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mckinleyw — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:44:27 CST

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Our mission is to expand the awareness of Russel Wright's importance as one of Americans most influential industrial designers. Through imaginative storytelling we hope to highlight theaccomplishments of Russel, and his wife Mary, while building on the legacy of this influential 20th century icon.

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Rough Draft

mckinleyw — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:51:07 CST

RW Book Outline

Outline to come based upon exhibition structure.

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Research

mckinleyw — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:48:53 CST

Web Sites We Used:

1. Noguchi Limited Editions
2. Ivory Press
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Printed Resources:

1. Russel Wright: American Designer. 1983 By Williams Hennessey
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The Assignment

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:14:58 CST

Project description:

Click on Brainstorming below.
This will be broken out later once deliverables are assigned.

Goals:

Deadline:

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Brainstorming

mckinleyw — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:42:21 CST

Our RW Whiteboard

Russel Wright Exploratory Book Outline/Meeting Notes 11/28/2007

What is marketable about a RW book?

A life of unique circumstances and experiences
High regard as a pioneering American industrial designer/lifestyle
Compelling human interest/success story
Controversial/innovative ideas/life

Concept-What type of book?

Trade Book
Coffee Table Book/Hybrid

Group concluded that two or three books could be possible. They include:

Biography
Collector Guide
Exhibition Catalog (coincides with the 2009 RW SF Airport Museum exhibition)

Biography-"Racy", clear voice storytelling. Look at the writing style of "Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee" by Charles Shields. A number of publishing models will be accessed. However, it appears that for consistency in the writing, a single author is perhaps the best option.

STATUS-Anne currently researching resources. Group to support when needed.

Collectors Guide-Schiffer price guide format based on Keller/Ross RW book. Updated content to include all RW product lines. Consider editorial model w/authoring of sections contributed by "subject matter" experts. (i.e. G. Mauer/textiles, P. Dobson/furniture,Cindy Fahnestock/plastic)

STATUS: McKinley to lead next round of exploration.

Catalog-McKinley working with SFO on possible grant via NEA for publishing exhibition catalog in 2009 or later if exhibition travels. Essays written by Robert and his consulting team (Robert Schonfeld and Hitosh Mori) for the Russel Wright: Living with Good Design exhibition could be used as content for the catalog.

STATUS: McKinley to meet with SFO museum project team to discuss feasibility of publishing a show catalog at next status meeting slated for early December.

Publishing Opportunities

Trade Market
Cultural Institutions
Corporate Philanthropy

Brand Extension

Manitoga
RW Associates
Cross-selling opportunities
Syracuse University Press

Market/Sell our Russel Wright “Knowledge/Vision”

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Team Members

mckinleyw — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:11:01 CST

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Name	Email	Phone Number	Role
McKinley Williams			Admin
Anne Wright			Contributer
Patrick Dobson			Contributer
Robert Stearns			Contributer

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Project Schedule

wetpaint — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:27:18 CST

Project due date: --

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Collect Modern Content Development - Recently Updated Pages

Group Project

Collect Modern Wiki

The Assignment

Project Schedule

Brainstorming

Drafts

Research

Team Members

Rough Draft

Research

Web Sites We Used:

Printed Resources:

The Assignment

Project description:

Goals:

Deadline:

Brainstorming

Our RW Whiteboard

Biography-"Racy", clear voice storytelling. Look at the writing style of "Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee" by Charles Shields. A number of publishing models will be accessed. However, it appears that for consistency in the writing, a single author is perhaps the best option.

STATUS-Anne currently researching resources. Group to support when needed.

Team Members

Project Schedule

Project due date: --

Progress tracker: