docs/projects/final-project.md

-# Open Material Archiving
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-![](../images/presentation-4.jpg)*Material samples, Loes Bogers, 2020*
-
-##Goals of the project
-
-The goal of this project was to explore and develop simple methods for open material archiving that is....
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-- not only ecologically, but also historically, culturally, geographically aware
-- extending material activism beyond bioplastics
-- promoting open-source attitude to the development of design materials
-- getting down and dirty: from buying your ingredients, all the way to tips and tricks for that challenging phase of controlled drying and curing materials to its "final" form.
-- explained in layman's terms, demystifying without oversimplifying ingredients or processes
-- explicitly facilitating critique, contestations, suggestions, updates and reviews from peers (once the digital database is fully realized)
-- offering a package that allows novices to learn, and educators to get started in a systematic way.
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-##Deliverables
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-- [**development brief**](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YRHikbOnj0WLbVhc2BELcTUBk30rFFGOpYzF1ra7Jp4/edit?usp=sharing) for a context-aware, collaborative materials database
-- [**25 foundational recipes**](../recipes) to start your own sample archive (based on ingredients that are largely locally abundant in the Netherlands)
-- [**list of tools**](../tools) needed to start your own material samples archive
-- [**video tutorial**](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJnjBsCdBxGIRjgl9SVeoAYn7UzqS8A6) for capturing tactility of material samples
-- [**template for new recipes**](./templates/new_recipe), to help you capture the entire proces, ask the hard contextual questions and document relevant considerations when contributing new recipes to the database.
-- [**template to add new ingredients**](./templates/new_ingredient), helping you ask the hard questions and document relevant considerations when contributing new recipes to the database.
-- [**templates for labels**](./templates/labels) to create your own physical archive with material samples (building on the work of Maria Viftrup for TextileLab Waag).
-- [**a glossary of terms**](./glossary), explaining the key terms used here (in progress)
-- [**an educators' note**](./z_educators_note) with some suggestions for how this archive might be incorporated into classes oriented to designing/material research/critical making/design & crafts history/machine building classes.
-
-###Future development
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-- realising the online database further with a designer and developer
-- develop, document and add methods for simple material testing
-- add section for open-source DIY tools for fabrication
-- testing these formats as tools for learning in higher education and fabricademy, gathering peer feedback from peers
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-##Overview
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-1. (WHAT) The project: title and phrase that describes it (vision/mission)
-2. (WHAT) A poster (like a pager, advertisement or design overview)
-3. (WHY) Inspiration and State of the art: timeline of projects/research
-that is relevant to your state of art
-4. (WHY/WHO) Numbers/statistics (optional - if you have conducted an inquiry)
-5. (WHY/WHO) References: Case studies and existing similar projects (4 max)
-6. (for WHO) Case study - user experience, make an assumption of a
-person (character) that uses it (if applicable)
-7. (HOW) How does your prototype/project manifest your idea, what it
-tackles, improves or changes from the state of the art
-8. (HOW) Technical research: Outline of how it materializes the goal/focus of the project
-9. (HOW/DOCUMENTATION) User manual if it is a machine or kit
-10. Message to the world: what is the project's message? in one line define the future possibilities of the project.
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-##1. AN ARCHIVE OF DIY, OPEN-SOURCE MATERIALS
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-A curated selection from best practices found in research labs, material archives and design studios from all over the world. The information itself was already widely known, this project is an effort to ask new questions, and think up new structures for organising and building on this knowledge in open, collaborative ways, not over-simplifying nor mystifying the information and skills needed. 
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-What is offered here: 
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-- A starter pack with a **selection of 25 DIY recipes for biobased alternatives to common design materials** like inks, dyes, (thermoformed and thermoset) plastics, composites, leathers and crystals. 
-- **An invitation to develop your own selection of 25 core recipes**, to suit *your* local context and ingredients locally abundant around you. The materials are selected based on the local availability of their ingredients in the Netherlands (e.g. potato starch produced locally, instead of corn starch, dye of onion skins instead of hibiscus tea). 
-- **Description of the cultural origins** of each material and the techniques involved (which may be questioned and expanded)
-- **Ethical and ecological considerations** for each material (which can be questioned and expanded)
-- **A set of tools for local archiving** to enable sensory exploration of the open-source materials available and aid material-driven design pedagogy.
-- **A framework for collaborative online archiving** following these principles, that can be further developed in the future
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-##2. BECAUSE MATERIAL ACTIVISM NEEDS DEMYSTIFICATION
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-- **we need *ongoing* material activism**, especially in the face of smart and advanced materials increasing popularity. What could be methods to continue to demystify material craftsmanship as materials research evolves and becomes highly technical and less accessible due to increasing complexity as well as patenting intellectual property?
-- **if plactics are not the only issue, then bioplastics are not the only solution**, dyeing and chemical treatments and finishes are equally if hazardous for the environment and workers.
-- **designers and makers need to get comfortable drawing from different fields of knowledge** and their methods like empirical approaches and systematic ways of experimenting and documenting, such as in fields of biology, chemistry and other "hard" sciences.
-- but we need to be equally **aware of history, cultural heritage and the politics of design materials** in terms of their cultural history, as well as their socio-economic and ecological implications. 
-- **we need open-source material knowledge**: if resources are part of the commons, then so are material kowledge and craftsmanship, but we need to contiue to build it up and keep it alive. 
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-##3. FOR THE OBSESSIVELY CURIOUS, THE CRITICAL MAKERS, THE MATERIAL LOVERS 
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-*You are a maker or designer, a design student or maker educator. Your are o board with all of this. Where and how do I start, you ask?*
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-- **make materials from scratch**: as this will bring the entire ecology of material knowledge, production, distribution and legislation into view and open to questioning;
-- **cultivate material craftsmanship** and understand the importance time and controlled environments effect on a material's growth/curing/drying. But equally, learn to work *with* any material (rather than expecting it to bend to your will). 
-- look for and learn to appreciate **locally abundant resources** and their potential, and start to see them appear in very unlikely places;
-- **spend time with materials and resources**, attention and dedication to the cooking/curing/drying or growth process will allow you to start seeing alternative uses, options, applications.
-- **learn from practices from all over the world** to strengthen your own locally centered practice (not yielding to the temptation of turning that wealth of knowledge into a candy shop);
-- **ask questions to stay with the trouble** of socalled sustainable materials, rather than setting out to find silver bullet solutions.
-- **document and share** your process, research and outcomes using formats to describe their sensory and technical properties, and give an impression of their tactile, and auditory qualities. 
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-##What?
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-A proposal for an online accessible *open-source material archive with DIY recipes for renewable and biocompostable (or recycled) materials for designers*. It is based on the knowledge collected and created in and around the Fabricademy network, and builds upon the (physical) Material Archive at Textile Lab Waag that was realised by Cecilia Raspanti, Maria Viftrup and others in 2016-2017.
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-A selection of 25 biofabricated materials is already documented and forms a suggested "starter archive" for anyone who would like to build their own physical archive with samples. Building the basic archive will teach you the foundational techniques that most other recipes will build upon, and require you to collect the basic tools and ingredients you will need.
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-I analysed at a number of online and offline archives, such as Materiom (link), Materiability (link), The Institute of Making at UCL London), 
-Material Archive Textile Lab Amsterdam (link), Material District (link) for how they....
-- item 1
-- item 2
-- item 3
-
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-##Why?
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-**Biofabricating can be further demystified**
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-Some archives tend to mystify the process of biofabricating (using expert terminology, not explaining in detail how to actually do something). Getting very scientific or very technical about it without explaining hands-on knowledge in laymen's terms.
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-**Biofabrication can be further clarifying (but not simplified!)**
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-alternatively, archives and resources tend to oversimplify the process (a three step summary of a process where many more intricated details matter. Knowing how to cook a bioplastic is easy, knowing how to dry it well is much less documented.
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-**Material Archives can and should take an open-source DIY approach (Do-It-Yourself)**
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-Many archives will show you what's out there (to buy), but don't give the concrete info you need to biofabricate yourself even though you can often try out these things in your kitchen and most recipes are in the commons and can be used by anyone.
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-**Do-It-Together**
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-When recipes and how-to's are shared (e.g. Material Archive, Materiability etc.) there is often no way to disagree on recipes. What is there is there and cannot be improved or responded to by others. 
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-**Context-aware approach (exit the candy shop)**
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-A lot of 
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-**Tactile / sound demo often lacking but very necessary**
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-The tactile dimension that is so important part of a physical archive is lacking in most online ones to help people understand the kind of material they can make with a given recipe
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-Other arguments:
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-- sustainability
-- nuance: no perfect material but let's collect information
-- not mystifying
-- but also not simplifying
-- technique is half the work
-- thorough documentation and referencing highlighted
-- thorough and feedback system by committed peers
-- local specificity
-- cultural/historical perspective incl contestations
-- including technical and sensory specifics
-- tactile / sound demo often lacking but very necessary
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-##Who?
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-Designers, material crafters, students, educators, researchers, hobbyists.
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-The recipes in the archive are accessible to anyone with a device that has a browser and an internet connection. 
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-Anyone dedicated to biofabricating materials and some experience in at least one of the processes can submit a recipe manually. If the recipe is thoroughly researched, the person can join as a contributor and get a log-in account. 
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-##References
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-##Process
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-##Future steps
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-## Research
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-- sensory description system
-- technical qualities
-- raw vs. made
-- physical form
-- organic vs. inorganic
-- criteria
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-## Definitions
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-- Abundance-aware (local physical archive only from locally abundant materials)
-- Circular
-- Plant-based/vegan if possible
-- Cruelty free
-- Non-toxic
-- Contested
-- Biobased, biodegradable, biocompostable
-- Open-source (we know how it's made)
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-## Decisions
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-- color comes from somewhere too: no added colors
-- until we know how synthetic food coloring is made, no food coloring
-- color is a material
-- stuff that is grown in a controlled environment is also "made"
-- physical selection should show variation in *physical forms*, and show the main ingredient types we know to use to biofabricate.
-- physical selection is made in such a way to also demonstrate a variety in textures and sensory qualities
-- recipes should include pointers for drying/curing
-- recycling or upcycling also has a place in the archive
-- we don't use food unless it's considered waste (e.g. onion skins, egg shells, overripe mangos from the market). So no fresh berries for dye.
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-## Local archive
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-- Every new  entry is a variation on an existing one
-- A variation can only entail _one change_ at a time (don't change both the additive and the curing process).
-- Reason for the variation is stated (e.g. local tap water is too alkaline so we use mineral water, wanted a more flexible biosilicon).
-- Shows relationships between the samples (network)?
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-### Local recipe should include
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-- ingredients 
-- utensils
-- process
-- drying tips/tricks
-- pros and cons/concerns/contestations/question marks
-- potential health hazards
-- estimated cost and vendors
-- technical qualities (e.g. water/heat/light proof?)
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-## Digital archive
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-- Includes all information except hyperlocal info
-- A new entry is made when the recipe is changed to the extent that the qualities of the material change and the sensory descriptions do not match the resulting material anymore.
-- The criterium of being locally abundant does not apply here.
-- Entries should state where an ingredient is grown/sourced.
-- Entries should state how long it takes for an ingredient to renew itself. 
-- Entries should state the cultural and/or intellectual history of the material (including references or further reading)
-- Entries should describe the sensory qualities of any material (because this is lost in digitization)
-- Entries contain a video/gif for sound and haptic info
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-### Keep options open for
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-- info about technical material tests
-- chemical interactions etc
-- techniques, case studies, applications
-- peer reviewing/upvoting
-- section for techniques
-- section for open-source tooling
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-

