Wild-Type Fossils
Principle Designer
Eli C. Block
Concept
Digital file storage for the far future
Development Locations
BROWN UNIVERSITY  ·  RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN  ·  GOOGLE CREATIVE LAB  ·  GOOGLE BRAND STUDIO  ·  THE PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO
Creative Development (Overview)
Concept Pitch
BEAUTIFUL OBJECTS & FORMS
Parent Project
Landscape OS
Designer
Eli C. Block
Ideation Date
october 2015
Concept Expansion
November 2015  ·  December 2015
First Prototype Completion
December 2015
Concept Pitch
BEAUTIFUL OBJECTS & FORMS
Parent Project
Landscape OS
Designer
Eli C. Block
Ideation Date
october 2015
Concept Expansion
November 2015  ·  December 2015
First Prototype Completion
December 2015
Creative Development (Overview)
CONCEPTING  ·  VISUAL DEVELOPMENT  ·  INDUSTRIAL DESIGN  ·  PHYSICAL PROTOTYPING  ·  MATERIAL ENGINEERINGMATERIAL FORMING  ·  COMMUNICATION & STRATEGY DEVELOPEMENT  ·  POSITIONING  ·  PACKAGING DESIGN  ·  PACKAGING DEVELOPMENTPACKAGING PROTOTYPING  ·  ASSEMBLY  ·  PHYSICAL UX DESIGN  ·  DECALING & DETAILING  ·  EPHEMERA DESIGNCOMMUNICATION DESIGN  ·  WEB DESIGN  ·  WEB DEVELOPMENT  ·  PRODUCTION  ·  PROMOTION
Development Status
Executive Producer
Dex Caradonna
Concepting
SKETCHES, 3 VOLUMES
Visual Development
PHOTOSHOP  ·  3D MODELING
Industrial Design
ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWINGS
Physical UX Design
PHYSICAL MODELING
Physical Prototyping
FOAM  ·  WOOD  ·  STYRENE
Material Engineering
JESMONITE AC200
Material Forming
3D PRINTING
Communication Development
BRANDING  ·  VOICE
Strategy & Positioning
FOCUS  ·  PROMISE
Packaging Design
FORM ENGINEERING
Packaging Development
SKETCHES, 2 VOLUMES
Packaging Prototyping
LASER CUTTING
Hardware Engineering
AGENCY DEVELOPMENT
Assembly
PRODUCTION SIMULATION
Decaling & Detailing
CNC MACHINING  ·  UV PRINTING
Ephemera Design
ILLUSTRATOR  ·  INDESIGN
Communication Design
STRATEGY REFACTORING
Web Design
SKETCH  ·  FIGMA
Web Development
WEBFLOW  ·  GITHUB PAGES
Production
IN DEVELOPMENT
Promotion
SOCIAL  ·  AGENCY
Sales
LIMITED EDITION
Legal
AGENCY  ·  FIRM  ·  NDA
Generation 2
PARALLEL DEVELOPMENT
Concepting
SKETCHES, 3 VOLUMES
Visual Development
PHOTOSHOP  ·  3D MODELING
Industrial Design
ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWINGS
Physical UX Design
PHYSICAL MODELING
Physical Prototyping
FOAM  ·  WOOD  ·  STYRENE
Material Engineering
JESMONITE AC200
Material Forming
3D PRINTING
Communication Development
BRANDING  ·  VOICE
Strategy & Positioning
FOCUS  ·  PROMISE
Packaging Design
FORM ENGINEERING
Packaging Development
SKETCHES, 2 VOLUMES
Packaging Prototyping
LASER CUTTING
Hardware Engineering
AGENCY DEVELOPMENT
Decaling & Detailing
CNC MACHINING  ·  UV PRINTING
Assembly
PRODUCTION SIMULATION
Ephemera Design
ILLUSTRATOR  ·  INDESIGN
Communication Design
STRATEGY REFACTORING
Web Design
SKETCH  ·  FIGMA
Web Development
WEBFLOW  ·  GITHUB PAGES
Production
IN DEVELOPMENT
Promotion
SOCIAL  ·  AGENCY
Sales
LIMITED EDITION
Legal
AGENCY  ·  FIRM  ·  NDA
Generation 2
PARALLEL DEVELOPMENT
Prototyping
Physical prototyping via RISD ID Shops and Google Creative Lab
Prototype V01
INDUSTRIAL BLUE FOAM 4” BY 7”
Prototype V02, V03, V04
WOOD VARIOUS DIMENSIONS
Prototype V05
JESMONITE AC300
Prototype V06
MARBLED JESMONITE AC300
