# Integrate 8/8 Anniversary Art 2023

To celebrate the two-year anniversary of Nouns DAO, we're proud to submit 8 new heads and 2 new accessories for approval and addition to the protocol.

The 10 traits are creations by Amiyoko, Facu, Goldy, Index, Krel, and Tummlin, a group of six passionate contributors to the noundry community. The group came together with a mission to design, refine, and curate a selection of traits worthy of addition to the Nouns collection.

We propose to continue the tradition of adding to the Nouns body of artwork on the project's anniversary, August 8. See last year's [art upgrade proposal (125)](https://nouns.wtf/vote/125) for reference.

Below are the final traits as well as a birds-eye-view of the work that went into creating the selection. Additionally, [this Figma document](https://www.figma.com/file/nVsK03C1B1CjmbipYqiIGY/Noundry-2023-curation-board?type=design&node-id=0%3A1&mode=design&t=Z1HLZIrpLKF0Ei9E-1) functioned as the heart of ideation and alignment throughout the process.

**The Heads**
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/HyKqYz1o2.png)

**The Accessories**
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/BJVF4ekoh.png)

**The Heads (Playground Generated)** 
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/HyvY_yJoh.png)

**The Accessories (Playground Generated)** 
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/ryrKNeks3.png)


**The Design and Refining Process**
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/Sky81oA9h.gif)

**Troubleshooting**
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/H1lUyoC92.png)

**Colour Correcting**
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/B1x8JjCc3.png)

**Final Palettes**
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SklI1sC5h.png)

**Assets prepared for deployment**
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/S1ASyiAqn.png)

**Playground Testing**
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/B1AuaiC93.png)
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/S10O6jCq2.png)
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/rJR_TsCq3.png)
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SkC_6oA93.png)
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/B1ROTj052.png)
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/B1ZJ-AC5h.png)
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/Bk0u6sA5n.png)
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/r1eR_6iRq3.png)

⌐◨-◨

# Integrate 8/8 Anniversary Art 2023

# Public Good global expansion 🍺

![](https://i.imgur.com/Wfgt1Ye.png)   

## A brand was born from a culture 🍻
***
A cc0 beer, label, and recipe. But more than that – a brand that reflects the culture.

Public Good’s goal is to bring the culture of cc0 and public good into the world of consumer products, putting Nouns in the spotlight as a leader in this movement.

Real products amplify visibility and legitimize the ecosystem outside of crypto Twitter, facilitating the onboarding funnel and paving the way for the flywheel to work beyond speculation.

We are going global. And the first step has been taken.

## First phase: done! ✅
***
💡 This first phase wasn’t funded by NounsDAO
![](https://i.imgur.com/LrFagUj.png)

✅ Public Good brand development
✅ Prospecting partners
✅ cc0 beer recipe creation
✅ Label design and production
✅ Canning of 3500 cans of Public Good IPA
✅ Website creation ([access now](https://www.publicgood.wtf/))
✅ Metaverse onboarding experience by Voidge ([access now](https://voidge.com/publicgood))
✅ NFT airdrop for supporters and buyers
✅ Lens handle airdrop for early supporters
✅ Free technical consulting and upgrade of company e-commerce to accept cryptocurrencies
✅ Launch Campaign with influencers funded by [Food Nouns](https://prop.house/foodnouns/open-kitchen-rounds/4282) (0.25 ETH) and [Cryptoadz](https://snapshot.org/#/cryptoadz.eth/proposal/0xfd727bbf5c5f8fec37b96ce7de6d8ce12dcd7aa12e4fa026b0bffbbc25860076) (0.25 ETH)
✅ 2 main crypto events sponsorship in Brazil
* BTC Pizza Day, Porto Alegre - 170 Attendees ([media](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pE7UDpaEauN8EECnBInMP-CVe4XFMgTg))
* NFT Brazil, São Paulo - 20k Attendees ([watch video](https://twitter.com/PublicGoodBeer/status/1669666576985997312))   
 
Two months ago, Narcose was just another award-winning craft brewery. But now it is leading a global movement that it has pioneered. They accept crypto as a form of payment in their e-commerce, have tokenized experiences, have a metaverse, and see this new market as a point of differentiation. Now they are innovators AND BUILDERS, promoting the Nouniverse to all their stakeholders.