docs/projects/ingredients.md

-#INGREDIENTS
-
-##Getting started with the 25 recipes
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-Is a good starting point for material makers in the Netherlands. 
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-Your list of 25 can look different! E.g. cochineal dye instead of madder. 
-
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-##List of ingredients required
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-| Nr  |  Ingredient  |  Approx. Price  |   Image  | Link  | Notes |
-|-----|-------|---------|---------|--------|------|
-| 1 | NAME | €0,00 per [UNIT] | ![](../images/pichere.jpg) | [Supplier name](URL) or search for "[insert key terms]" | add notes here |
-| 2 | NAME | €0,00 per [UNIT] | ![](../images/pichere.jpg) | [Supplier name](URL) or search for "[insert key terms]" | add notes here |
-| 3 | NAME | €0,00 per [UNIT] | ![](../images/pichere.jpg) | [Supplier name](URL) or search for "[insert key terms]" | add notes here |
-| 4 | NAME | €0,00 per [UNIT] | ![](../images/pichere.jpg) | [Supplier name](URL) or search for "[insert key terms]" | add notes here |
-| 5 | NAME | €0,00 per [UNIT] | ![](../images/pichere.jpg) | [Supplier name](URL) or search for "[insert key terms]" | add notes here |
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docs/projects/outcomes/24_core_recipes.md

