And so ends PLF's safety net of academia. We have graduated; all with Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Industrial Design. While our academic obligations have been met, the Littlefoot project is far from over. The department of design has agreed to house us during this transition period and we are in the process of moving to our new university-covered incubation space (pics of the new studio coming soon) in the Art and Design building at The University of Kansas.
Our next step in PLF is to prepare for the new group of kids, the next workshop will focus on accessibility. Parents will be more involved, they will receive weekly updates on their child's progress, we will also be seeking input from them on a regular basis.
While the flagship workshop was fun and effective, it was expensive. On the business side of things this is not a desirable quality. We'll be rethinking many of our methods and tools and making them cheaper and easier to obtain and use. This will make it easier for libraries and museums to afford and keep the service accessible to a broader range of children, one of our primary objectives.
Looking back on our first group, some of our most effective activities and subsequent material came from the most basic and open methods. Everyone in PLF is excited for this transitional time between acadmeic obligation and real world application!
