welcome to design for america
WELCOME TO
DESIGN FOR AMERICA THIS IS A SUPER FUN LITTLE INFO PACKET TO HELP YOU GET STARTED
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO NOW: 1. Check your email for an invitation to Slack. Sign up, download the desktop and phone apps, and turn on notifications. 2. Make sure all of our events (see next page) are in your calendar. 3. Read over attendance policy (please). 4. GET READY TO PARTY ON SATURDAY!
HERE’S HOW TO SIGN UP: 1.
YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND! DFA uses slack for all of our communication (with Blueprint, the whole studio, and your team).
2. 3. 4. 5.
Check your inbox for an invitation to join a Slack team (DFA WashU). Click the Join button. On the signup page, enter your first and last name. When you’re ready, click Next. Choose a password, then click Join team. Download the Slack app on your phone and turn on notifications.
CALENDAR (write these down!)
EVERY THURSDAY 7-8PM
EVERY SUNDAY 11AM-1PM
GUIDED MEMBER STUDIO
OPEN STUDIO
sep 29 oct 6 oct 13 oct 20 oct 27
nov 3 nov 10 nov 17 dec 1
oct 2 oct 9 oct 23 oct 30
nov 6 nov 13 nov 20
OTHER IMPORTANT DATES user testing
pitching
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prototying
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user research
ATTENDANCE INFO Attendance is key to doing well in DFA! The more you put in, the more you get out of your projects! Reasons for absences are limited to emergencies, sports/class field trips or illness.
we will accept FOUR excused absences IF YOU NEED TO MISS, EMAIL MICAH AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE [email protected]
ty in St. Louis
Create Space Delmar Loop one of our community partners. we will visit here as a group.
Liz Kramer’s Office North Campus good place to know, may meet here occasionally
Skandalaris Center Mallinkrodt basement meet here for Thursday and Sundays meetings
MAP OF IMPORTANT PLACES Map data ©2016 Google
500 ft
WE CORDIALLY INVITE YOU to a SOCIAL GATHERING (anything but cups. bring your own drinking container and feel free to get creative.) MEET US AT THE BROOKINGS STAIRS @ 9 PM ON SATURDAY be there + be square
Kelly Wisneski
Moid Ali
Maya Mashkovich
Micah Macaulay
PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR OF NEW MEMBER EDUCATION
DIRECTOR OF NEW MEMBER EDUCATION
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Claire Quinlan
Scott Miller
Liam Plambeck
Aliza Astrow
DIRECTOR OF EVENTS
DIRECTOR OF EVENTS
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Alex Roesch
Ruth Blair Moyers
Eva Nip
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
DIRECTOR OF PUBLICITY
BLUEPRINT ASSOCIATE
BLUEPRINT EXEC BOARD
MEET YOUR BIG!
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
KELLY WISNESKI
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
MAYA MASCHOVICH
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
MICAH MACAULAY
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
ALEX ROESCH
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
MOID ALI
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
SCOTT MILLER
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
CLAIRE QUINLAN
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
ALIZA ASTROW
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
EVA NIP
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
LIAM PLAMBECK
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
RUTH BLAIR MOYERS
DESIGN FOR AMERICA THIS IS A SUPER FUN LITTLE INFO PACKET TO HELP YOU GET STARTED
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO NOW: 1. Check your email for an invitation to Slack. Sign up, download the desktop and phone apps, and turn on notifications. 2. Make sure all of our events (see next page) are in your calendar. 3. Read over attendance policy (please). 4. GET READY TO PARTY ON SATURDAY!
HERE’S HOW TO SIGN UP: 1.
YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND! DFA uses slack for all of our communication (with Blueprint, the whole studio, and your team).
2. 3. 4. 5.
Check your inbox for an invitation to join a Slack team (DFA WashU). Click the Join button. On the signup page, enter your first and last name. When you’re ready, click Next. Choose a password, then click Join team. Download the Slack app on your phone and turn on notifications.
CALENDAR (write these down!)
EVERY THURSDAY 7-8PM
EVERY SUNDAY 11AM-1PM
GUIDED MEMBER STUDIO
OPEN STUDIO
sep 29 oct 6 oct 13 oct 20 oct 27
nov 3 nov 10 nov 17 dec 1
oct 2 oct 9 oct 23 oct 30
nov 6 nov 13 nov 20
OTHER IMPORTANT DATES user testing
pitching
ay NA ,d L ec E em X be PO r 4
prototying
FI
ideation
nd
synthesis
su
sa tu
rd P ay A ,s R ep T D t Y ES 17 !! th IG su N nd S a P (a y, R ft se IN er p no t 2 T on 5 )
user research
ATTENDANCE INFO Attendance is key to doing well in DFA! The more you put in, the more you get out of your projects! Reasons for absences are limited to emergencies, sports/class field trips or illness.
we will accept FOUR excused absences IF YOU NEED TO MISS, EMAIL MICAH AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE [email protected]
ty in St. Louis
Create Space Delmar Loop one of our community partners. we will visit here as a group.
Liz Kramer’s Office North Campus good place to know, may meet here occasionally
Skandalaris Center Mallinkrodt basement meet here for Thursday and Sundays meetings
MAP OF IMPORTANT PLACES Map data ©2016 Google
500 ft
WE CORDIALLY INVITE YOU to a SOCIAL GATHERING (anything but cups. bring your own drinking container and feel free to get creative.) MEET US AT THE BROOKINGS STAIRS @ 9 PM ON SATURDAY be there + be square
Kelly Wisneski
Moid Ali
Maya Mashkovich
Micah Macaulay
PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR OF NEW MEMBER EDUCATION
DIRECTOR OF NEW MEMBER EDUCATION
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Claire Quinlan
Scott Miller
Liam Plambeck
Aliza Astrow
DIRECTOR OF EVENTS
DIRECTOR OF EVENTS
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Alex Roesch
Ruth Blair Moyers
Eva Nip
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
DIRECTOR OF PUBLICITY
BLUEPRINT ASSOCIATE
BLUEPRINT EXEC BOARD
MEET YOUR BIG!
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
KELLY WISNESKI
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
MAYA MASCHOVICH
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
MICAH MACAULAY
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
ALEX ROESCH
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
MOID ALI
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
SCOTT MILLER
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
CLAIRE QUINLAN
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
ALIZA ASTROW
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
EVA NIP
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
LIAM PLAMBECK
If you have any questions (about life or DFA) now or at any point throughout the semester, this is
RUTH BLAIR MOYERS