Prototype V01
INDUSTRIAL BLUE FOAM 4” BY 7”
Prototype V02, V03, V04
WOOD VARIOUS DIMENSIONS
Prototype V05
JESMONITE AC300
Prototype V06
MARBLED JESMONITE AC300
Peripheral Design Development At
RISD GRAPHIC DESIGN PRINT LAB  ·  RISD ID MODEL SHOP  ·  CO-WORKS DIGITAL FABRICATION SHOP
References and Sketches Maintained At
ARE.NA  ·  PINTEREST  ·  INSTAGRAM  ·  RISD ID BUILDING 5TH FLOOR STUDIOS
3D Art & Rendering
Fahredin Kosumi
Design Support & Web Development
Tyler Yin
Proposed Color Palette
ACID  ·  DEEP BLUE  ·  LAVENDER  ·  CANDY  ·  EVERGREEN  ·  FOSSIL  ·  AMBER  ·  SULFUR  ·  PEWTER  ·  BLUEPRINTTURQUOISE  ·  ORCHID  ·  LAB GREEN  ·  WATERMELON  ·  HELIOTROPE  ·  STONE  ·  BLUE GREEN  ·  ARGON  ·  MAGENTA  ·  CYANKEYSTONE  ·  FELDSPAR  ·  OPAL  ·  HONEY  ·  BRECCIA  ·  SALOME  ·  MAGMA  ·  BASALT
Material Treatment
Marbled  ·  ACCRETEd  ·  ROUGH CONGLOMERATE  ·  ROUGH CUT  ·  PETRIFIED  ·  SMOOTH CUT
Technical Specifications (Estimated)
Storage Capacity (ED1) Small
4 TERRABYTES
Storage Capacity (ED2) Medium
16 TERRABYTES
Storage Capacity (ED3) Large
32 TERRABYTES
Length
EIGHT INCHES
Width
FOUR INCHES
Height
Half Inch
Storage Capacity (ED1) Small
4 TERRABYTES
Storage Capacity (ED2) Medium
16 TERRABYTES
Storage Capacity (ED3) Large
32 TERRABYTES
Length
EIGHT INCHES
Width
FOUR INCHES
Height
Half Inch
Ongoing Work Status
Creative Development
Eli C. Block
Web Design
December 2019
Web Development
July 2019
Material Studies
May 2020
Prototyping
June 2020
Web Design
Work in Progress
Web Development
DECEMBEr 2019
Material Studies
January 2020
Prototyping
Work in progress
A WILD-TYPE Project
Wild-Type Fossils
Principle Designer
Eli C. Block
Concept
Digital file storage for the far future
Development Locations
BROWN UNIVERSITY  ·  RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN  ·  GOOGLE CREATIVE LAB  ·  GOOGLE BRAND STUDIO  ·  THE PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO
Creative Development (Overview)
Concept Pitch
BEAUTIFUL OBJECTS & FORMS
Parent Project
Landscape OS
Designer
Eli C. Block
Ideation Date
october 2015
Concept Expansion
November 2015  ·  December 2015
First Prototype Completion
December 2015
Concept Pitch
BEAUTIFUL OBJECTS & FORMS
Parent Project
Landscape OS
Designer
Eli C. Block
Ideation Date
october 2015
Concept Expansion
November 2015  ·  December 2015
First Prototype Completion
December 2015
Creative Development (Overview)
CONCEPTING  ·  VISUAL DEVELOPMENT  ·  INDUSTRIAL DESIGN  ·  PHYSICAL PROTOTYPING  ·  MATERIAL ENGINEERINGMATERIAL FORMING  ·  COMMUNICATION & STRATEGY DEVELOPEMENT  ·  POSITIONING  ·  PACKAGING DESIGN  ·  PACKAGING DEVELOPMENTPACKAGING PROTOTYPING  ·  ASSEMBLY  ·  PHYSICAL UX DESIGN  ·  DECALING & DETAILING  ·  EPHEMERA DESIGNCOMMUNICATION DESIGN  ·  WEB DESIGN  ·  WEB DEVELOPMENT  ·  PRODUCTION  ·  PROMOTION
Development Status
Executive Producer
Dex Caradonna
Concepting
SKETCHES, 3 VOLUMES
Visual Development
PHOTOSHOP  ·  3D MODELING
Industrial Design
ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWINGS
Physical UX Design
PHYSICAL MODELING
Physical Prototyping
FOAM  ·  WOOD  ·  STYRENE
Material Engineering
JESMONITE AC200
Material Forming
3D PRINTING
Communication Development
BRANDING  ·  VOICE
Strategy & Positioning
FOCUS  ·  PROMISE
Packaging Design
FORM ENGINEERING
Packaging Development
SKETCHES, 2 VOLUMES
