#project 22

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Project 22: Data.gov

Hey guys! For this challenge I tackled something that was a major pain point for me, solving how to handle finances for higher education and beyond. I still remember being back in high school and trying to figure out how to apply for scholarships to pay for college. This then transferred over while in college in that I never knew how to budget money and only is (slightly) been alleviated with me living a normal adult life. 

To solve this, I came up with an app concept that will be with help you out from beginning to the end. It’s called SMARTSTART and it’s primary purpose was to simplify the process keep the process as streamlined as possible and keep everything simple and to the point. Persistent through the app is a progress bar which encourages you to keep on track throughout your major life events.

The service has three main sections: High School, College and Post-College

High School - At this stage, we ask as much information as we can to help you figure out which scholarships apply to you. It’s broken down into sections which allow you to fill these things in at your own pace. After this is done, you are shown scholarships that you’re able to apply for and save for later (with due dates listed and marked down)

After this period, you’re then presented with the college of your choice and some numbers to keep in mind while you’re applying. Deadlines like when fall quarter starts, how much you owe and what your meal plan is like

College - While you are currently enrolled in college, SMARTSTART is still with you, providing you with an income tracker to make sure that your spending doesn’t go over your budget. It also lists how find you’re into the year and keeps tabs on you to make sure that you’re living within your means

Post-College - In addition to making sure that you spend within your means, the service addition makes sure to keep tabs on your loan payments and reminds you when you need to pay them off each month. Additionally, it breaks down the loans into a more manageable way so that it doesn’t seem as daunting as looking at one lump sum

Thanks for looking guys!

Project 22: Data.gov

I only really skimmed the surface of this project. The task was to take some often confusing data from data.gov and make it more palatable and hopefully useful. During my research, I stumbled upon a CSV that contained a list of all 99 commercially operating Nuclear Reactors currently in the US— my interest was peaked. Firstly, I didn’t realize there were so many reactors around the US, but when I started to investigate the information it pointed me to NRC.gov, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. What I found when I arrived was that the website was absurdly convoluted. It was almost impossible to find any relevant info on recent inspections, events, or even a clear list of the reactors and their locations. 

My goal was to take a first step in exploring a visual redesign and overall simplification of the site. This way, the highly obscure information from data.gov would in fact be much simpler to navigate properly. This exploration isn’t too thorough, but I feel like it’s a nice gesture of the refinement potential that could probably be injected into many of our convoluted government websites.

Hope you like it!

Owners and siblings Tiffny and Shawn Vergara hosted a neighborhood question and answer session at the currently vacant location. I took some screenshots of the plans Tiffany and Sean put together.

The plan calls for an “industrial game-space” with jumbo screens, a juke box, bottle cap topped tables, industrial lighting, exposed ceilings, polished cement floors all designed by C. Walters Design. Craig’s Walters was also responsible for the design of Blackbird, Hi Tops, Fable, The Edge, Midnight Sun.

The arcade games that are planned for the space include Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Galaga, Mortal Kombat, Centipede, Frogger, Donkey Kong Jr., Tetris, and more.

We snapped a photo of the floor plan, too, which shows a lounge area with bench seating and tables to the right of the entrance, the bar off to the left of the entrance with bar stools lining the window facing Market Street, arcade machines lined up along the east wall, and 24 bar stools situated around 3 pub tables.

We asked Tiffny what she thought about people already characterizing the bar as a gay bar. She mentioned that they are going to let the neighborhood decide the clientele.

Shawn mentioned that they were not planning on expanding the beer and wine license to a full liquor license, mainly because such an approval process would be too difficult. The siblings still require final approval from the Planning Commission and are on track to open the new arcade concept bar within the next 4-6 months.

New gay arcade bar, Project 22, holding community outreach meeting this weekend.

The new gay arcade bar concept, Project 22, coming to the ground floor retail space in The Century condo build (2200 Market Street) is having a community outreach event Sunday, May 18th, from 3-5PM to allow community members to voice any concerns they may have.

A sign advertising the event was posted in the window of the still under construction space. From the details provided in the sign, it’s…

Gay arcade bar “Project 22″ coming to the Castro

A new gay bar is headed to the Castro, this one with a fun spin. The BAR is reporting that the new gay watering hole, currently named “Project 22″, will be an arcade-themed bar located in the 2,000 square foot retail space at The Century at Market and 15th Street (Bandidos is still on track for the larger 3,0000 square foot space). The bar will feature 10 coin-operated arcade games and owners…