+#24 recipes to start a local sample archive
+
+|||||
+|---|---|---|---|
+| [![](../../images/finalpics-16_foam_GOOD.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/biofoam/) Biofoam | [![](../../images/finalpics-67.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/biofoilextraflexible) Gelatin foil |[![](../../images/finalpics-37.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/bioresin) Bioresin | [![](../../images/finalpics-45_silicone.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/biosilicon) Biosilicone |
+|[![](../../images/finalpics-47.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/biorubber) Starch Rubber | [![](../../images/finalpics-56.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/biolino) Biolinoleum | [![](../../images/finalpics-3.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/alginatenet) Alginate net | [![](../../images/finalpics-52.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/alginatefoil) Alginate foil |
+| [![](../../images/finalpics-72.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/alginatestring) Alginate string | [![](../../images/finalpics-80.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/agarfoil) Agar foil | [![](../../images/finalpics-58.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/agarcomposite) Bio composite | [![](../../images/finalpics-61.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/recycledPLA)Reused PLA |
+|[![](../../images/finalpics-4.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/alumcrystalsilk)Alum crystals|[![](../../images/finalpics_reexported-3.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/kombuchascoby)Kombucha scoby|[![](../../images/finalpics-14.jpg) ](../../../files/recipes/kombuchapaper) Kombucha foil|[![](../../images/finalpics-127.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/flowerpaper)Flower paper|
+|[![](../../images/finalpics-20.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/mangoleather) Mango leather |[![](../../images/finalpics_reexported-2.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/bananaclay) Banana Clay | [![](../../images/finalpics-76.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/fishskin) Fish leather |  [![](../../images/finalpics_reexported-1.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/phmodifiers) PH modifiers |
+|[![](../../images/finalpics-115.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/cabbagedye) Cabbage dye | [![](../../images/finalpics-143.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/oniondye) Onion dye |[![](../../images/finalpics-83.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/madderdye) Madder dye |[![](../../images/finalpics-124.jpg)](../../../files/recipes/bacterialdye) Bacterial dye | 
+
+These are the material samples I crafted over the course of this project. There were many more, but they did not make the cut when I'd set my criteria in stone. These recipes can also be used by anyone who wants to start of a local physical archive (maybe in your school, community center, research group or library). Crafting this basic collection will teach you the foundational techniques that many other recipes will build upon, and require you to collect the basic tools and ingredients you will need. By making this archive starter of material samples, you will learn some of the most important techniques to start your own R&D lab for design materials and you will have a variety of physical forms (solids, sheets, composites) to build upon. Further research is advised in case you wish to use any of these for commercial purposes (copyright info is listed in the recipes too, where known).
+
+**Selection criteria**
+
+1.  All these materials are easily and harmlessly **absorbed by nature within 90 days** and/or can be turned into compost, *without* controlled conditions that require industrial composting facilities. And/or the material can be re-used with no or little additional resources. Biodegradability as a sustainability label is too often used to greenwash e.g. disposable packaging materials, so these criteria were chosen as point of departure.
+1. Recipes should be based on **local abundance**: the ingredients should be sourced and/or produced around my location (e.g. potato starch over tapioca, and madder over cochineal). 
+1. The collection of recipes chosen should **cover a range of foundational biofabrication techniques**
+1. Executing the recipes as documented should **result in a variety of physical forms** that makers and designers from different fields can recognize as semi-formed design materials. 
+
+**Putting my recipe templates into practice**
+
+The recipes ask all the questions that came up during my learning and research process that formed the foundation for the recipe templates. Questions that come up as you learn might be: how do you know when to demould a bioresin? How long does it take before it reached its final form and doesn't shrink anymore? Where does this recipe even come from? What makes a material sustainable? If it is sustainable, what other arguments might there be that make a material contested or controversial to use? Are there dilemmas to consider? Some questions don't have answers yet because they require further research. Consider them invitations to continue the exploration. 
+
+![](../../images/pics-insta1.jpg)*Biofabricating alginate string, Loes Bogers, 2020*
+
+**Sustainability beyond biodegradability**
+
+All the materials listed here are easily and harmlessly absorbed by nature within 90 days and/or can be turned into compost, *without* controlled conditions assuming industrial facilities, and/or the material can be re-used with no or little additional resources. Many - but not all - are vegan. This rather specific point of departure is important because biodegradability - especially in the realm of bioplastics - has become a very loosely used term that connotates "better" plastics, even though some bioplastics are chemically identical to petroleumbased options, even when they are crafted from "natural" ingredients like corn starch. 
+
+**Tools and ingredients**
+
+I've compiled an overview of tools and materials needed to recreate these recipes in the Netherlands: 
+
+- [Ingredients & consumables ](../../../files/ingredients_consumables/)
+- [Tools](../../../files/tools/)
+
+**Future developments**
+
+I will design a display for these samples together with my students once the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided enough for us to acess the lab again. All the samples will be labeled and displayed to allow students and colleagues at my university lab to explore these materials, recipes, and start contributing to the collection with their own experiments. 

docs/projects/outcomes/features_wishlist.md

+#Features wishlist for material archives
+
+The slideshow at the bottom of this page is a mock-up of an imagined online archive to rethink the way we might archive new naturals in a context-aware, collaborative way. In many ways, the proposal follows the form and functions the same way other content management systems allow users to contribute. So there is nothing new there, it is the point that it looks familiar and recognizable as such. To explain, I've created a walk-through video. 
+
+<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0jvTqtBk5YM" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+
+*Walkthrough of the features wishlist. Loes Bogers, 2020*
+
+##Summary
+
+**Meaningful filtering and correlating using additional fields**
+
+The contribution envisioned here is more about the way database entries might allow for other perspective. For example: how might we approach recipes, ingredients, and user locations in more *relational* ways? How can new fields that ask contributors to make more specific and nuanced ethical and ecological considerations, be turned into meaningfully searchable tags and filtering? This mock-up tries to probe such questions by imagining such an archiving system and different roles for different kinds of users. 
+
+**Proposed features**
+
+Developing a working database was outside the scope of this project, and connecting to existing initiatives may be a better avenue to explore. The design of the kind of system proposed here would include these features: 
+
+- **features for peer feedback**, ratings and constructive criticism;
+- **additional fields** in contribution forms that help us build more nuanced understandings of the historical, cultural and ecological context of materials and ingredients (e.g. eco-compatibility tags);
+-  include **audiovisual material** that can convey tactile and sensorial qualities of samples;
+-  add additional required fields (in recipe and ingredient forms) to **add a critical angle on the way we consider new naturals** as material alternatives. 
+-  use these new fields as **additional filtering criteria** for e.g. local abundance in your area, most successful recipes, or most contested ones that could be further researched. 
+-  once used by enough users, the way the datastructures are linked can **allow for further analysis of popular recipes and correlations** with e.g. geographical regions, environmental conditions and local abundance of certain ingredients: so in the future we might be able to learn from the database-as-dataset. 
+-  **differentiation of "roles" and rituals** (reader vs. writer vs. admin vs. superadmin) to ensure quality control and feedback loops based on experience and expertise. 
+
+The suggested features may be included in existing archives (preferred) or be a starting point for a new initiative. Do get in touch if you are are working on material archiving and would like to explore this further: l[dot]bogers[at]hva[dot]nl
+
+<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSOITFNlLhDRTC-h4-3g8u4V4mp2aVy5ONBdhKwN_7VJFTJSQW5lZD5VXOjcPAiExnz6gH1xD5-qoX1/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="600" height="629" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe>
+
+
+