![](https://i.imgur.com/jZkSfr9.png)    

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

![](https://i.imgur.com/rSak9r8.png)   

![](https://i.imgur.com/DftqMcA.gif)   

![](https://i.imgur.com/DxPb6M0.png)    

![](https://i.imgur.com/2gdcu5z.png)   

![](https://i.imgur.com/2EpTwZL.gif)   

Shout out to the amazing network of collaborators that believed in the cc0 culture, joined forces and made it all possible:

fabioseva.eth (Coordination and Design), jp.⌐◨-◨ (Operations and Marketing), Narcose (Beer Production), Viking (Malt and Hop Supplier), [Buidler.it](http://buidler.it/) (NFT Launchpad), [Voidge.com](http://voidge.com/) (Metaverse Development), [BPague.com](http://bpague.com/) (Crypto Payment Gateway), BTC Pizza Day Porto Alegre (Event), NFT Brasil (Event), Foodnouns (Funding) Cryptoadz (Funding), Lens Protocol (Handles Giveaway)

## An opportunity to scale 🌐
***
![](https://i.imgur.com/IJHYa1z.png)
The first phase proved that beer is an excellent product to start proliferation on a global scale. We are seeking funding to expand our actions in 3 complementary strategic directions:

1. New regions 📍
2. Proper marketing in Brazil 🇧🇷
3. New product categories 👀   

**1) New regions 📍**    
![](https://i.imgur.com/4iKllzi.png)
Narcose is already part of a network of regular collaborative breweries, through which it markets its beers in the US and Europe. We will take Public Good Beer to these markets, also integrating them into our onboarding ecosystem and turning them into real Nouns builders.

We are asking for 4500 USDC amount, enough for label printing, marketing material, initial sample distribution (est. 500 cans of beer), and post-production FOR EACH of our partners:

Stillwater Brewery (Seattle) 🇺🇸
Against the Grain (Kentucky) 🇺🇸
Wooden Ship (Minneapolis) 🇺🇸
Brewski (Sweden) 🇸🇪
Bierol (Austria) 🇦🇹
Canil (Portugal) 🇵🇹

Note that the goal is to catalyst a collaborative beer that will be sold as part of the brewery’s portfolio, not to distribute it only at a single event. The funding is an incentive to kickstart production and marketing and involves a commitment from the brewery.

**BUDGET: 6x 4500 = 27000 USDC**   

![](https://i.imgur.com/jvG8dTb.png)
**2) Proper marketing in Brazil 🇧🇷**

International expansion will not be instantaneous, as it demands a free schedule in the industry. In this period, we take advantage of the existing inventory of over 3000 cans produced.

Despite the success of Phase 1, we believe we haven’t reached full IRL proliferation potential for such a pioneer project. We had 0.5 ETH for everything (sub 300 cans, and very short-scale marketing activation). Thus, the proposed expansion would bring the deserved impact and tons of resources for further promotion of the Nouniverse.

The next 2 biggest crypto weeks in Brazil happen in August (during NFTRio) and September (Blockchain Rio, which connected the Brazilian Nouns community IRL for the first time). We are asking 4500 USDC for each week to make a big impact at main and side events, including:

* Public Good Beer distribution
* Marketing materials (shirts, stickers, temporary tattoos)
* Activations (POAP distribution, treasure hunts, giveaways)
* Professional quality media production
* We are asking for 4500 USDC for each week.

**BUDGET: 2x 4500 = 9000 USDC**   

![](https://i.imgur.com/DbzkhNr.gif)
**3) New product categories 👀**

Beyond beer, we have the opportunity to extend the portfolio to two synergic brands/categories:

a) BBQ sauces - for the weekly beer-fueled barbecues we do all around Brazil; and
b) Sunscreen - for our 7637 km of coastline, full of bikinis, surf stars and sunglasses ⌐◨-◨

We would like to allocate a total budget of 5000 USDC to work this as the project progresses. Alongside with this we also have the coordination and maintenance of the activities during period of 6 months at a cost of 6000 USDC.
![](https://i.imgur.com/p6Hr6hb.png)

**BUDGET: 11000 USDC**   

**TEAM**

fabioseva.eth
jp.⌐◨-◨

We are very excited to keep spreading the CC0 culture and bringing companies on board with us. A huge shoutout and heartfelt thanks to everyone who’s supporting the project either online and IRL. Don’t forget to follow [@PublicGoodBeer](https://twitter.com/publicgoodbeer) on Twitter for all the latest updates. Cheers to a future of collaboration and doing good!

