Ctrl + Z
COMMUNITY ARCHIVE
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Alice Bosso, Mathilde Cahill and Sergio Navarro Hernández
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Product design, Interactive Design and Service Design
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Participating project in Milan's social program
"Scuola del quartiere".
Understanding
CONTEXT
How may we determine what is worth preserving in a world of horror, plenty of pictures, and multimedia content? Our phones are locked coffers of potential fragments that could represent our present community for future generations. In the future, we are meant to get rid of what is unnecessary, and we may rely on the support of our community to change our behavior.
Let the hidden evidence of our present emerge from our archives while deleting the information overload. Creating a shared representation of local communities by a democratic material selection and fighting against the horror plane, unraveling a shared sense-making about what is valuable.
Method
WORKFLOW
Who we are…
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We believe in preserving what is important, quality over quantity, for the archives of tomorrow we ask you to reflect on what is truly significant to keep in this digital era. The photos are the communication pathway between past, present and future. Our heritage is communal, memories overlap and intertwine as they form our collective identity. Our archive is a community one, the emphasis is on what we share, how we build upon the stories of others.
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To guide people in making choices, curating their “camera roll” by understanding what photos are worth preserving. We want to create bonds by sharing memories, turning the deleting process into a positive and democratic one.
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A world where people take only the necessary photos with the scope of preserving memories. Photos regain value as the stories associated to them are given a space.
Who participates?
USER PROFILES
Our product service system engages various stakeholders throughout the community archiving process, from the neighbor of Villapizzone, who is the leading participant in uploading their photos, curating and selecting them, to the local businesses and cultural institutions that promote different activities and offer their spaces to bring together the people within Villapizzone.
Who participates?
SYSTEM MAP
The system map outlines the neighbor's journey, stakeholder interactions, and platform locations, whether physical or digital. It visualizes financial flows benefiting local areas and indicates ongoing growth, inviting more communities to engage in the cycle of improvement and participation.
What
PROPOSAL
CTRL+Z is a platform to preserve through deleting. Our service gathers a neighborhood community around yearly themes to take part in the archiving process together. The platform connects institutional actors, local businesses, and individuals over photos and memories. Archives constitute an important part of collective identity, narrating a shared history and defining common values.
How
STORYBOARD
How
ARCHIVING PROCESS
As shown in the system map, this diagram depicts the sequential process of the service among different years and its cycle.
INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
How
How
CTRL + Z App
The app is the platform and digital touchpoint for the neighbor to participate in the archiving process. Guiding and assist them into how to contribute, curate and select the photos that will be part of the community archive.