MFADT Thesis Site - Prentice & Lawson - FA10

Summer Thesis Assignment

Ref for Isa

Two articles talking about a group of 20 men that formed the group, "We Make Us Better."  They are responding to the recent jump in crime in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn and are escorting people home in the hopes of making the community feel safer as well as trying to act as role models to other residents of Bed-Stuy, particularly young men.

"We're about encouraging males to be involved, because you don't see men in their 20s, 30s and 40s involved in the community anymore, so we're trying to bridge that gap."

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2010/11/30/2010-11-30_taking_a_stand_on_streets_20_men_in_bedstuy_escort_pedestrians_reach_out_to_yout.html#ixzz17Sm9wKwR

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2010/11/30/2010-11-30_taking_a_s...

http://gothamist.com/2010/12/01/bed-stuy_guys_will_walk_you_home_sa.php

 

Reference for Isa

Hey,

I came across this project and seems interesting for all of us doing design for urban spaces.

http://candychang.com/i-wish-this-was/

It reminds me of Bubble project very much but it is still interesting in its own way. And maybe Isadora, you can make a similar thing where people stick these on things that make them happy. (like a sticker saying "this makes me happy" and then people may start sticking them onto things like starbucks doors so that this can be a source of things that make people happy) Anyway hope it helps.