**TOTAL ASK = 47000 USDC (~25 ETH)**   

![](https://i.imgur.com/1VrFZjh.gif)   

![](https://i.imgur.com/5zXWf6M.gif)   

***
_Sponsor's Note: (ccarella.eth)_    
As an enthusiast for Public Goods, I am thrilled to sponsor this proposal onchain. It's incredibly satisfying to witness a tangible representation of the Public Goods brand. With its CC0 recipe, distinctive branding, and collaboration with various breweries, this project stands out as an innovative venture that extends the reach of the meme. It also encourages people to contemplate the importance of both CC0 and Public Goods.

# Public Good global expansion 🍺

# Nounify Korea - stamp collection campaign

*Proposer note: I am happy be helping @fiveoceans_dev, @jheeart_nft, and @_duckhead get this onchain. I think this is a fun, sort of grassroots, small-is-big proliferation effort from a team that is highly committed to Nouns and has done quality work in the past.*
 
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/rkFD93zdn.jpg)
### TL;DR
- We propose to launch a stamp-collecting campaign to nounify Korea.
- Our primary objective is to establish Nouns as a prominent pop culture brand.
- By collaborating with coffee shops and utilizing Nouns' CC0 content, we can maximize Nouns' exposure and provide incentives for fans.
- To achieve this, we kindly request $65,000 or around $4,600 per location to promote nouns at 10+ coffee shops, 2 retail stores, and 2 art galleries over the next three months.

### Description
We have observed the success of Nouns' flywheel in Brazil, China, Japan, and other communities. We propose to launch activation campaign in Korea in collaboration with ten authentic coffee shops. This campaign aims to educate people about nouns and engage them in the process. Participants will collect noggle-stamps and have the chance to earn stylish nounish t-shirts as rewards.

Our team firmly believes in our energy and talent to establish Nouns as a prominent pop culture brand in Korea. The campaign will span three months, during which people will receive noggle-stamps with their coffee purchases. Once they collect 10 stamps, they can exchange a coupon card for a nounish t-shirt.

To ensure widespread exposure, all coffee shops will display posters, t-shirts, and magazines featuring on-chain proposals. Furthermore, these t-shirts will be available for purchase at retail stores and art galleries. We are committed to creating high-quality t-shirts using nounish cc0 content, with additional approval from the artists involved.

For the successful activation of the nouns community in Korea and the promotion of Nouns in 10+ locations over three months, we kindly request $65,000 in funding.

### The stamp collection campaign
![](https://i.imgur.com/51HGjJe.jpg)

The campaign will focus on creating visibility, engaging local community, and establishing a loyal fan base. The coffee shops will become a place for people to gather and learn about nouns through arts on t-shirts and information in magazines.

![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/B1e0gbXuh.png)

Coupon cards featuring nouns will be distributed at the coffee shops' counters. We anticipate each coffee shop to distribute around 50-30 coupon cards daily, totaling approximately 27,000 cards throughout the campaign. In our focused campaign, we will give out special coupon cards that need only 2 stamps to people who are interested in blockchain and NFTs through our network of friends.

### T-shirts
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/ByDeX5Md3.jpg)

T-shirts will be placed in highly visible areas at coffee shops. We'll use Nouns' cc0 content to create a beautiful collection of t-shirts. Our goal is to pleasantly surprise everyone with the quality and spirit of nounish artworks. These t-shirts will be made from scratch specifically for this campaign from high-quality materials and tailored in various styles for both men and women. Each label and tag will feature Noggles and links to Noun's homepage and Twitter account.

We will strategically strive to get the t-shirts in the hands of pop stars, actors, musicians, and models.

The t-shirts will be the same as those for prop173, 'Sail in NY,' that received praise from the community for their quality.

### NOUNS.WTF magazine
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/rkFD93zdn.jpg)

We propose creating a NOUNS.WTF magazine as a powerful marketing and storytelling tool to convey the campaign's message. The magazine will be cost-effective to design using Canva templates and nounish CC0 content. The magazines will be distributed at partner coffee shops and serve as a guide to NounsDAO.

The magazine will feature articles about: 
- campaign
- t-shirt collection
- top on-chain proposals
- nounish subdaos
- overview of government clients.
- We invite individuals and subdaos to contribute to the magazine's creation. Contact us on Twitter to publish an article or a post ([Nouns Seoul](https://twitter.com/nounsseoul)).

