ideas for booklet pages [post 100!]

PAGE 6 [Erik]: Bollards placed on tourist's itinerary, explains first 30 minutes free


page 6 sketch:



the images are placeholders - Erik is working on photoshopping.


perhaps, this type of contextual photo/drawing diagram could be implemented for page 14 as well.
PAGE 14 [Darius]: Harry has 4 meetings around town. Show his itinerary and his use of the bollard system and silo. Also, show that he uses a cargo bike at the end of his work day to go grocery shopping.

PAGE 12

collages and text in progress...

Harry is already a member with Ko because he uses their storage [for his sadly, now stolen bicycle] and also for use of a cargo bike for errands.

Submission material

three [3] copies of CD-R’s/DVD’s containing:
-PDF of booklet
-2 A1 panels
-40 slides in, for example, a powerpoint presentation.
-unlocked PDF format and in JPG format. There must be a separate file for each illustration.
-'tear sheet' of the project: a picture/an illustration of their proposals as well as a brief written description of the proposal. The picture/illustration must be submitted in two diff erent resolutions: JPEG with 72 dpi and a maximum of 300 x 300 pixels, and JPEG with the highest possible resolution. The text may not exceed 500 characters including spaces.

10 copies of printed booklet.



from the criteria:

8.1.2 Digital Material
Each entry should contain three [3] CD-R’s/DVD’s with
the following content:
Digital concept material
Digital material should include all the necessary information.
A description and a visualisation in sketch form and
3D renderings of the concept in relation to Chapter 4. The
description and visualisation must not exceed 40 slides
in, for example, a powerpoint presentation.

Digital illustrations, photos and drawings
• All illustrations and texts included in the entry
should be prepared for reproduction in the jury’s
report. Illustrations should be in an unlocked
PDF format and in JPG format. There must be a
separate file for each illustration.
• A PDF file with a description booklet.
• For web and exhibition use, entrants are requested
to submit a picture/an illustration of their
proposals as well as a brief written description
of the proposal. The picture/illustration must be
submitted in two diff erent resolutions: JPEG with
72 dpi and a maximum of 300 x 300 pixels, and
JPEG with the highest possible resolution. The
text may not exceed 500 characters including
spaces. Entrants are free to choose the illustration
they believe best presents their proposal
to the broad range of people who will visit the
website or possible exhibitions.
• A PDF file with the concept material in the form
of panels, in case of the material being exhibited.
The panel should be two A1 panels [594 x 841].
The material should be ready to print as panels.
• The CDs must be provided with the chosen fivedigit
identifi cation number.

8.1.3. Description Booklet
Ten copies of the entry in the form of A4 booklets
must be submitted. Each booklet must contain the
following:
• Illustrations and text provided in the concept.
• Maximum 15 pages.
• The fi ve-digit identifi cation number must be
written on the booklets.

Page 4 and Page 5

PAGE 4:
Isabella is on the train to København from Hamburg, and she recalls running into a fellow backpacker who informs her about København’s new bike share, Kø.
She decides to enable her wifi card on her laptop so she can check out the Kø bike share’s website. She remembers hearing how easy it was to use and a great way to get around the city.

The website’s main purpose is to generate membership with the Kø bike share program. The membership durations range from 24 hours to 12 months, purposely allowing for all types of users to gain access to the program. For instance, a tourist would likely sign up for a 7 day membership; while a commuter would may opt for a 30 day or 12 month membership. The 24 hour membership is intended for first time users who want to explore the system before committing, or for those who enjoy using the bike share but will do so infrequently. All membership fees will be determined in the future once a survey is conducted to find the appropriate price point.

The web-based membership sign-up will enable the city of København to keep track of how many users they have. This tracking system will allow the city to monitor the demand and need for more bicycles and necessary infrastructure. Another advantage to this system is to keep track of payment. When a user provides their credit card information for the initial membership fees, then they can be accountable [billed] for their use of the bike share when their trips exceed 30 minutes. This form of billing will be explained in more detail in the Terms and Agreements. Lastly, the web-based application will allow members to log-in when they want to re-new membership, and also review customized information, ie: their history of pick-up and drop-off locations to create a sense of ownership and an awareness of their interaction with the city.

