For Tuesday 01/13 - Concept Design for Phase 1

Now with respect to your project: I hope that your drive-by's went well. For Tuesday, Start organizing your images for us to discuss and review on Tuesday. You will eventually select one particular location to situate your

Each group should start creating at least three ideas for the main concept of (Phase 1) of your project. You should also outline some specific goals that you would like to accomplish in the first phase of the project that support your concept.

Think both of the pragmatics of "Traffic" and the practicalities that should be accomplished through the web (dynamic) interface, as well as the blue sky, big concept possibilities that could also be addressed in the web interface. One idea could be integrating the concept of social networking, i.e. a "Dopplr" / Web 2.0, like concept, but applied to the scale of Cincinnati, for commuters, and people who just drive around during the day. There are many different profiles and scenarios for people who drive our highways, and you should aim to address all of these types.

Don't forget about the branding (Naming, Icon, Identity, Image) of the project and the look and feel you want to convey. The project besides the programmatic elements should of course have Design.

I think on Tuesday, we will do an informal round table group critique/discussion, with each of the five groups casually presenting their visuals and ideas. As always feel free to email with questions or if you want to run ideas by me before hand over the weekend.