 * Hi - the stuff below are some written parts**. The first two are for the two drawn sketches from Thursday. The last one is the write up to explain 'digital sketch'. The wiki has a a mind of its own and formats things weird so if the word file is needed let me know. Also, does anyone happen to know how that file should be handed in? I'm assuming cd and/or email it.=====

Bus Stop Sketch This sketch shows the use of digital displays around the bus stop located outside Kaneff Centre at UTM. It will also include displays installed inside and outside the bus shelter. These displays will educate students and others at that location of specific issues regarding poverty in the community. They will include interesting facts and statistics. For example, a digital display will explain statistics of families desperately in need of food around Thanksgiving. They will also create awareness of the different locations that the special Charity Drop Boxes are located including the campus building as well as the particular items that the location accepts. In this case, the display will inform onlookers that large items like furniture can be accepted at the residence buildings. This will encourage students moving out or who need to get rid of their old things to donate. This location for digital displays is considered due to it being a high traffic area. It may be effective since people waiting for the bus are simply standing around waiting and any visual and/or audio will easily gain their attention. Elevator Sketch This sketch shows the use of digital displays outside and inside the elevators located in the CCT Building at UTM. The goal of educating and informing students of the social issue of poverty and the location of drop boxes is similar to the displays used in the ‘bus stop sketch’ consideration. Therefore, the information displayed will likely be identical. This location for digital displays is considered since it’s an area where students and others on campus are quietly waiting or standing. The will cause and visual and/or audio display to easily gain their attention. Digital Sketch Explanation This digital sketch demonstrates how the implementation of the charity drop boxes and digital displays around campus will work to create awareness and educate of poverty as well as providing locations and incentives for those on campus to donate. This particular example involves a simulation of a student using a drop box at the library. From digital displays around UTM, this student learned of the social issue regarding poverty and the need for books. He decides to donate books at this drop box. They also informed him of the location of charity drop boxes. This one is at the UTM library. He drops his used books off into the UTM Library’s Charity Box. After donating, he then swipes his T-Card in the scanner located nearby. He earns points for the items he just gave. These may be redeemed at the UTM Bookstore, campus food outlets or other participating locations. The visual display screen above shows a ‘Thank You’ message. This will grab interest of others nearby. Other information monitors located throughout the library will also display a message informing everyone that a donation has been made. This will be followed by a ‘Did You Know’ fact about the social issue. The same message is shown on the display screen above the drop box. It is accompanied by audio. It is an educational fact related to items that are needed, encouraging others watching throughout the library to donate. This lets everyone in the library learn about the items they could give for families-in-need as well as where the UTM Charity Boxes are located.

hey guys just wanted to let you know we cannot do a survey for this assignment...it is just observation
Proposed Field Work ==== To ensure that our design solution will be as effective and innovative as we intend, we will conduct a number of observations to gain insight on existing drop-off stations at the UTM campus that are similar to our design solution. There are two areas in which our observation will take place. ==== ==== The first location will be at the Student Centre where a Food Bank is available for students to drop off non-perishable items. The second location will be targeted towards the pop can tabs placed around specific areas around campus. ====

==== By analysing the number of people that not only acknowledge the existence of charity work around campus, but also those taking the time to participate, will give us insight to the possible feedback to our design solution. In addition to these observations, we will also analyse high traffic areas around campus. This aids in the process of where our design solution will be targeted and most effective. We expect to gain most insight from tracking high traffic areas around the Library, South Building, Bus area, and Student Centre. ====

Additional INtro stuff
The current design problem is that there is a lack of available drop off areas for used goods such as clothing, food, and school supplies. This also includes a lack of awareness that these issues of poverty exist in the community.

The objective of these designs is to create an awareness to utm students, faculty and campus employees about those in need and to encourage donations by supplying areas to drop them off.

__**intro**__ The social problem that we will be tackling is poverty, a new issue other than the one referred to in the first assignment that we think, as a group, have a better chance in producing results that will hopefully decrease the intensity that this social problem brings to the world. Poverty exists everywhere, weather it is thousands of miles away in third world countries, or at the gas station down the street from you. It is one of the biggest issues in the world, and one of the few issues where everyone in the world can take part contributing in. Now the main goal of this project is not to make sure people are aware that poverty exists, but more about making them aware that there is some much they can do to help individuals who are affected by poverty. This will require a great deal of inspiration from our part as a group to motivate people to start taking action for a cause.

__**preliminary design**__

The plan for dealing with this social problem is simple, we are going to start spreading awareness in a small geographic area and work our way out. Being registered students in the University of Toronto gives us the opportunity to have a better chance to apply our ideas, considering the fact that the institution has a high student ratio compared to the size of the area that the institution covers. Having roughly ten thousand students walking from one building to another in between classes creates huge traffic, and the prospect of grabbing a significant amount more of people’s attention and making them aware of the issue at hand. The plan will consists of two components working together to inspire people to take action. We will be starting with digital screens, which are already displayed around campus, and have news of different issues regarding poverty displayed on the screens. For example government spending from Keynesian to neoliberal (conservative) have decreased funds going to welfare. Again our goal is not to spread awareness that poverty actually exists but to motivate people to donate. This is why we will have these screens incorporated into the donation box. These screens are similar to those you see on an ATM machines you see at banks. These screens will also feature a device which allows you to swipe your student card and receive points for donating. These points, once accumulated enough, can be used to purchase effects such as food, books, school supplies...etc, around campus. In addition the donation boxes will be strategically placed throughout the campus, to meet the students’ convenience when it comes to donating. For example we plan on having a donation box outside the residents building that is meant to hold objects such as; desks, chairs, bed frames couches...etc, making it easier for students to donate those object that someone else can put to good use. The plan revolves around a three step process where we first remind the students of the different issues of poverty. Second we will provide donation boxes which will be strategically placed throughout the campus to meet the students’ convenience. This will spare the student lots of time and aggravation searching for the donation offices around campus which are hard to find, and ultimately demotivate the students from ever donating again. Lastly, gaining points for the students donations will encourage them to make further donations throughout the year. .

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