United We Stand

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• United We Stand?
• Kristen Kilroy
• 2007

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Basic Concept

• Send an image out into the world and solicit a
  response.
• Display responses online as a census on how
  Americans feel about Americas actions.
• Allow the world to comment - initiate dialog.

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Original Plan

• Choose 5 people/addresses per state at random and
  mail my envelops to them.
• My hope is that at least one of the 5 from each
  state will send me something back.
• At the very least, I have 250 chances to get
  SOMETHING back which I am hoping are great enough
  odds.

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What Went Right

• Image that I really like
• Printed beautifully
• Almost Ready to be put in the mail
• URL
• Email united.we.stand.07_at_gmail.com

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What Went Wrong

• Logistics of getting something into the mail took
  a lot longer than expected
• Where to buy envelops
• What size
• How to print on them
• What to print
• How big
• Okay by USPS
• Buying stamps
• Finding 250 addresses
• What return address to use
• Letter

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Current Status

• Before Friday I have to
• Have website landing-page up and running
• Letter finalized and printed
• Envelops stuffed and sealed
• Drop envelops off at the post office

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Whats Left for Next Quarter?

• Build out website
• Hope and pray I get something back
• Input anything I get back

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Advice for the Future

• Consider even the smallest subtasks
• Everything will take longer than you expect -
  plan on it!
• Dont rely on strangers for the success of your
  project - JK!
• Sunscreen