Yesterday I received a prize for ‘most progressive innovation’ with my project the ‘StickerVoteMatch’ during the symposium from ‘Amateur to Pro!’ I’m also part of the book ‘Goed nieuws uit Nederland!’ Thanks a lot PDMA!
In 2013, ProDemos, house for democracy asked me to design an interactive tool to communicate complex information about politics. The aim was to involve more people on this topic outside the walls of the institute. Before this time ProDemos mainly distributed flyers at festivals to inform the public. We (DRS22 and Studio Renate Boere) came up with an interactive installation based on the vote match. At festivals or in the city hall you can use a sheet of stickers (agree or disagree) to show your opinion on a big installation (3 big canvasses). By doing this a discussion arises among participants that don’t even know each other. After completing all theses you insert your used sticker sheet in a scanner, the result is a personalised voting advice. In this video you can see how the ‘StickerStemWijzer’ worksThe ‘StickerStemWijzer’ (StickerVoteMatch) became very popular.Since 2014 there is also a German version of the ‘StickerStemWijzer’: the ‘Wahl-O-mat zum Aufkleben’.Peru is interested and there are serious negotiations with Mexico an Brasilia. Something I couldn’t have dreamed of.
The StickerStemWijzer features three life-sized canvases displaying political statements from the online municipal StemWijzer. Participants use green and red stickers to indicate their agreement or disagreement. Once completed, the sticker sheets are scanned at a voting booth, and a receipt shows the political parties that align most closely with the participant’s views. The longer the installation remains in place, the clearer the collective political opinions of the participants become.
StickerStemWijzer debuts at liberation festivals in The Hague, Rotterdam, Groningen, and Vlissingen. It is also featured in municipal elections, aiming to make it easier for young people to choose a party, especially for the European elections. The installation’s progress can be tracked via a Facebook application, which updates hourly with photos, allowing users to follow their city’s political sentiment in real-time.
In essence, StickerStemWijzer serves as an innovative bridge between the public and the political landscape, encouraging deeper engagement and reflection through an interactive and accessible format.
Design: DRS22 in collaboration with Studio Renate Boere, Renate Boere, Leonie de Ruiter (intern), Silke Kuilman
Technology : Zork: Michael van Schaik