# Nouns Archive Expansion

![](https://i.imgur.com/7ldC7Dl.jpg)

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### **TL;DR**
* [Nouns Archive](https://nounsarchive.wtf/) is an one-stop archive center which contain the creativity of NounsDAO's contestants and all the memes proliferations.
* We intend to continue to grow by integrating projects from all over the Nouns community and by introducing a streamlined landing page with upgraded visuals.
* 4 months of operation.
* 38.18 ETH requested.
* Nouns Archive Expansion Mockup - [TRY ME NOW!](https://xd.adobe.com/view/0e080238-8b33-4a6b-9135-db84ea8a9963-5b5b/?fullscreen&hints=off)

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### **Introduction**

Hello **NounsDAO**,

I'm **Voadz**, one of the Nouncillors. Periodically, I've seen a tonne of contests hosted by our nounish communities such as [coloring book contests](https://nounsarchive.wtf/portfolio/nounsense-02) by Noun22 & Messhup, [memes contests](https://nounsarchive.wtf/portfolio/noadz-valentines-day) by Noadz, and is now mainly being held by the [Noun Square](https://twitter.com/thenounsquare) team. We have seen full of delightful contest submissions with all sorts of genres from all across the world.

I took an initiative to build a website where we can display all of the entries from NounsDAO's contestants because I personally feel it is very important for the DAO to do so. Additionally, it provides access to all future possibilities. 

As time passes, I feel it needs to grow even more by including all of the Nouns projects from the community and not only the contestants. Our memes proliferations are all contained inside.

Why is it important to document and archive these things?

> "The body continuously explores time and space. It holds our history, if we listen closely." -Chloe Chotrani

![](https://i.imgur.com/aDIU2rB.jpg)

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### **Summary**

* **Long-term Vision** ; 
    * To retain past and future historical key data of all talented builders & artists that contribute around Nouns ecosystem.

* **Objective** ; 
    * 1) To help **onboard newcomers** that are interested in Nouns so they can catch a **glimpse** of what the project is all about. Navigation will be improved through enhanced visual design to create a stronger first impression.
    * 2) **References that act as inspiration**. Drawing from references is beneficial because it provides our imaginations with tangible things to model after.
    * 3) To create potential opportunity for artists / builders to receive **commissions or collaborative works/projects** with others.

* **Strategy** ; 
    * 1) **Simplified TL;DR / streamlined landing page with upgraded visuals** consists of ; *to browse relevant areas & specific parameters* ;
            * simplified projects/contests brief
            * project owner/hosts
            * total funded/prizes
            * categories (*ex; art, community, tech, marketing, physical etc*)
            * links to discourse/full props/related infos/contests
            * social media (*ex; twitter, discord*)
            * tags / filters *(most recent, oldest, alphabetically)*
            * distinct project images with descriptions
            * status
            * contest winners
            * CC0 label together with proof of CC0 (*ex; toggle/submit forms etc*)
            * search bar with data points
            *( all are shown under **Details**)*

    * 2) **Coordinate with other existing platforms** already in place (ex. ***[nouns.center](https://nouns.center/), [proposal.wtf](https://maty-eth.notion.site/maty-eth/NounsDAO-Proposals-Overview-b8c76e6ac8e44515966ee032ea20f860), [nounish](https://twitter.com/nounish)***) by pooling resources & efforts for maximum efficiency and also to complement each other.
    * 3) **Contents sustainability** ; we will be using Notion for the database and will be publically viewable. Content submission form with formats will be available for community use. An additional idea is to work with Nouns AI team for data scraping by using certain hashtags/keywords *(to be discuss)*.
    * 4) **CC0 Contents & Icon** ; any artist can **enable or declare** their work to be CC0 by submitting forms that will be made available soon. It is freely usable by anyone for remixing and other creative purposes. A "CC0" icon will appear that contains additional proof of CC0.
    * 5) A **daily dose of nounish things** ; daily curated posting of one random nounish project to give more **visibility & brand consistency** for long term goals.
    * 6) Main whiteboard to organise works ; [Nouns Archive's FigJam](https://www.figma.com/file/g1etPE6nK6WtwK35i9C8gs/Nouns-Archive?node-id=0%3A1).