docs/projects/outcomes/new_naturals_manifesto.md

+# Archiving New Naturals: A Manifesto
+
+![](../../images/finalpics-193.jpg)
+
+*As a starting point for the project, I wrote this manifesto for the obsessively curious, the critical makers, the material nerds. Now let's keep going. By Loes Bogers, 2 April 2020*
+
+1. What is a material? **If we can perceive "stuff" as *useful*, it is a material**; 
+1. if usefulness is in the eye of the beholder, perhaps what we need most is to do **diversify *and* nuance our understanding of usefulness**
+1. if material = useful "stuff", we perhaps we should **evaluate materials in terms of what they *do*** (the superpowers they have) and less by what the *are* (in terms of traditional taxonomies);
+1. **we need *ongoing* material activism**, especially in the face of smart and advanced materials increasing popularity. What could be methods to continue to demystify material craftsmanship as materials research evolves and becomes highly technical and less accessible due to increasing complexity as well as patenting intellectual property?
+1. **if plastics are not the only issue, then bioplastics are not the only solution**, dyeing and chemical treatments and finishes are equally if hazardous for the environment and workers. Biodegradable, or even biocompostable plastics will not solve all our problems;
+1. **designers and makers need to get comfortable drawing from different fields of knowledge** and their methods like empirical approaches and systematic ways of experimenting and documenting, such as in fields of biology, chemistry and other "hard" sciences.
+1. but we need to be equally **aware of history, cultural heritage and the politics of design materials** in terms of their cultural history, as well as their socio-economic and ecological implications:
+1. **we need open-source material knowledge**. If resources are part of the commons, then so are material knowledge and craftsmanship, but we need to continue to build it up and keep it alive. 
+1. **make materials from scratch**. It will bring the entire ecology of material knowledge, production, distribution and legislation into view and open to questioning;
+1. **cultivate material craftsmanship** and understand the importance time and controlled environments effect on a material's growth/curing/drying. But equally, learn to work *with* any material (rather than expecting it to bend to your will). 
+1. look for and learn to appreciate **locally abundant resources** and their potential, and start to see them appear in very unlikely places;
+1. **spend time with materials and resources**. Attention and dedication to the cooking/curing/drying or growth process will allow you to start seeing alternative uses, options, applications (and are necessary in understanding how be somewhat in control of their final form).
+1. **learn from practices from all over the world** to strengthen your own locally centered practice. Or: let's not yield to the temptation of turning the wealth material resources and knowledge into yet another candy shop to pick and choose from at will;
+1. **ask questions to stay with the trouble** of so-called sustainable materials, rather than setting out to find silver bullet solutions (see also point 5).
+1. **document and share** your process, research and outcomes using formats to describe their sensory and technical properties, and give an impression of their tactile, and auditory qualities.
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docs/files/ingredients (work in progress)/glycerine.md → docs/projects/outcomes/tools_and_templates/example_glycerine.md

-# Glycerine 
+
+![](../../../images/glycerine.png)
+
+*Vegetable-based glycerine from the brand OrphiFarma*
+
+
+# GLYCERINE 
+
 
 (glycerin, glycerol)
 
 **What is it and how is it produced or sourced?**
 
-Glycerin is a sugar alcohol derived from animal products, plants or petroleum (as a by-product of biofuel). Vegetable glycerin is made by heating triglyceride-rich vegetable fats — such as palm, soy and coconut oils — under pressure, using heat, and/or together with a strong alkali, such as lye, which causes the glycerin to split away from the fatty acids and mix together with water, forming an odorless, sweet-tasting, syrup-like liquid. With necessary precaution you can make glycerine yourself.
+Glycerin is a sugar alcohol derived from animal products, plants or petroleum (as a by-product of biofuel). It can also be obtained from microalgae oils, and it can be recovered from used cooking oil. Not all of these are equally common however.
+
+Vegetable glycerin is made by heating triglyceride-rich vegetable fats — such as palm, soy and coconut oils — under pressure, using heat, and/or together with a strong alkali, such as lye, which causes the glycerin to split away from the fatty acids and mix together with water, forming an odorless, sweet-tasting, syrup-like liquid. During WWI and WWII, glycerine was produced by fermentation as well, but there routes have not been under-utilized by industry because it could not compete with chemical synthesis from petrochemical compounds. 
+
+With necessary precaution you can make glycerine yourself.
 
 **What are its possible functions in biofabricating?**
 
 *e.g. plasticizer, filler, colorant, PH modifier, mordant, solvent, release agent, curing agent, softener, and so on*
-
-*example: dried and ground egg shells can be used as filler in bioplastics, to add strength and reduce shrinkage. *
 
-Vegetable glycerin softens and hydrates human skin, increasing smoothness and suppleness. It is often used in skincare and also works as a laxative. It has antimicrobial and antiviral properties. In biofabrication, it may act as:
+Vegetable glycerin softens and hydrates human skin, increasing smoothness and suppleness. It is often used in skincare and also works as a laxative. It has antimicrobial and antiviral properties. It has many possible functions (as many as 1583 uses have been listed by the Glycerine Producers Association in 1945), but here are a few that are particularly useful in biofabication:
 
 - plasticizer for more flexible bioplastics
-- softener for alternative leather (e.g. fish leather)
+- moisturizer or softener in fish leather tanning (e.g. fish leather)
 - additive for soap bubble mixes
 - solvent for	 pigment extraction (not documented here)
 
@@ -28,7 +37,7 @@ PH value:		5
 
 *How do you know if you are getting the right type (in nature/at the shop)? Or can you use any? For example, carbonate and bicarbonate soda are significantly different, but you may find it is referred to as "soda"*
 
-Look for glycerin(e) or glycerol. Smaller bottles are often more expensive. You might need to contact the supplier about the origins of the product if you want to know before. Choose a plant-based glycerine, it should state on the label what it is made of.
+Look for glycerin(e) or glycerol. In the U.S., glycerin(e) is a brand name for a purified variety of 95%, with glycerol being the principal component. In Europe, glycerol is more widely applied interchangeably. Smaller bottles are often more expensive. You might need to contact the supplier about the origins of the product if you want to know before. Choose a plant-based glycerine, it should state on the label what it is made of.
 
 ## Local abundance
 
@@ -54,15 +63,13 @@ In Portugal: less than 2000 km from site of use
 
 *Type and amount of energy used to produce this ingredient, e.g. does it require a lot of water, heat, chemicals?*
 
-The production of glycerine requires heat and pressure, and sometimes strong alkali, like lye. 
+The production of glycerine requires heat and pressure, and sometimes strong alkali, like lye. It it also a product of fermentation processes but this is less efficient and cannot yet compete with synthetic methods. 
 
 **Toxicity**
 
 *Is this ingredient toxic to humans/animals?*
 
-No
-
-Some people have an allergic skin reaction to vegetable glycerine. 
+No. But some people have an allergic skin reaction to vegetable glycerine. 
 
 **Distance from origin to site of use** 
 
@@ -107,22 +114,27 @@ Needs more research
 
 *Historically, what were the uses of this ingredient? In which contexts were these uses discovered? When? By whom? How did it travel to other places?*
 
-[Free text]
+Glycerine is closely linked to the life processes themselves, and is a component of all living cells. It occurs naturally in wine, beer, bread and other fermentation products of sugar and grains. It is found in nature as triglycerides (a combination of glycerine and fatty acids that make up almost any vegetable and animal fat or oil). 
 
+Glycerine was discovered by accident in 1779 by K.W.Scheele. The Swedish chemist was heating olive oil and a lead monoxide, and he published his findings in 1783 in the Transactions of the Royal Academy of Sweden. His method which he called "the sweet principle of fat" was renamed into glycerine (from the Greek γλυκύς or glukus which means sweet) by M.E. Chevreul, who patented a new production method in 1823. Glycerine was of no economic significance until Alfred Nobel found the first worldwide technical application for it: for his invention of dynamite in 1866. It is said to have fueled industrial development of chemicals. 
 
 ##Concerns 
 
-**Describe how this ingredient has been or might be contested. What are the issues and concerns? Which arguments are put forward?**
+**Describe how this ingredient has been or might be contested. What are the concerns and dilemmas? Which arguments are put forward?**
 
 *may be cultural, health-wise, ecological, social, cultural, political, economical arguments*
 
-[Free text]
+The purity of glycerine is essential for some applications (e.g. in chemistry, cosmetics, and food grade glycerine). With the increase in biofuel production, the production of glycerine grew as well. Purifying glycerine however is a particularly energy intentive part of the production process. Perhaps further research could be done on the required purity of glycerine for use in bioplastics. 
 