Packaging Prototyping
LASER CUTTING
Hardware Engineering
AGENCY DEVELOPMENT
Assembly
PRODUCTION SIMULATION
Decaling & Detailing
CNC MACHINING  ·  UV PRINTING
Ephemera Design
ILLUSTRATOR  ·  INDESIGN
Communication Design
STRATEGY REFACTORING
Web Design
SKETCH  ·  FIGMA
Web Development
WEBFLOW  ·  GITHUB PAGES
Production
IN DEVELOPMENT
Promotion
SOCIAL  ·  AGENCY
Sales
LIMITED EDITION
Legal
AGENCY  ·  FIRM  ·  NDA
Generation 2
PARALLEL DEVELOPMENT
Concepting
SKETCHES, 3 VOLUMES
Visual Development
PHOTOSHOP  ·  3D MODELING
Industrial Design
ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWINGS
Physical UX Design
PHYSICAL MODELING
Physical Prototyping
FOAM  ·  WOOD  ·  STYRENE
Material Engineering
JESMONITE AC200
Material Forming
3D PRINTING
Communication Development
BRANDING  ·  VOICE
Strategy & Positioning
FOCUS  ·  PROMISE
Packaging Design
FORM ENGINEERING
Packaging Development
SKETCHES, 2 VOLUMES
Packaging Prototyping
LASER CUTTING
Hardware Engineering
AGENCY DEVELOPMENT
Decaling & Detailing
CNC MACHINING  ·  UV PRINTING
Assembly
PRODUCTION SIMULATION
Ephemera Design
ILLUSTRATOR  ·  INDESIGN
Communication Design
STRATEGY REFACTORING
Web Design
SKETCH  ·  FIGMA
Web Development
WEBFLOW  ·  GITHUB PAGES
Production
IN DEVELOPMENT
Promotion
SOCIAL  ·  AGENCY
Sales
LIMITED EDITION
Legal
AGENCY  ·  FIRM  ·  NDA
Generation 2
PARALLEL DEVELOPMENT
Prototyping
Physical prototyping via RISD ID Shops and Google Creative Lab
Prototype V01
INDUSTRIAL BLUE FOAM 4” BY 7”
Prototype V02, V03, V04
WOOD VARIOUS DIMENSIONS
Prototype V05
JESMONITE AC300
Prototype V06
MARBLED JESMONITE AC300
Prototype V01
INDUSTRIAL BLUE FOAM 4” BY 7”
Prototype V02, V03, V04
WOOD VARIOUS DIMENSIONS
Prototype V05
JESMONITE AC300
Prototype V06
MARBLED JESMONITE AC300
Peripheral Design Development At
RISD GRAPHIC DESIGN PRINT LAB  ·  RISD ID MODEL SHOP  ·  CO-WORKS DIGITAL FABRICATION SHOP
References and Sketches Maintained At
ARE.NA  ·  PINTEREST  ·  INSTAGRAM  ·  RISD ID BUILDING 5TH FLOOR STUDIOS
3D Art & Rendering
Fahredin Kosumi
Design Support & Web Development
Tyler Yin
Proposed Color Palette
ACID  ·  DEEP BLUE  ·  LAVENDER  ·  CANDY  ·  EVERGREEN  ·  FOSSIL  ·  AMBER  ·  SULFUR  ·  PEWTER  ·  BLUEPRINTTURQUOISE  ·  ORCHID  ·  LAB GREEN  ·  WATERMELON  ·  HELIOTROPE  ·  STONE  ·  BLUE GREEN  ·  ARGON  ·  MAGENTA  ·  CYANKEYSTONE  ·  FELDSPAR  ·  OPAL  ·  HONEY  ·  BRECCIA  ·  SALOME  ·  MAGMA  ·  BASALT
Material Treatment
Marbled  ·  ACCRETEd  ·  ROUGH CONGLOMERATE  ·  ROUGH CUT  ·  PETRIFIED  ·  SMOOTH CUT
Technical Specifications (Estimated)
Storage Capacity (ED1) Small
4 TERRABYTES
Storage Capacity (ED2) Medium
16 TERRABYTES
Storage Capacity (ED3) Large
32 TERRABYTES
Length
EIGHT INCHES
Width
FOUR INCHES
Height
Half Inch
Storage Capacity (ED1) Small
4 TERRABYTES
Storage Capacity (ED2) Medium
16 TERRABYTES
Storage Capacity (ED3) Large
32 TERRABYTES
Length
EIGHT INCHES
Width
FOUR INCHES
Height
Half Inch
Ongoing Work Status
Creative Development
Eli C. Block
Web Design
December 2019
Web Development
July 2019
Material Studies
May 2020
Prototyping
June 2020
Web Design
Work in Progress
Web Development
DECEMBEr 2019
Material Studies
January 2020
Prototyping
Work in progress
A WILD-TYPE Project
Digital
File
Storage
For The
Far
Future
Digital
File
Storage
For The
Far
Future
Fossil
by
Wild-Type