Devon McGowan: October 2015

Wrote script for presentation:

ELLA

WHAT WAS OUR GOAL?

-To change the perception of poverty in Douglas county.

HOW ARE WE GOING TO ACHIEVE THAT?

-We have a theme of contrasting ideas in order to create accurate perceptions.

WHY THE BOXES?

-Provided interactive possibilities with the audience and an engaging dimensional presentation format

MOOD BOARD

-We chose contrasting colors to emphasize our theme of misconceptions vs reality of poverty.

-We chose easily legible fonts for clarity

-And focused heavily on infographics to make information more visual and easy to comprehend and digest for the viewer.

LIZ

FLOOR PLAN

- Fill the space, create a dynamic walking path and addresses the topics in order of what we think is helpful to the viewer’s understanding

- introduction, what does it mean to live in poverty, hard choices, who are the working poor, who suffers the most, how does it impact children, how does poverty impact health and health impact poverty

- corner right space for booths for united way so they’re directed to them when they’re motivated to act

- then goes to interactive space is a wall where people will write and post what poverty means to them after experiencing the exhibit, furthering their experience in our changing perceptions theme and making them examine what they learned.

HARD CHOICES SECTION

- We’re going over one section in depth but the rest of the sections are formatted similarly

- Idea behind it is that people in poverty are forced to make difficult decisions daily

- infographics engage the viewer so they don’t have to read a large section of text and get bored

- Formatted with generalized statement going over the hard decisions people would make in poverty

- Leads them to interactive piece, placing the viewer in the shoes of the person in poverty

- It does this by making the activity is making someone prioritize daily necessities in accordance to a low income and personal desires.

SIX SECTIONS interactive elements and reasoning

1. UNDERSYANDING POVERTY-

The Cliff Effect:

a. Lift fact that asks: Imagine living on $20,090 a year with a family of three. If you make $100 more a year, would you and your family still be eligible for federal aid?

i. NO, this is a result of the cliff effect.

Pie charts

b. 3D compare and contrast budget system of those who receive aid and those who don't receive aid

c. visual representation is easy to understand and creates empathy

Receipts to drive home the visual of the pie chart and the overwhelming feeling of living on a budget, creating empathy

2. WHO ARE THE WORKING POOR-

3. WHO SUFFERS THE MOST-

Our interactive element is a physical example of the tangling of economic affects on people in different socioeconomic areas. Our visual proves that though we may seem very far away from poverty, it truly affects everyone.

4. HOW DOES IT IMPACT CHILDREN-

Expense flip-up—

This interaction uses a hanging image of school supplies from a Lawrence school list.

This interactive piece is effective, because all of the school supplies are neatly arranged and provide a quick visual impact. The supplies are relatable to the viewers who have memories of the importance these items played in their own schooling. The reverse side documenting the expense of the supplies will make an impact when viewed in relation to the content graphics showing that their small budget leaves no room for such expenses.

#2: Interactive element—Lack of healthcare

Discovery vision panel—

This interaction uses two Snellen charts, which measure visual acuity. The exterior panel shows the chart at a perfect 20/20. Opening to the interior panel shows the chart at a blurry 20/100.

This interactive piece is effective, because the viewers will be able to see how a lack in healthcare can affect children. Specific to vision, this example makes it is easy to see how poor vision can have a negative impact on learning. A brief reminder below the interior chart informs the viewer of the vision benefits from Medicaid.

5.HOW HEALTH IMPACTS POVERTY (AND HOW HEALTH IMPACTS POVERTY)-

The wire web visually represents the complex connection between health and poverty. The key social, cultural, and economical factors are physically tied together to show how they relate.

DEVON

Budget info

-Unique experience they would remember and tell their friends about,

we worked hard to make the information active and engaging with the viewer so they don’t get bored.

-Our theme of changing perceptions will make them evaluate their understanding and help raise awareness of poverty in Douglas county.