 
 ##References
 
 *Please provide information to the references used*
 
+- **Environmental factsheet: Glycerol**, by the European Commission, n.d. [link](https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/sites/jrcsh/files/BISO-EnvSust-Bioproducts-Glycerol_140930.pdf)
+- **Glycerol production by microbial fermentation: a review** by Zhengxiang Wang, Jian Zhuge, Huiying-Fang, Bernard A Prior, in Biotechnology Advances, Vol.19, Issue 3, June 2001, pp. 201-223: [link](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S073497500100060X)
+- **Glycerine: An Overview** by the Soap and Detergent Association, Glycerine & Oleochemical Division New York, 1990: [link](http://bit.ly/Zsg3u9)
+- **Nothing Takes The Place of Glycerine** by the Glycerine Producers Association, New York, 1949: [link](https://www.aciscience.org/docs/Nothing%20takes%20the%20place%20of%20glycerine.pdf)
 - **What is vegetable glycerin? Uses, benefits and side effects** Alina Petre for  Healthline, 19 December 2018: [link](https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vegetable-glycerin#what-it-is)
 - **How to make glycerine from vegetable oil**, Sciencing.com, n.d. [link](https://sciencing.com/sources-of-organic-matter-in-soil-12347549.html)
 - **Glycerol**, Wikipedia, n.d. [link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycerol)

docs/projects/templates/new_ingredient.md → docs/projects/outcomes/tools_and_templates/ingredient_template.md

-*Below is the template for a new ingredient entry:*
+# Ingredient template
 
-# [INGREDIENT NAME]
+*Below is the template for documenting and researching an ingredient. An example of one that is filled in (for glycerine) can be found [here](../../../files/example_glycerine2/)*
+
+# [Ingredient name]
 
 [Ingredient name (alternative names 1, 2)]
 
+E.g. glycerol, glycerine, propanetriol
+
 **What is it and how is it produced or sourced?**
 
 [Free text]
@@ -18,10 +22,9 @@
 
 **Processing information**
 
-If applicable: 
-
 - Dissolves in:	[free text, e.g. cold/warm/hot water, alcohol]
-- PH value:		[number 1-14]
+- PH value:		[number 1-14]
+- Safety:			[free text]
 
 **Selecting the right type**
 
@@ -49,9 +52,8 @@ and costs about [NUMBER] in [CURRENCY] per [NUMBER][UNIT].
 
 Select one: 
 
-- Less than 100 km (locally abundant
-- Less than 500 km
-- Less than 2000 km
+- Less than 500 km (locally abundant)
+- More than 500 km
 - More than 2000 km
 
 ##Eco-compatibility\*
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ Yes/No/Not sure
 ##Concerns 
 
 
-**Describe how this ingredient has been or might be contested. What are the issues and concerns? Which arguments are put forward?**
+**Describe how this ingredient has been or might be contested. What are the issues and concerns? Are there dilemmas to consider? Which arguments are put forward?**
 
 *may be cultural, health-wise, ecological, social, cultural, political, economical arguments*
 

docs/projects/templates/labels.md → docs/projects/outcomes/tools_and_templates/label_templates.md

 
 # Label templates
 
-![](../../images/labelimagehere.jpg)*Labeling your samples, Loes Bogers, 2020*
+![](../../../images/finalpics-192.jpg)*Labeling your samples, original design by Maria Viftrup (2017), modified and photographed by Loes Bogers, 2020*
 
-As you start to create your material experiments, you will want to organize the way you archive them. These labels can be used to organize your samples. Only include items that are fully cured and/or dried. 
+As you start to create your material experiments, you might want to organize the way you archive and/or showcase them. Following the example of the Material Archive at TextileLab Waag, it's a very activating gesture to include a summarized version of the recipe on the label, to indicate these are open-source recipes. 
 
-All these labels can be printed on regular office printers that can print on heavier paper, like A4, 160 or 210 grams/m2. Check what your printer allows. They can be edited InDesign or Acrobat Pro (for now). 
+These labels were adapted to include additional information to acknowledge and reference others, and describing changes made to the original, to add some sustainability info, and also describe what the material is based on. The title can be very descriptive, and comparative (like "banana clay"), but it is also useful see right away the origins of the core component and how it was sourced (which for banana clay would be: fruit waste). 
 
-Use strong double-sided tape to attach a strong label with a hole to it if you wish to hang them. Designs for a display system will be added here at a later stage. 
-
-The label designs were originally created by [Maria Viftrup](https://viftrup.com/textilelab) for TextileLab Waag in Amsterdam, modified by Loes Bogers in April 2020 with permission by Waag. The font used is Calibri light. 
-
-### Large labels 
-
-These labels are 21 x 20 cm (WxH)
-
-[InDesign file for large labels](../templates/label_large.indd)
-
-[PDF file for large labels](../templates/label_large.pdf)
-
-### Medium labels
-
-These labels are 15 x 14.2 cm (WxH)
-
-[InDesign file for large labels](../templates/label_medium.indd)
-
-[PDF file for large labels](../templates/label_medium.pdf)
-
-### Small labels 
-
-These labels are 10.5 x 10 cm (WxH)
-
-[InDesign file for large labels](../templates/label_small.indd)
-
-[PDF file for large labels](../templates/label_small.pdf)
-
-##Growing your local (physical) archive
+##Information to put on the labels
 
 A nice systematic way of growing your archive is by starting simple variations on existing recipes, e.g. by changing the amounts, adding or substituting one ingredient, etcetera. 
 
 **Title**
 
-Think of a short, descriptive title
+Think of a short, descriptive title, maybe even comparing it to materials it is similar to. 
 
 **[Core]-based?**
 
-Here you can what is the main constituent material to help describe what kind of material this is. This is not a hard classification, but is supposed to provide a meaningful descriptor to help place the material (which the title alone might not be able to do). 
+Here you can what is the main constituent material to help describe what kind of material this is and how its main ingredient has been sourced. This is not a hard classification, but is supposed to provide a meaningful descriptor to help place the material (which the title alone might not be able to do). 
 
 For example, a bioplastic may be *gelatine-based*, or *agar-based*, or *starch-based* (or a combination). Fish leather is *animal-based*, whereas a mango leather would be *plant-based*, or perhaps even based on fruit waste. Dyes or inks are usually classified accordig to their solvent: e.g. *alcohol-based* or *water-based* because it says something about how they might be used. Whereas pure pigment (powders, or pigments grown on silk like the Serratia Marcescens recipe could be considered *microbial*. 
 
@@ -65,21 +37,24 @@ Some examples:
 
 **Renewable/reusable/compostable?**
 
-All these terms are explained on the [glossary page](../glossary.md).
+A renewable material is a material that can replenish itself naturally on a human timescale. So plants, bacteria and fungi: definitely. Trees? Not really. Petroleum? Definitely not
 
-**Ingredients/making procedure**
+A material is reusable if you can reshape it without loosing its qualities. For example: PLA can be remelted in such a way, and alum crystals can be redissolved and formed again without relatively little additional energy. 
 
