#045 Time Capsule

D101 Task of the day

Today, you will make a time capsule.

It is a process in seven steps:

1. Think about the box. Remember that the box has to last twenty five years.

2. Select the meaningful objects that should be in the time capsule.

3. Write a message or a note, or something of the like.

4. Close it and seal it.

5. Hide/dig/conceal, whatever you want.

6. Make a map with instructions and give it to someone close to you.

7. Make an illustration where we can see the objects, the box, and the place where it is kept.

Share the illustration with us. We can't wait to see it!

At first I put last weeks painted watercolor flowers from the Facebook Design 101 Arena challenge in the time capsule. Hopefully I can see my progress in 25 years and laugh at my first tinkering.

Pencil and paper: perhaps they are no longer available in 25 years because of extensive digitalisation.

A vinyl record with favorite kids songs and a needle: hopefully I just became grandmother as we dig up the time capsule in 25 years. CD’s can no longer be played due to technological developments but vinyl is timeless if you have a needle.

Coins and paper money: maybe payments will be done only by Internet banking and debit/credit cards. 

Two gifts from los loves. A wire bent to 'lov' (the wire was too short to make the word ‘love’) and a red-painted cherry stone in heart shape. I would love to see them again after 25 years.

A book with pictures of artwork and poems by local artists.

Photos of myself, my family, my house and the garden. Photos of the city and surroundings as they are now and a map of the area. Today’s newspaper and a description of our daily activities.

My wisdom tooth: because of its archaeological value when the time capsule will not be found by family after 25 years but many, many years later by unknown.

I'll bury the time capsule in my garden under the rose bush.

The box will be wrapped in plastic (which is not good for the environment, but it does not decay as fast)

In my letter, I will mention the global positioning coordinates (GPS)