@folk
Your home for all things Myers School of Art TED BOYER SPRING 2017
THIS IS @FOLK Explore the spaces, faculty, history, and events that make the Myers School of Art home to hundreds of art & design students. This app helps students navigate Folk Hall, learn about the labs and gallery within the building, and stay organized with a class schedule and staff directory.
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WELCOME HOME Sign in to @folk with your University ID to automatically import your classes, enable Myers School of Art notifications, and more. Once signed in, you can begin checking at-a-glance info for next class times, view the status of labs, offices, and the gallery, and read what’s happening in the Myers School of Art.
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ROOM 151 LAB No more guessing how to use the laser printers in Room 151. With printing instructions, you can quickly navigate your way through the new driver settings. The app also includes a print calculator so you can figure out printing costs with confidence. Finally, with current lab hours, you’ll always know when you need to hurry up to finish that class project.
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MAP & CLASS SCHEDULE Find your way around Folk Hall with a building map and class schedule—an essential resource for first-year students and seniors alike. If you’re looking for a particular room, use the search feature to find where your room number is located. By using your MyAkron schedule information, @folk also shows what your school week looks like.
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FACULTY DIRECTORY @folk includes a listing of all Myers School of Art faculty so that you can view your instructors’ office hours and University email addresses. With in-app contact links, you can quickly send off a question without leaving the app. The directory also features biography info, so you can learn a little more about who’s teaching.
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NEWS Stay up-to-date with news and happenings in the Myers School of Art. The News tab displays the latest feed items, including title, category, and timestamp. Swipe left or right at the top to see featured events, so you’ll never miss the next gallery opening. Finally, tap on an item to see full details, or search to find something in a particular department or organization.
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FRONT OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS Keep tabs on announcements as they happen. With push notifications for categories you care about, you’ll no longer have to sift through dozens of front office emails in your inbox. Notifications are concise, so if you’d like to read the full announcement, just swipe to open the app.
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ICONOGRAPHY CREDITS Home by Three Six Five from the Noun Project Map by Aya Sofya from the Noun Project Calendar by Xinh Studio from the Noun Project News by Gregor Cresnar from the Noun Project Notifications by Allen from the Noun Project Telephone Directory by Icons fest from the Noun Project Ruler by Dávid Gladiš from the Noun Project Light by Dávid Gladiš from the Noun Project
AN APP BY TED BOYER 4D: INTERACTIVITY | SPRING 2017
Work by sachan from the Noun Project Emily Davis Gallery logo from the Myers School of Art