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project Colossus
document the plan
version v19.4
date 03.06.11
author Classified
client Classified
project code T.S.
obscurity– CERN (franco-swiss border)= home of the web
where are we now?
where do we want to be?
what are we doing to get there?
setting the goddamn
story straight
what are we doing to get there?
• setting the goddamn story straight– Tim Berners-Lee invented the web (in CERN)
BUT– The web comes from TBL’s brain
AND– TBL was born in East Sheen
HENCE– TBL’s brain was born in East Sheen
ERGO– East Sheen is the birthplace of the web
the logic is undeniable
what are we doing to get there?
• setting the goddamn story straight
…through art
what are we doing to get there?
Design influence #2: ‘Timagery’ – Iconic Tim Berners-Lee Imagery
Our hero
visual… brand, web, products (well t-shirts maybe)
what are we doing to get there?
Design influence #2: ‘Eastside’
visual… brand, web, products (well t-shirts maybe)
what are we doing to get there?
Design influence #3: ‘Sheen vs CERN’
visual… brand, web, products (well t-shirts maybe)
CERN: Twinned with East Sheen?
Featuring local lad and hollywood heart-throb
Tom Hardy on vocals (sort of)
“I’m from a state of grace called Mortlake….SW14 - East Sheen”
(1’46” into clip)“I’m from East Sheen and I’m quite soft”
(7’24” into clip)
music… anthem by The Soviet Onion
what are we doing to get there?
who do we need to talk to?
everybody
it’s time to re-write history
local celebrity assets
how will we know when we’ve arrived?
how will we know when we’ve arrived?
The Colossus of Sheen107 ft tall statue of Tim Berners-Lee standing astride the Upper Richmond Road (or maybe the Sheen Gate of Richmond Park)
Modelled on 7th Wonder of the Ancient World, The Colossus of Rhodes