Any senior level students can apply to the program, but at least 3 senior level design students will be needed in the group. Widgets & Stone will seek to obtain a grant for funds to enable execution and production of the project, and will provide leadership and creative direction for the team.

The project will take place over the fall semester of 2006 (beginning Sept 1) and spring semester of 2007 (ending April 30). The first semester will consist of research and analysis as to what the various needs are in the community. At the end of the semester students will propose a plan to execute a design to accomplish a specific goal. In the spring the students will execute the design and document its success or failure.

Any interested students should apply by writing a short letter entitled "Why I believe design can improve life" and send it with contact info and any other pertinent information to: info@widgetsandstone.com or to 1271b market st, chattanooga, tn 37402

I am not a student of design. I especially enjoy well designed work. May not be worth mentioning but the college by the river has no safe way to ride and park a bicycle if a student was so inclined. Everywhere you go in europe there is incredibly well thought out,designed?, bicycle parking.Chattanooga is plagued with the same problem. Just a thought.
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Mind if I announce on B L A N K? Might get a few takers.

- Frank

Please do.

Glen, thank you for your thoughts/input. My hope is that you designers going out into the world will learn to develop a framework for finding designs that truly NEED to be made, rather than waiting for clients to demand designs for their WANTS. An mportant step in the project will be for the students to be in touch with the needs in the community first... Only then can they begin to make a good assessment of how to meet those needs through a design.