Here's how it works:



The Midwest Module is a social design experiment intended to connect Twin Cities inhabitants. The experiment is open to anyone regardless of where you are. The idea started in Minneapolis but can evolve to where ever you take your adventures. Participants are asked to collect designed collateral (ie posters, menus, flyers, newspapers, local advertisements, anything!) and record their experiences with the design. Some "experiences" could be that you liked the poster so you took it with you, while other designs may inspire you to attend the event, or go to the place. Use the blog to upload pictures, scans of the designs, tell your story, and rate your experience. Connect with your friends and get out of your house to find new locations and adventures.

Pick at least 3 questions to answer:
1) rate the design of the flyer/poster/ticket/whatever you have.
2) rate your experience.
3) tell your story about the experience
4) would you go to this place again?
5) do your pictures/ticket stubs etc capture how you felt about the experience?

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Exploring the Pretty City

My friend Casey and I decided to do some photo adventuring for Ari's blog, so we went into Minneapolis with a goal of exploring the city on $20 or less. It's amazing how much you can see for so little.

We took the light rail into the city and stopped at the Guthrie, because neither of us had been there before. We spoke to a friendly receptionist and made our way to the 9th floor for some spectacular views of Minneapolis. This observation area is open until midnight almost every day. I would love to go back at night!









From there we went to the Mill City Museum and the Stone Arch Bridge for some more awesome views, here are a few pictures:




We had every intention of stumbling across a great and inexpensive cafe for lunch, but soon after we left the bridge our stomachs started talking to us and quickly we became desperate to fill our stomachs with anything... We stopped off and got some mall food and continued our walk. Nicollet mall was pretty slow and it began to get cold out so we hopped back on the lightrail and started heading south. Our last stop was Minehaha falls. Casey got most of the good pictures from the afternoon and we hope to make an album of them soon so that you can see more of what we did. All in all, it was a fun day of exploring our awesome city!
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