Approach 1 – AshleyD

Bangor Humane Society: Sticker’s to the Streets

Summary: Work with the Bangor Humane Society to create QR code adoption stickers for pets currently in the shelter, as well as a website for people adopting to connect.

Description: My project idea is based on wanting to help the Bangor Humane Society. I’ve been a volunteer at the shelter in past years and have always wanted to help spread the word about adopting cats and dogs. I’d like to create biodegradable stickers that contain an image of a dog or cat that is currently at the animal shelter. They would contain the pets name, the Bangor humane society logo and a QR code that would link the viewer back to the pets page on the Bangor Humane Society website. Each pet on the website gets a general description of their breed, age, and occasionally a small paragraph about them. I think this could be a new and interactive way to get the people of Bangor (and surrounding areas) to interact more readily with the Humane Society as well as get more pets adopted quickly into new homes.

In addition to the stickers, I also thought of creating a small website where sticker users could go and post images of themselves with their adopted pets and write stories about their experiences in adopting. I think this would be a positive way for people who adopt pets to connect on a new level. The website could contain a simple forum where people can post interest in getting together for play dates for their dogs to socialize them more.

The Bangor Humane society has many volunteers. This could potentially be an opportunity for volunteers to go out into town with dogs and walk them around Bangor and the surrounding towns to get them more acquainted with unknown people as well as getting them out of the kennels. This would provide a new experience for the animals as well as the volunteers.

There is also a possibility of working with schools, including umaine, to educate children and adults about animals as well as spread the word about the pets looking for homes. This could be an opportunity for stickers to be passed out for people to stick around campus.

Another use for the stickers would be for donation’s that the Bangor Humane Society needs. They have an Amazon wishlist that they continually update with items that they need in the shelter.

This project would not only benefit the animals but also the amazing employees and volunteers of the Humane Society.

Materials Costs: Sugar Cane printable stickers that cost about 2 cents each. MACO Lazer Stickers. Printer Ink about 20$ per cartridge.

Budget: 1-2 Days to meet with the Bangor Humane Society Staff to discuss how they would like the sticker to look. 4 days to develop and refine basic designs of the stickers and website. 21 days to develop the website. One Month of user testing and further refinement. Based on current standards for payment in graphic design and user experience I would be paying myself about 18.00$ per hour. Totaling the project to about 2196$ upon completion based on working 2 hours a day for a total of 122 hours.

Credits: Myself and potentially The Bangor Humane Society

Information about designs below: The basic design of the sticker and website is based off of the Bangor Humane Society website. This is in hopes of working with the Bangor Humane Society to have this become a sister project. The first is an example sticker that would be posted around towns and cities in the surrounding areas. Second is the home page of the Stickers to the Streets website. This page contains a slideshow of the most recent pet photographs added to the website, it also contains a description of the project. Third, is the Photograph page where people can post images of their adopted pets. Lastly, there is the story page where people can post stories about their experiences adopting pets. (All images contain graphics taken from the Bangor Humane Society Website: www.bangorhumane.org/ I do not claim these images as my own)