November 2011Portland, Oregon
Community Workspaces
Culture
Young Creatives
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
∙ 5 ∙
TIMELINE OF EVENTS
∙ 6 ∙
WEB TRAFFIC & POSTING
∙ 8 ∙
VISITS FROM THE WORLD
∙ 10 ∙
COLLAGES
∙ 12 ∙
POSTERS
∙ 14 ∙
Portland State University | 5
FEBRUARY 2009A show called KEEP US BUSY happened in London.
SEPTEMBER 2009After Jesse Brown blogs about KEEP US BUSY, Chad Kouri suggest they
take up a similar project. The two come together for LIFE LONG WORK
WEEK in a Chicago storefront.
NOVEMBER 2011Portland State students take on the project for themselves, Chad Kouri comes from Chicago to encourage them on the journey of making work in a public space.
6 | Life Long Work Month
TIMELINE OF PROMINENT EVENTSThe most commonly asked question during Life Long Work Month was, “What are you doing?”. We were collaborating in a public space. We were critiquing and brainstorming with one another. We were hosting events. We were inviting others inside the gallery. We weren’t limiting ourselves by focusing on one thing or another.
OCTOBER 2
2
NOVEMBER 7
OCTOBER 3
0
OCT 22 Life Long Work Month is proposed on Friends of Graphic Design Tumblr. Interested students are encouraged to apply by submitting a short essay
OCT 25 Nine students are announced as the Life Long Work Month participants
NOV 3Canadian design blog, Poppytalk features Life Long Work Month
OCT 31Designer Margot Harrington features Life Long Work Month on her blog, Pitch Design Union
NOV 2First sale is made when someone comes in from the street after seeing collages hung in the window
OCT 28Chad Kouri of Life Long Work Week and Margot Harrington visit from Chicago and host a workshop in the gallery with the students of Life Long Work Month
NOV 29Students move their workspaces into the gallery
NOV 5Jeremy O’Connell & Tom Cober begin designing bio plates of themselves and others
NOV 8Students draw their favorite things from home and post them in the window
NOVEMBER 7
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NOVEMBER 2
2
NOVEMBER 1
5
NOV 22 Students move out of the gallery they had used as their workspace
NOV 21Final show is hosted in the gallery
NOV 15‘Artist in residence’ is published. A story featuring the students in The Vangaurd, Portland State’s newspaper
NOV 18Artist & Alumni Nicole Lavelle sends students a package encouraging them to join her in her current artistic pursuit of documentation through list making
NOV 16Bind-a-Book night workshop is hosted in the gallery by Randi Haugland
NOV 11Family-Style, a potluck dinner party is thrown in the gallery
NOV 9Pattern Making & Stamp Setup workshop hosted by Steve Ebert of the GDC in the gallery
NOV 8Students draw their favorite things from home and post them in the window
NOV 20Ryan Bush hosts a portrait photoshoot
Lasted
32 DAYS Included
9 PEOPLE
8 | Life Long Work Month
OCTOBER 2
2
NOVEMBER 7
OCTOBER 3
0
100
50
VISITS PER DAY
WEB TRAFFIC & POSTINGLife Long Work Month maintained a blog over the course of the project. This was a collaborative effort between all the participants. The blog served as a place for the designers to keep in touch with each other and as well as create a live archive for the public to connect to.
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NOVEMBER 7
NOVEMBER 2
2
NOVEMBER 1
5
10
5
BLOG POSTS PER DAY
Average Posts
4 PER DAY
Total Posts
115
Most Visits
102 IN A DAY
10 | Life Long Work Month
635VISITS
United States
Canada
Brazil
Americas
Europe
Asia
Oceania
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Brazil
7.5% OF VISITORS
were from outside the United States
22 COUNTRIES
Visitorsfrom
4 CONTINENTS
10
NetherlandsGermany
United Kingdom
Spain
PolandLithuaniaUkraine
Finland
Ireland
Italy Serbia
Japan
South Korea
China
Malaysia
Indonesia
Australia
VISITS FROM THE WORLD Blog visitors by country.
687TOTAL VISITS
Visits per country
India
Singapore
12 | Life Long Work Month
Over the course of the month the group made over two dozen collages. These hung in the gallery window and decorated the gallery. The collages served as a quick creative activity that we could do together and with members of the outside community.
COLLAGES
NOV 2First sale is made when someone comes in from the street after seeing collages hung in the window
POSTERPATTERNS
Computer/Typewriter
Writing Tools
Knickknack
Cutting Mat
Reading
Paper
Beverages
Digital Tools