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Infunstructure Trivia Site



Infunstructure is a Tumblr site with fun trivia on infrastructure sponsored by smart city tech compnay Placemeter.


Benefits & Problems Addressed

Making infrastrucure fun - this site celebrates infrastructure with fun facts and history.

Example of outreach -A simple website that makes otherwise dry, technical subject matter fun is a great outreach tool.


Tips & Techniques

Graphics - The site uses playful graphics that suggest the topic and location. Placemeter "advertises" the site via a pop-up box on their main site.

Other uses - A city, consultant or non-profit can use a similar layout  in advance of a visioning or master planning process. Each "card" lets users track to more in-depth or background material.


Resource

Infunstructure Tumblr site