-Keep it short and sweet, and make sure you refer to the extended recipe that ca be accessed online (see also "variations on a source recipe".)
+A material is compostable if it can be turned into a fertilizer (a compound that is *beneficial* for plant growth within 90 days. Ideally, it is suitable for home-composting. Which means that it does not require industrial composting facilities to compost, but you can do it yourself under uncontrolled conditions. 
 
-**Variations on a source recipe**
+**Ingredients/making procedure**
+
+Keep it short and sweet, and make sure you refer to the extended recipe that can be accessed online (see also "variations on a source recipe".)
 
-The labels ask you to state which recipe is the "source" recipe, and how you are making variations on it. Assuming that you will start off by coming up with variations on the recipes listed here. Did you develop or find new recipe? Keep on reading to find out how to contribute to the digital archive as well. 
+**This is a variation on:**
+The labels ask you to state which recipe is the "source" recipe, and how you are making variations on it. Assuming that you will start off by coming up with variations on the recipes listed here but you can also point to another recipe (use the QR code for quick access). 
 
-*URL & QR code*
+**URL & QR code**
 
-Put the URL to the online recipe in the box on the top left, and/or generate a QR code for that url and add it on the label for easy access on mobile phones. You can find [free QR code generators](https://www.qr-code-generator.com) online. Use short URLs if possible, you can shorten URLs with for example [bit.ly](https://app.bitly.com).
+Put the URL to the online recipe in the box on the top left, and/or generate a QR code for that url and add it on the label for easy access on mobile phones. You can find [free QR code generators](https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/) online. Use short URLs if possible, you can shorten URLs with for example [bit.ly](https://app.bitly.com).
 
-**Customize with your lab's logo & website**
+**Optional: customize with your logo & website**
 
 Use the top right box and text field to customize the label by adding your lab's logo and url if you wish. 
 
@@ -87,13 +62,38 @@ Use the top right box and text field to customize the label by adding your lab's
 
 Don't forget to fill out your details and the date of fabrication at the bottom of the label. 
 
-##Contributing to the collaborative digital archive\* 
 
-*\* For the time being it is only possible to submit to the archive in this way, but the intention is to automate this fully in the future.*
+![](../../../images/finalpics-191.jpg)*Labeling your samples, Loes Bogers, 2020*
+
+## Printing and assembling
+
+All these labels can be printed on regular office printers that can print on heavier paper, like A4, 160 or 210 grams/m2. Check what your printer allows. But don't forget to put your info before printing:
+
+-  labels can be edited InDesign or Acrobat Pro (for now). Only include items that are fully cured and/or dried. 
+-  Export the labels for print, and include crop marks for cutting
+-  Print the labels on 160 or 210 grams/m2 paper
+-  Cut along the crop marks to trim off the edges
+-  Use strong double-sided tape to attach a strong label with a hole to it if you wish to hang them. Designs for a display system will be added here at a later stage, or design your own.
+
+The label designs were originally created by [Maria Viftrup](https://viftrup.com/textilelab) for TextileLab Waag in Amsterdam, modified by Loes Bogers in April 2020 with permission by Waag. The font used is Calibri light. 
+
+### Large labels 
+
+These labels are 21 x 20 cm (WxH)
+
+[InDesign file for large labels](./label_large.indd)
+
+### Medium labels
+
+These labels are 15 x 14.2 cm (WxH)
+
+[InDesign file for medium labels](./label_medium.indd)
+
+### Small labels 
+
+These labels are 10.5 x 10 cm (WxH)
 
-If your variations have turned into a substantially different material, with different properties, please contribute to the digital archive by filling a form for a [new recipe entry](../new_recipe.md) and sending it to l.bogers [at] hva [dot] nl.
+[InDesign file for small labels](./label_small.indd)
 
-*Adding new ingredients*
-If your recipe requires a new ingredient, please also fill out a form for a [new ingredient entry](../new_ingredient.md) and sending it to l.bogers [at] hva [dot] nl. 
 
 

docs/projects/outcomes/tools_and_templates/pigment_template

+*Below is the template for a new pigment, dye or ink entry:*
+
+# [NAME OF PIGMENT/DYE/INK (max 4)]
+
+![](../../images/yourimagehere.jpg)*Caption, Photo credit, Year*
+
+##GENERAL INFORMATION
+
+max 50 words
+
+**Physical form**
+
+Pastes, gels & liquids
+
+Color without additives: Golden yellow
+
+**Fabrication time**
+
+Preparation time: [number][unit]
+
+Processing time: [number][unit]
+
+Need attention: [number][unit]
+
+Final form achieved after: [number][unit]
+
+**Estimated cost (consumables)**
+
+0,00 Euros, for a yield of approx. [number][unit]
+
+##RECIPE
+
+###Ingredients
+
+* **[ingredient] - [amount][unit]** [describe function e.g. dye stuff, solvent, stabilizer, preservative]
+* **[ingredient] - [amount][unit]** [describe function e.g. dye stuff, solvent, stabilizer, preservative]
+* **[ingredient] - [amount][unit]** [describe function e.g. dye stuff, solvent, stabilizer, preservative]
+
+###Tools
+
+* **[tool] - [type]** [describe function]
+* **[tool] - [type]** [describe function]
+* **[tool] - [type]** [describe function]
+
+
+###Yield 
+
+Approx. [number][unit]
+
+###Method
+
+1. **[Title subsection]**
+
+	- [describe step]
+	- [describe step]
+	- [describe step]
+
+2. **[Title subsection]**
+
+	- [describe step]
+	- [describe step]
+	- [describe step]
+
+
+###Process pictures
+
+![](../../images/yourimagehere.jpg)*Caption, Photo credit, Year*
+
+###Variations
+
+- [describe possible variation here]
+- [describe possible variation here]
+- [describe possible variation here]
+
+##ORIGINS & REFERENCES
+
+**Cultural origins of this recipe**
+
+*Describe known cultural heritage tradition(s) that are being drawn from as well as communities who made significant contributions to its development:
+*
+[Describe here]
+
+**Needs further research?**   Yes/No/Not sure
+
+[Describe avenues for further research]
+
+###Key Sources
+
+*Which key sources or recipes does this contribution draw from?
+*
+- **[Title of publication 1]** by [First + Last Name Author]\([Affiliation/Institution]\), [Publication name or channel], [YYYY], [link](put URL here).
+
+###Copyright information 
+
+*Is the information listed above copyrighted or published under e.g. a creative commons licence? Provide info here.*
+
+*If not, please state that you agree to publish this recipe under a [Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike (CC BY-SA 2.0) license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)*
+
+**By submitting this recipe I agree to publish it under a CC BY-SA 2.0 Creative Commons license. Please mention to these details for attributions:**
+
+[Title of publication 1] by [First Name, Last Name Author]\([Affiliation/Institution]\), [YYYY], [Publication name or channel],[link](put URL here).
+
+##ETHICS & SUSTAINABILITY
+
+*Describe known concerns and issues with this recipe/technique, provide clear explations arguments people may have put forward to address issues with the technique, this material, or it ingredients. Consider social, economical, cultural, political, ecological considerations*
+
+Needs further research?		Yes/No
+
+[Describe avenues that need research here]
+
+**Sustainability tags**
+
+- **Renewable**: yes/no/needs further research
+- **Vegan**: yes/no/needs further research
+- **Made of by-products or waste**:  yes/no/needs further research
+- **Biocompostable**:  yes/no/needs further research, [describe duration and conditions for composting]
+- **Re-usable:** yes/no/needs further research [describe here]
+
+Needs further research?:  Yes/No/Not sure
+
+[Notes]
+
+##PROPERTIES
+
+- **Color fastness:** low/medium/high
+- **Light fastness:** low/medium/high
+- **Washability:** low/medium/high
+- **Color modifiers:** acidic/alkaline/none
+- **Odor**: none/moderate/strong
+
+##ABOUT
+
+**Maker(s) of this sample**
+
+- Name: [First + Last Name]
+- Affiliation: [Institution Name]
+- Location:  [City], [Country]
+- Date: [DD-MM-YYYY] – [DD-MM-YYYY]
+
+**Environmental conditions**
+
+- Humidity:  [number]% / not sure
+- Outside temp:  [min-max] degrees Celcius
+- Room temp:  [min-max] degrees Celcius
+- PH tap water:  1-14
+
+**Recipe validation**
+
+Has recipe been validated? 
+
+No/Yes, by [NAME], [AFFILIATION], [LOCATION], [DATE]
+
+**Images of the final sample**
+
+*Image guidelines: all images should be of the object on a white background. The overview image should show the object in its entirety with a frame of white background enclosing it, adding a detail image is recommended. Crop off edges if necessary. All images should be landscape format.*
+
+![](../images/yourimage1.jpg)*Caption, Image credit, Year*
+
+![](../images/yourimage2.jpg)*Caption, Image credit, Year*
+
+![](../images/yourimage3.jpg)*Caption, Image credit, Year*
+
+
+##REFERENCES
+
+[List all references used, including key sources of the recipe]
+
+- **[Title of publication 1]** by [First + Last Name Author]\([Affiliation/Institution]\), [Publication name or channel], [YYYY], [link](put URL here).
\ No newline at end of file

