Prototype Cybernetics Library Homepage, moving library diagram made in collaboration with Dan Taeyoung

Integration of prototypes in a cohesive way

Screenrecording of outtakes of images collected for the image library, before being uploaded and linked with their metadata

Chaski - Imagination Fund Proposal Round 2

Welcome to the story of Cybernetics Library Projects!I'll keep this board updated with regular updates and progress snapshots. Follow along to see how this project comes to life with the Playbook Imagination Fund!

Final deliverables

This board outlines the actionable plan and timeline of my project over the course of the 30 days #imagineWithPlaybook cohort. Below I've linked a notion page with a more detailed breakdown of tasks by each project.Project plan &amp; timelineUpdated 11/07/2024Week 1Goals: Finalize project scope.Action items:<ul><li>Hold feedback session with library collaborators to define priority features.<ul><li>Discuss the current prototype interface, system architecture, and accessibility refinements.</li><li>Discuss social media strategy &amp; spotlighting the project on the @cyberneticslibrary channels with Dave.</li></ul></li><li>Outline a roadmap for priority feature development over the next 30 days.</li><li>Collect Data: Spend time in the library collecting indices and images for integration.</li></ul>Week 2Goals: Begin implementation of priority feature updates for each project. Develop social media strategy.Action items:<ul><li>Develop and coordinate collateral and copy for social media spotlight.</li><li>Finalize copy for library homepage.</li><li>Prototype and develop priority feature updates with Chris.</li><li>Test updates with library collaborators and refine based on feedback.</li></ul>Week 3Goals: Continue to iteratively develop priority feature updates. Solicit feedback for each project. Design social media collateral.Action items:<ul><li>Collect feedback from library collaborators and community members on the interface and functionality and refine accordingly.</li><li>Meet with core library members and solicit feedback on projects, review copy.</li><li>Prepare project documentation, including a report on features and usage.</li></ul>Week 4Goals: Complete priority feature updates and do final prep ahead of social media spotlight/launch. Submit final deliverables and documentation for review.Action items:<ul><li>Conduct a final round of testing for all prototypes to ensure functionality and accessibility.</li><li>Deploy final versions on the project website.</li><li>Prepare project documentation, including a report on features and usage.</li><li>Plan for a final presentation to community members and stakeholders showcasing the completed series of webtools.</li></ul>Please find a more detailed task breakdown in this notion page: <a href="https://chaski.notion.site/Cybernetics-Library-Projects-Tasks-Breakdown-by-Project-a1c60224da1942b3a1f9661d59a121f6?pvs=4" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-link-auto="" target="_blank">https://chaski.notion.site/Cybernetics-Library-Projects-Tasks-Breakdown-by-Project-a1c60224da1942b3a1f9661d59a121f6?pvs=4</a>Please find my round 1 application here:<a href="https://www.playbook.com/s/chaski/DDsyWYQRBtXCMNdD5C2kPT6b" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-link-auto="" target="_blank">https://www.playbook.com/s/chaski/DDsyWYQRBtXCMNdD5C2kPT6b</a>

Plan & Timeline

Project name:Cybernetics Library ProjectsProject description:An expansive collection of over 2,000 materials, the Cybernetics Library brings together texts ranging from media theory, cognitive science, and architecture to grassroots zines, rare archival material and ephemera, artists’ publications and technical literature. The Cybernetics Library is a collective organization that builds upon its continually evolving collection and technological components, generating feedback between materials in the collection, its digital systems, physical installations, and visitors themselves.This project develops tools for building, traversing, and enriching the Cybernetics Library collection, creating a digital presence for the library to sustain its work of collecting and recoding ideas across various fields to reposition cybernetics as a generative approach to understanding how we are embedded in pervasive technological systems.&nbsp;I'm currently focused on the following prototypes:<ul><li>An image library - an open/living archive where visitors can browse &amp; contribute images - of diagrams, photographs, graphic &amp; visual elements, &amp; any other fragments from materials in the collection - by linking them to specific resources in the catalog.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>A homepage for the library</li></ul>With the support of the Imagination Fund, I will be able to devote the time and energy to refining and integrating these efforts toward a public-facing launch.Creator(s) name:saskia "chaski" knowlesAmount awarded:$2,000Budget breakdownUpdated 11/07/2024Updated details based on amount awarded to come.

Chaski - Cybernetics Library Projects - Imagination Fund

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