New project: The Offline Facebook Office
Where I work, we have a small business center where the photocopiers, printers, and office supplies are located.
Located there are paper, envelopes, stamps, assorted stickers, and other office supplies — the usual stuff you might find in any office. There are stamps that say “approved,” stickers that say “signature required,” etc.
I didn’t know what many of these stamps and stickers mean, nor did anyone ever tell me. I just kind of figured it out over time.
Well… what would happen if placed some pseudo-official-looking stickers and stamps alongside the other material, and what if the function of those stamps was familiar from another context?
The only way to find out is to have some stickers and stamps made. So I borrowed the “Like” concept from Facebook, and did just that. See picture above. These were placed alongside the normal office materials in the business center.
Will people intuitively recognize the intended purpose of these materials? Would their presence in the office supply center automatically give them authority? Will someone actually share their approval of a document by slapping a “Like” stamp on it? Or will people just be confused?
Only time will tell. Stay tuned.