![](https://i.imgur.com/YtMFFYJ.jpg)

* **Measuring Success** ; 
    * 1) We are tracking using Google Analytics and will factor in a monthly report & insights of the website.
    * 2) As per *image* attached, it is an event count for 2 months. 
    * 3) Organic views and engagements will always be the baseline metrics, but currently, **85%** of the contents are exclusively focus on contest entries. We anticipate that the graph will eventually be higher once we have completed building an MVP jointly across all nounish projects.
![](https://i.imgur.com/C8Iu47E.png)


* **Deliverables** ; 
    * 1) Empower existing website, [nounsarchive.wtf](https://nounsarchive.wtf/) as per whole new concept interface attached above.
    * 2) **On-the-go** website with comprehensive materials, including numerous projects and submissions.
    * 3) As per said under ***Strategy***.
    * 4) Biweekly reports and updates on new developments on discourse & social media (*twitter & discord*). Planning to search for other new platform that is suitable to use.

* **What we have delivered** ; 
    * 1) [Nouns Archive Center Website](https://nounsarchive.wtf/) - Funded by [NSFW Team](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/nsfw-nouns-archive-center/2413)
            * total artworks uploaded ; **1xxx artworks**
            * total artist contributed ; **2xx artists**
            * all datas are based on Notion.
    * 2) Whole new concept interface for [Nouns Archive Expansion in XD format](https://xd.adobe.com/view/0e080238-8b33-4a6b-9135-db84ea8a9963-5b5b/?fullscreen&hints=off) for testing.

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### **Details**

![](https://i.imgur.com/x6i81pe.png)

![](https://i.imgur.com/eQqnByu.png)

![](https://i.imgur.com/dA2iJFW.jpg)

![](https://i.imgur.com/huA5DvG.jpg)

![](https://i.imgur.com/bIOM3V5.png)

![](https://i.imgur.com/pLOUw0L.jpg)

![](https://i.imgur.com/2GmWOIG.jpg)

![](https://i.imgur.com/tMBYNAk.jpg)

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### **Team**

* [**Voadz**](https://twitter.com/thevoadz)
    * Full-time building on Nouns (*Oct 21-Now*)
    * Nouncillor
    * UI / UX + 3D
    * Building [Noun O'Blocks](https://twitter.com/NounOBlocks)
    * Active members of [NounsMY](https://twitter.com/NounsMY)
* [**Nero One**](https://twitter.com/0xNeroOne)
    * Exploring [3D, VJ, Mograph, XR, Creative Coding, NFT, DAO](https://nero1.link/)
    * Building [DinoNouns ( Interactive On-Chain NFT)](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/nsfw-dinonouns-interactive-on-chain-nft/2642)

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### **Period of Engagement**

* 4 months : 15 December 2022 > 15 April 2023

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### **Budget Breakdown**

For 4 months deliverables & operation ;

![](https://i.imgur.com/upRP1DX.png)

You will notice an increase in the amount asked *(NSFW)*, mainly due to building it *full-time* & the increased *workloads (including extra working hours)*. You can refer under ***Strategy & Deliverables***.

*Rate ; 1 ETH = $1,100 USD,*
**Total ETH amount requested from NounsDAO: 38.18 ETH ( Total USDC: $42,000 )**

* **25.45 ETH** - Voadz
* **12.73 ETH** - Nero One

All funds will be held in a multi-sig wallet that will initiate the following transactions:

* Convert ETH to $42,000 USDC ($210 for txn fees)
* Paid via 0xSplits stream (until the end of April)

This budget will be governed by Voadz & Nero One and controlled by a 2/2 multi-sig.
*0xdd7e4d8A5FEF6702F7e9C5B45dB440ba7a6e00c0*

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### **Notes**

![](https://i.imgur.com/FJgalEQ.png)

Our small grants contract will no longer be in effect by the **end of November 22**. We are committed to continue working on this, we intend to use the remaining time efficiently to solicit input and suggestions & finding sponsors while concurrently making changes to this prop and submit for on-chain.

Thanks.
Voadz ⌐◨-◨

Outcome: EXECUTED