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Maketa Mabane December 11, 2011 Thesis I
Statement I am working on developing collective educational tool to inform people about volcanoes and the culture that surrounds them; because I want to provide people with a cohesive resource about volcanoes & diaster preparedness. By doing this, I will help my audience find a comphensive resource about volcanolgy.
Objectives I want to explore the broad sphere of volcanology. I have been in love & passionate about volcanoes from the time I was 6. Insanely fascinated by the sheer power that I could sense from them - even at such a young age. If I were not a designer, I would be scientist. I love exploring, gaining new knowledge, and disseminating the knowledge to further course of humanity. As well as possibly saving future generations. I am going to do this through the lenses of:
1) Mystifying Affects of Volcanoes
} Culture
2) Preparedness } Culture of Evacuation - How do you facilitate trust? } Scientific - How does technology help? What’s the role of oral tradition? } Forecasting - How do we show forecasting?
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Precedents (good)
Outcomes A interactive site that promotes the missions as defined earlier A interactive site that takes into account the importance of user experience A printed journal that is a marraige of art (photography) & academia Ipad version that is responsive
Experts Volcanology
Amanda Clarke
Stanley Williams
Disaster Preparedness
Tectonics
Omar Gomma
Stephen Phipps
Nigel Snoad
Mathanraj Ratinam
Early Prototypes
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Phase 2 Cataloging of data & images from experts Working with ArcGis for mapping 2nd round of wireframes & mockups Implementing Elements of User Experience
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Future Steps After careful consideration & feedback, I will be breaking down the “interactive� portion of my project into two distinct areas. } Disaster Preparedness } General volcanology The purpose of this is give fullness, depth, and not to dilute the message of each. The journal portion of each, will be broken down to cater to each of these concerns as well