docs/projects/templates/new_recipe.md → docs/projects/outcomes/tools_and_templates/recipe_template.md

-*Below is the template for a new material entry:*
+# Recipe template
 
-# [RECIPE NAME (max 4 words)]
+*Below is the template for documenting a recipe*
 
-[youtube embed of instruction vid here]
+----------------
 
-##GENERAL INFORMATION
+# [Recipe name]
+
+[embed a tactility video here to present your material]
+
+*Tactility video of the material, NAME, YEAR*
+
+##General information
 
 [Describe the material in max 150 words]
 
@@ -34,7 +40,7 @@ Approx. [number] [unit]
 
 [number] [local currency], for a yield of approx. [number][unit]
 
-##RECIPE
+##Recipe
 
 ###Ingredients
 
@@ -54,11 +60,11 @@ Approx. [number] [unit]
 ###Tools
 
 1. **[Tool] [optional or not?]**
-	- Is this ingredient optional?  Yes/No
+	- Is this tool optional?  Yes/No
 1. **[Tool] [optional or not?]**
-	- Is this ingredient optional?  Yes/No
+	- Is this tool optional?  Yes/No
 1. **[Tool] [optional or not?]**
-	- Is this ingredient optional?  Yes/No
+	- Is this tool optional?  Yes/No
 
 
 ###Method
@@ -128,7 +134,7 @@ Yes/No/Not sure
 - [Free text]
 - [Free text]
 
-##ORIGINS & REFERENCES
+##Origins and references
 
 **Cultural origins of this recipe**
 
@@ -156,9 +162,9 @@ Yes/No/Not sure
 
 [Title of publication 1] by [First Name, Last Name Author]\([Affiliation/Institution]\), [YYYY], [Publication name or channel],[link](put URL here).
 
-##ETHICS & SUSTAINABILITY
+##Ethics & sustainability 
 
-*Describe known concerns and issues with this recipe/technique, provide clear explations arguments people may have put forward to address issues with the technique, this material, or it ingredients. Consider social, economical, cultural, political, ecological considerations*
+*Describe known concerns and issues with this recipe/technique, provide clear explations arguments people may have put forward to address issues with the technique, this material, or it ingredients. Consider social, economical, cultural, political, ecological considerations and dilemmas*
 
 Needs further research?		Yes/No
 
@@ -176,7 +182,7 @@ Needs further research?:  Yes/No/Not sure
 
 [Notes]
 
-##PROPERTIES
+##Properties
 
 *Based on technical property categories used in the Material District archive https://materialdistrict.com/material, and the sensory descriptors categories proposed in: Lerma, Beatrice (2010). Materials ecoefficiency and perception. Proceedings: CESB 2010 Prague - Central Europe towards Sustainable Building 'From Theory to Practice': pp. 1-8.*
 
@@ -204,7 +210,7 @@ Needs further research?:  Yes/No/Not sure
 - **Sensitive to color modifiers:** alkaline/acidic/none 
 
 
-##ABOUT
+##About
 
 **Maker(s) of this sample**
 
@@ -237,7 +243,7 @@ No/Yes, by [NAME], [AFFILIATION], [LOCATION], [DATE]
 ![](../images/yourimage3.jpg)*Caption, Image credit, Year*
 
 
-##REFERENCES
+##References
 
 [List all references used, including key sources of the recipe]
 

