We’re proud of our work and it shows! The Rural Design Collective’s projects have been featured at international conferences and in the media, and have helped our collaborators move their good ideas forward. Check back for more projects soon!

OLPC Contributors Program (2009)

Site URL: http://www.ruraldesigncollective.org/lab/ui/ → Status: Active
Project Description: Overview (WorkSpace coming soon!)
Development Team Members: Levi Thompson (RDC Mentee, Second Year), Steven McKenzie (RDC Mentee), Scotty Auble (RDC Mentor), Rebecca Malamud (RDC Project Director).
Project Sponsor: Point.B Studio

NCC Radio (2008)

Site URL: http://nccradio.org/ → Status: Active
Project Description: Overview Page Only
Development Team Members: Nichole Thompson (RDC Mentee), Levi Thompson (RDC Mentee), Rebecca Hargrave Malamud (RDC Mentor), Linda Tarr (North Curry Community Radio Project Director).
Project Sponsor: Point.B Studio

Rural Design Collective Extra Credit

The Rural Design Collective (RDC) often participates in extra-curricular activities to keep our creative juices flowing and our technical skills sharp. Here are select projects:

BPMakesMeSick.com – http://BPMakesMeSick.com/
Rebecca Malamud and Levi Thompson worked together to create the look for BPMakesMeSick.com, an online campaign demanding that clean-up workers be allowed to wear respiratory protective equipment in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. An animation was created for the site using leading-edge media technologies, including HTML5 Canvas and web font embedding – you can view that animation here.

FixCNBC – http://fixcnbc.com/
When Jon Stewart took CNBC to task on national television for irresponsible journalism, RDC Founder Rebecca Malamud worked with other concerned citizens to create an online petition that generated over 22,000 signatures demanding action. A letter was delivered to CNBC headquarters in New York City and videotaped for posterity.

WeWantThePublicOption.Com – http://WeWantThePublicOption.Com/
The RDC worked with a team on the East Coast to build this site calling attention to an important issue. The site was fully integrated with a donation management system and organized remotely through email in a matter of days. Upon launch, it was linked by many high profile media blogs and praised for its effective marketing and clean design – a direct result of effective collaboration between the two groups.

Open Library Great Books Collection – http://openlibrary.org/collections/greatbooks
RDC alumni Levi Thompson and Nichole Richard gave a production assist to Open Library, adding high-resolution imagery and markup to a collection of public domain books deemed great by those in the know. Their contributions were part of a web demonstration created by two developers at the UC Berkeley School of Information, visualizing what an online bookshelf might look like. This collection is available for everyone to download and enjoy at Open Library.

Change Congress – The Rural Design Collective provided design assistance throughout 2009 to Change Congress, an organization that believes that politicians should work for the people, not special interests. The core site and logo, which was key to organizing volunteers and grass-root campaigns, was designed by RDC Founder Rebecca Malamud. The original site that the RDC worked on has been replaced with a new site, Fix Congress First, designed by Blue State Digital.

Internet Archive Bookmobile – Tour Photos: Set 1 – Set 2 – Set 3 – Set 4
RDC Founder Rebecca Malamud enjoyed a stint in 2007 as an Internet Archive Bookmobilist. She made appearances in the area, including the Port Orford Library, Head Start (a program for preschool children), and a local arts & crafts fair. During her tenure, she also published two public domain books for kids: The Amazing Sixes Solar-Powered Pumpkin People and the Head Start Critter Construction Book. This experience helped shape her vision for the Rural Design Collective.

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