Chenchen Shen

The project aims to explore new ways of interaction to improve social cohesion. My design goal is to make it easier for people to show some attention to mail carriers, so that they will feel more appreciated.

 

Through interviews with mailmen and other people, observation, working with mailmen and also literature research, I found out that most mailmen are numb with their work. The interaction with people make them much happier, but they have qutie limtet time while working. On the other hand, people have little communication with mail carriers. They have hidden appreciation for mailmen, but don't have the motivation to express it. Therefore, the challenge was to design a proper way to stimulate people to express effective appreciation to mail carriers.

 

Concept

The final concept is an envelope with a booklet and a label. The booklet is used for sensitizing people with mail carriers’ working life, making them realize their contributions, difficulties and things we can do for them. It also gives brief instruction for the use of the label, which makes the mailbox slightly open and help mail carriers insert the mail more easily, and show appreciation to them meanwhile. The appreciation is personal and shown over time. The envelope could be a gift when buying stamps.