docs/projects/outcomes/tools_and_templates/review_template.md

+# Review template
+
+*Below is the template with all desired datapoints to leave a recipe review*
+
+## Recipe information
+* [Title pulled from database]
+* [URL pulled from database]
+* [Author pulled from database]
+
+## Title and description
+**Do title and description adequately describe the material?**
+
+yes/no/cannot say*
+
+**Further details/suggestions?**
+
+[free text]
+
+## Image(s) of final product
+**Do the images seem accurate?**
+
+yes/no/cannot say*
+
+**Further details/suggestions?**
+
+[free text]
+
+## Fabrication time
+**Was the estimated time accurate?**
+
+similar/longer/shorter*
+
+**Further details/suggestions?**
+
+[free text]
+
+## Ingredients
+**Was the description of ingredients adequate?**
+
+yes/no/cannot say*
+
+**Further details/suggestions?**
+
+[free text]
+
+**Did you have to change any of the amounts to be successful?**
+
+*Ingredient 1 (pull from recipe):* 		the same/less/more
+*Ingredient 2 (pull from recipe):* 		the same/less/more
+*Ingredient 3 (pull from recipe):* 		the same/less/more
+
+**Further details/suggestions?**
+
+[free text]
+
+## Tools
+
+**Was the description of tools adequate?**
+
+yes/no/cannot say*
+
+**Further details/suggestions?**
+
+[free text]
+
+## Yield 
+*(before processing/drying/curing)*
+
+**Was the amount of yield adequate?**
+
+yes/it was more/it was less*
+
+**Further details/suggestions?**
+
+[free text]
+
+## Method
+**Were the steps adequately described?**
+
+yes/no/cannot say*
+
+**Further details/suggestions?**
+
+[free text]
+
+## Drying/curing/growth process
+**Was the process adequately described?** 
+
+yes/no/cannot say*
+
+**Further details/suggestions?**
+
+[free text]
+
+## Details on drying/curing/growth process
+**Was this section adequately described?**
+
+yes/no/cannot say*
+
+**Further details/suggestions?**
+
+[free text]
+
+## Post-processing
+**Was this section adequately described?**
+
+yes/no/cannot say*
+
+**Further details/suggestions?**
+
+[free text]
+
+## Process pictures
+**Were the pictures informative and clear?**
+
+yes/no/cannot say*
+
+**Further details/suggestions?**
+
+[free text]
+
+## Variations
+**Was the list of variations comprehensive?**
+
+yes/no/cannot say*
+
+**Further details/suggestions?**
+
+[free text]
+
+## Did you feel any of the sections were under-researched or ill-informed?
+
+*Check all that apply:*
+
+* Local abundance
+* Cultural origins
+* Reference used for recipe
+* Known concerns and dilemmas
+* Sustainability tags
+* Comparative qualities
+* Technical & sensory qualities
+* Tactility & sound impression video
+
+**Further details/suggestions?**
+
+[free text]
+
+## Physical form of sample
+**Was the sample classified under the right category?**
+
+yes/no/cannot say
+
+**Further details/suggestions?**
+
+[free text]
+
+## Recipe score
+
+*Give a rating between 1 and 5 stars* 	
+	
+1	2	3	4	5
+
+## Local Recipe Information
+
+*Please provide local recipe information*
+
+**Maker(s) who tested this recipe:**
+
+* *Name*: 		[Insert]*
+* *Affiliation*: 	[Insert]
+* *Location*: 	[Insert city, country]*
+* *Date*: 		start date [DD-MM-YYYY] – end date [DD-MM-YYYY]*
+
+\+ add another maker
+
+**Environmental conditions**
+
+* *Humidity*: 	[number minimum] – [number maximum] %*
+* *Outside temp*: 	[number minimum] – [number maximum] degrees Celcius
+* *Room temp*: 	[number minimum] – [number maximum] degrees Celcius*
+* *PH tap water*: 	[number 1-14]*
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+**Estimated price (consumables)**
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+* *Ingredient 1 (pull from recipe)*:  [enter amount] in [enter currency]
+* *Ingredient 2 (pull from recipe)*:  [enter amount] in [enter currency]
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+**Local suppliers**
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+**Ingredient 1 (pull from recipe):* 	[enter supplier info]
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+**Image(s) of the final product (max 3)**
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+*Image guidelines: all images should be of the object on a white background. The detail image is a close-up view of a detail. The overview image should show the object in its entirety with a frame of white background enclosing it. Crop off edges if necessary. All images should be landscape format.*
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+* *Select file*:  [upload…]
+* *Image caption*: [free text]
+* *Image credit*: [name], [year]
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+\+ add another file
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+**Images of your setup (max 3)**
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+*Image guidelines: images should be landscape format and sharp. Please provide captions so the viewer can understand the elements of the setup.*
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+\+ add another file
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docs/projects/outcomes/tools_and_templates/tactilityvideo.md

+# Tutorial for a tactility video
+
+<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ySV1o9vA8NQ" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+
+A helpful way of documenting the sensory qualities of a material, or the "feel" and sound of it is to shoot a video. With some small tricks you can show a lot of properties that a material has, using sound and reflection of light while you are playing with a sample. In the tutorial below I explain some ways to give a more tactile demonstration of these material qualities: 
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+- strength
+- hardness
+- shape memory
+- weight
+- translucence
+- texture (and also glossiness actually)
+- structure
+- stickiness
+- scratch resistance
+- surface friction
+- and more generally: using sound, light, and distance from the camera to demonstrate all of the above. 
+
+All the tactility videos I made of the material samples in this project (and more), are listed in this [Youtube playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJnjBsCdBxGIRjgl9SVeoAYn7UzqS8A6).
+
+I'm using my iPhone to shoot these, and a video stand I designed that can be laser cut from a 50x30 cm sheet of 4 mm MDF. You can download these cutfiles below: 
+
+- [Illustrator file](./stand.ai)
+- [DXF file](./stand.dxf)
+
+![](../../../images/stopmotionstand.jpg)*A simple phone stand to make tactility videos with your phone, Loes Bogers, 2020*
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docs/projects/recipes.md

-#ARCHIVE STARTER: RECIPES
-
-25 recipes to start your own archive of material samples, and learn some of the most important techniques to start your own R&D lab for design materials. 
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-| Nr  |  Title          |  Approx. Price  |       Image      | Link  |
-|-----|-----------------|---------|--------------------------|--------|
-| 1 | Biofoam | €0,50 | ![](../images/finalpics-16_foam.jpg) | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/biofoam/) |
-| 2 | Extra Flexible Foil| €0,78 | ![](../images/finalpics-67.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/biofoilextraflexible) |
-| 3 | Bioresin | €2,56 | ![](../images/finalpics-37.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/bioresin) |
-| 4 | Biosilicone | €1,68| ![](../images/finalpics-45_silicone.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/biosilicon) |
-| 5 | Starch rubber | €2,26 | ![](../images/finalpics-47.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/biorubber) |
-| 6 | Biolinoleum | €0,78 | ![](../images/finalpics-56.jpg) | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/biolino) |
-| 7 | Alginate net | €0,57 | ![](../images/finalpics.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/alginatenet) |	
-| 8 | Alginate foil | €1,12 | ![](../images/finalpics-52.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/alginatefoil) |
-| 9 | Alginate string | €0,57 | ![](../images/finalpics-72.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/alginatestring) |
-| 10 | Agar foil | €0,50 | ![](../images/finalpics-80.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/agarfoil) |
-| 11 | Agar composite | €0,57 | ![](../images/finalpics-58.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/agarcomposite) |
-| 12 | Re-used PLA scraps | €0,00 | ![](../images/finalpics-61.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/recycledPLA) |
-| 13 | Alum crystal silk | €2,00 | ![](../images/finalpics-5.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/alumcrystalsilk) |
-| 14| Borax crystals | €2,25 | ![](../images/finalpics-10.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/boraxcrystals) |
-| 15| Kombucha SCOBY | €6,15 | ![](../images/)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/kombuchascoby) |
-| 16| Kombucha paper | €0,64 | ![](../images/finalpics-14.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/kombuchapaper) |
-| 17 | Flower paper and dye | €0,01 | ![](../images/finalpics-127.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/flowerpaper) |
-| 18 | Overripe mango leather | €0,21 | ![](../images/finalpics-20.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/mangoleather) |
-| 19 | Banana Peel Clay | €0,10 | ![](../images/finalpics-188.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/bananaclay) |
-| 20 | Tanned fish skin | €1,10 | ![](../images/finalpics-76.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/fishskin) |
-| 21| Madder dye | €2,01 | ![](../images/finalpics-83.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/madderdye) |
-| 22 | Red cabbage dye | €0,01 | ![](../images/finalpics-115.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/cabbagedye) |
-| 23 | Yellow onion skin dye | €0,02 | ![](../images/finalpics-143.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/oniondye) |
-| 24 | PH modifiers for biochromes | €0,02 | ![](../images/finalpics-185.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/phmodifiers) |
-| 25 | Bacterial dye on silk | €0,00 | ![](../images/finalpics-124.jpg)  | [Recipe](../../files/recipes/bacterialdye) |
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