Isabella is in København for 6 days, so she opts for the 7 day membership and pays by credit card.

[text on the page is not in line with the booklet template.]



PAGE 5:
Isabella and her friend check into their hotel, and then they venture out into the København to explore the city. They’ve decided to utilize the Kø bike share in order to get around the city. They specifically want to see Christiania.

At the Kø silo in the major square near Langebro, Isabella picks up her pre-paid Kø card.
When Isabella is at the Kø kiosk, she is prompted to swipe her credit card so that the machine can identify her pre-paid membership.
Then the interactive LCD screen informs her of the specifics of the Kø bike share program: First 30 minutes are free. Every time the bicycle is unlocked, the first free 30 minutes starts.
If she runs over the 30 minutes, then she will be incrementally charged 10 DKK, on her credit card. And as an incentive to promote membership with the Kø bike share program, Isabella receives an additional perk with her pre-paid Kø card; one example of this would be a coupon for a discount into the Tivoli Gardens or a discount at a local cafe.

Isabella’s friend pays by cash, including the low-fee deposit, in order to obtain a Kø card. We recommend the cash deposit to be in the amount of 250DKK. Another way to obtain the Kø card by paying with cash is at a local business partner that sells the card. The Kø card can be returned to any of the Kø silos or kiosks located at main transportation hubs throughout the city; ie: Central Station or the Airport.

The girls obtain their Kø bike share bicycles and head out to Christiania.



[collage subject to change when we have more finished renderings]
[text on the page is not in line with the booklet template.]

if you have any comments, please share. thanks!
**updates in bold

Logistics: booking, access + payment - UPDATE

note: the right hand section will be filled with specs and a silhouetted diagram of people's sizes and what bicycle they should select.




note: will add some text above the blackberries. also, may insert renderings into the right hand section rather than the shape diagram.

...look what i made!

This is what I've been working on the past few days:






I've got a .skp file i can e-mail if anyone wants to play with it and get a specific view. I'm going to work on building the silo in sketchup (finally) today/tonight and then I'm going to photoshop them into some of the images Brandon took so they look at home, and that should provide us with some good visual material for the booklet/boards.

Please let me know what you think about this scheme for a "satellite hub" to the share system. Each Bollard is a stand-alone unit that is hard-wired into the municipal utilities, and is a secure way to store the Kø bikes as well as privately owned bicycles.

Features:

• RFID Reader aligns with head-tube of Kø bike (where RFID tag will go) and communicates with the real-time database for the online component.
• Powder coated steel bollard and lock-ring adequitely resist corrosion in harsh and salinated conditions (seaside)
• User Interface features standard 10 button numerical pad for manual operation (non-member use), a short-range RFID reader compatible with bank cards and membership card, a magnetic strip swipe for standard bank/credit cards; and a big, friendly screen for visual confirmation and information.
• A happy looking flower pot is integrated into the top of the prefabricated bollard and filled with soil and a nice flower. The pot drains through a week-hole (not modeled) at the base of the bollard to allow for the plant's natural aspiration from both above and below.
• Nice blue colour mimics that of the copenhagen bike lanes, reaffirming their connection to Copenhagen's transportation and ambulation network.

So I would like people to wiegh in on a few things with regard to the design of the bollards. things like color, function, useability, etc... Though bear in mind there are a couple of obvious problems with the design which I will explain away right now...

I figured the lock ring going around the head tube was the simplest and most efficient manner for locking given the propensity for trash and scum to collect in those wheel-slot locking systems. I think we should definitely use more economical anti-wheel-theft solutions such as keyed skewers:


The maintenance worker could be the only ones with access to a key that would release the wheel.

