M_[s] is an attempt at growing a design office/ think-tank out of buzz/ ether/ information (mis- or otherwise) and can therefore be thought of as a design office existing (only/ for now/ at present) in text/ media/ thought/ the-crystallized-honeycomb-of-the-African-shoe-beetle. - a.iverson, 2007

Sunday, August 09, 2009

M_[s] Introduction/ Invitation

Dear Friends/ Blog Visitors:
I want to welcome you to this blog and say a few words about its use and intention.

The blog entitled ‘Mass Specific M_[s]’ serves as an initial site/step towards creating an interactive website/ company called Mass Specific and represented by the formula: M_[s]. (Please refer to BS08.001 below for a company description.)

The M_[s] blog contains a list of pilot projects, referred to by BS number, that serve as outlines around which to organize project teams, research and work. At this stage all such work is on a volunteer basis with the understanding that any profit or celebrity resulting from such products will be shared by the participants.

It is important to note that M_[s] is itself developing as a project (BS08.01) and that this initial blog site is an attempt to run some pilot projects while M_[s] the company develops. It is anticipated that these pilot projects will help to inform the company’s development and viability.

The pilot projects, called ‘Bold aSsignments’ (signified by BS date and number) are arranged in parts as follows:
1. BS number and Title – Serves to catalog projects as they are updated with progress made, added too and archived for reference.
2. Category – Summary of anticipated project deliverable.
3. Brief - Outline or descriptive narrative of project.
4. Work/ Research Pellets - Each BS is broken down into ‘Pellets’ of work. Since at present all work is voluntary time the pellet is considered a small, limited and manageable piece of work. It is intended that team members will volunteer time towards a pellet to which they feel best suited and or attracted too. The combined effort of the team will thus form the body of work for each BS. (note ‘Q’, denotes questions as starting points for investigations and work but can and should be added too)
5. Project Team / Agents - This is a list of project team members that is anticipated are necessary for the execution of the work. The list is a starting point and should not be considered exclusive.
6. Leads/Links/Spoors - These are related links and information forming an initial background or database for the project to add too and recourse.

Please browse the following pilot projects/ BS and reply here as to the area for which you would like to be an agent. This will define your work pellet (limited amount of work) and help to establish a time frame to meet your schedule and with reasonable project deliverable. All agents should submit a CV or Resume to be distributed with project information. With the production of a BS deliverable as well as submission of your CV you will automatically become a member/ agent of M_[s].

I look forward to your comments and to working together. Sincerely, A. Iverson

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