For example, all of the trucks printed in orange ink could be found in SE Portland.
A tote, ready to be consulted as soon as hunger hit.
Conference goers checking in, happily receiving their totes and other materials.
Lea collaborated with artists Helena Keeffe and Amber Cady to design conference tote bags for the 2011 Open Engagement conference in Portland, Oregon. Their tote featured hand-drawn images of Portland food trucks. Each truck was color-coded by the part of town where it was located. At lunchtime, conference goers need only browse their bag for a food suggestion – Nuevo Mexico, Portland Soup Company, Wicked Waffles — and head in the direction of the arrows. (There was also a paper insert with specific addresses inside the bag.)
Thank you to the Social Practice program at PSU and the Open Engagement community for your sharpie drawings, silk-screen printing, and sewing skills!