Also, I know the bike is red and not yellow like in Philip's diagrams, but a.) that color can be quickly changed in sketchup; and b.) red or yellow bollards look either like safety equipment or dumb so blue, being the next primary color, worked best and looked the nicest to me, but then with a bunch of yellow bikes all around it started to look like a lo-fi IKEA ad.

Finally, I know the bike isn't quite the same as Philip's design, I tried to find a model of a city bike that I could tweak to look like ours but this was as close as I could get without surpassing my abilities in sketchup/modeling for days on end...

Booklet format + Mock web application

Booklet format:
Last night we dicussed the booklet format and how we can tell the 'story' of our proposal thru a narrative as opposed to the cut-and-dryness of filling each page with our solutions to each criteria. So we can tell the story of the 3 personas/target users: The Commuter, The Tourist, and The Copenhagener thru their individual experiences in using the KØ bike share program [while hitting upon each target users unique experience with the criteria - bike design; storage; booking, access & payment while keeping in mind the overall concept; design and form; visibility, user-friendliness and logistics; and interaction with the city.]

Here is an example of the mock web application and how each target user's experience is unique [content subject to change]:

The Commuter/The Copenhagener:








The Tourist

surface area diagram

a diagram depicting the advantages of the surface area Kobenhavn will gain when instituting our proposal for bike storage. our silos provide a solution to the overcrowding in the existing condition.

a little bit of this, a little bit of that

a red, yellow, and blue interactive booth/RFID card dispenser:



quickie collages using erik's sketches, philip's bicycle and interactive booth/dispenser:






the red, yellow and blue isnt 100% on point... i really like the yellow and blue together [but as erik mentioned, this may be too SWEDISH - noooooo!] i like how philip used the two tones of blue and yellow as the main component colors with an accent of red.

this definitely needs a big helping of REFINEMENT. tonight, Erik and I have discussed that we will work on how the booking, access and payment [booth/dispenser] can be integrated in with the storage [silo]. i will also continue to work on simulating the web/smart phone web applications. see you all tonight!

logistsics: booking, access + payment

4.1.1 THE BICYCLE DESIGN

What will the bicycle in the future bike share system look like?
Mixte bike frame, yellow color. Carbon Belt System. Built-in lights and basket. Carbon belt system. Two sizes: small and large.
Cargo bike

How will it work?


4.1.2 Storage

How is the bicycle stored when not in use?
Silos. Hexagonal wire mesh with green indigenous plants IN DRAWING:[include lighting, air pumps, interactive touch-screen LCD panel with the Ko website - for booking and payment purposes -, RFID card dispenser, unique silo number - for access thru text message]
Ballards
Re-cycled salvaged bicycle parts


4.1.3 [LOGISTICS] BOOKING, ACCESS AND PAYMENT

How do you book a bicycle from the bike share system?
There are a number of options, one is going to the “Ko” website and booking a bicycle from there.
Book a bicycle at the silos with a touch-screen LCD panel with the website.

How do you access a bicycle and drop it off again?
Radio Frequency IDentification [RFID]

How does the user pay/register for usage?
There will be RFID integrated in the new bike share bicycles to keep track of them in the system
[to be displayed on the web/phone application] and also as a direct form of sorting in the storage system.

There will be RFID cards for members to be obtained from signing up on the website
and then to be dispensed from the vending machines at the parking storage system.

If bicyclists with their own privately-owned bicycles wish to park their bicycles at the “Ko” silo, they will incur a minimal charge.





La Rochelle's bike share uses yellow bikes... http://www.copenhagencyclechic.com/2009/10/french-bicycle-advocate-cycle-chic.html

more photos of CPH

from Bing [formerly MSN]:
http://www.bing.com/maps/
click on Bird's Eye

please feel free to capture your own images!

also, i was thinking that we could grayscale these images and then have our interventions in color, ie:

so it's private!

after some poking around to discover how to make all of us authors of the blog, i discovered that we can be the only ones who can ever see it!

feel free to poke around in settings... i am not sure if everyone is allowed because i seem to be admin. but we will talk more in person/email/comments about this.

more labels.... also i think we can change the URL and of course the name thats at the top.