### Coffee shops and other partner properties

![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/H1Zj0T5u3.jpg)

We are going to collaborate with authentic coffee shops around Seoul. Here are the links to coffee shops located in popular areas such as [Jeongno](https://www.instagram.com/cha.teul/), [Itaewon](https://www.instagram.com/theroyalfad/), and [Sinsa](https://www.instagram.com/minoscoffeecult/). Additionally, we are going to sell t-shirts at popular [Fashion and lifestyle](https://www.instagram.com/niceweather.seoul/) goods stores and [art galleries](https://www.instagram.com/print_bakery/).

As of now, we onboarded three coffee shops, one retail store, and one art gallery. We can rest of the partner properties recruited in no time.

### Why Korea
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SJUNQsvw2.jpg)

Korea is known for its collection of cool nounish items, ranging from sailboats, resin toys, and children's books to motorcycles. In line with this, our goal is to unite and provide a firsthand experience to an increasing number of Nouns' fans. We believe that the timing is ideal to launch a nounish campaign, aiming to showcase the beautiful aspects of Nouns' art, culture, and governance. This initiative will not only attract a larger base of devoted fans but also facilitate the discovery of new nounish memes and contribute to the advancement of nounish culture.

### Timeline
The campaign is scheduled to commence in July and continue until October. The team estimates that it will require approximately 3-4 weeks to complete all the necessary preparations.
1 week - legal matters
1 week - coffee shop recruitment
1 week - decorations/logistics
3 weeks - manufacture 2,000 t-shirts
3 weeks - design and print NOUNS.WTF magazine

### The team
1. **[Fiveoceans_dev](https://twitter.com/fiveoceans_dev)** t-shirts manufacturing and distribution
2. **[Morph](https://www.instagram.com/morphmgmt/)** - legal matters and work with coffee shops.
3. **[Jhee](https://twitter.com/jheeart_nft)** NOUNS.WTF magazine
4. **[Duckhead](https://twitter.com/_duckhead)** coffee shops decorations

### Budget
$35,000 - manufacture 2,000 t-shirts (custom tags with noggles, different styles, artwork press, packaging)
$10,000 - coffee shops' rental fees (10 coffee shops, 3 months, $330 per month)
$4,000 - NOUNS.WTF magazine design and printing
$2,500 - logistics & storage (Ex. 100 t-shirts weight 22 kg or 48 pounds)
$2,500 - legal, tax, signing contracts with coffee shops, outsourcing  company's fees to conduct business etc
$3,000 - decorations $300 per coffee shop (10 t-shirt stands, 100 posters, 10 noggle stamps, 27,000 coupon cards, and others)
$2,000 - photo & video production to document progress and share on SNS
$6,000 - team's compensation. Four people working with coffee shops, designs, and coordinating campaign. 

**Total $65,000**

Nouns-Seoul multi-sig
0xFA85bcbDcDAE9113E81C8e0eC25DA9600c73a625




# Nounify Korea - stamp collection campaign

# Treasury Diversification: Swap 500 wstETH -> rETH via TWAMM

### tldr;

There’s been interest in diversifying [Nouns DAO treasury](https://etherscan.io/address/0x0BC3807Ec262cB779b38D65b38158acC3bfedE10), specifically `stETH => rETH`, and we have built a tool that’s tailor-made to help execute these trades: *TWAMM.* The trade will be executed completely on-chain, transparently with very low fees and minimal gas costs. 

The first trade will be for $1M, and after that completes successfully, a larger $14M trade will be proposed.

## **Background**

TWAMM is a concept introduced by [Paradigm](https://www.paradigm.xyz/2021/07/twamm) in July 2021. "It works by breaking long-term orders into infinitely many infinitely small pieces and executing them against an embedded constant-product AMM smoothly over time." 

An on-chain AMM protocol to enable large token swaps is essential to increase DeFi adoption and anti-fragility. Some interesting use cases for TWAMMs include [treasury diversification](https://twitter.com/HelloShreyas/status/1502177286170185735)*,* [whale liquidations](https://twitter.com/solendprotocol/status/1538553654575214592)*,* [peg maintenance](https://www.notion.so/fd88cb37208d4b0f9abaca4e276f9ddd?pvs=21)*, etc*.

We have been researching and developing TWAMMs since November 2021 and recently launched our protocol: [CronFi TWAMM](https://twitter.com/cronfinance/status/1645802789006876672). The code has been audited by SpearbitDAO, open-sourced, and verified on Etherscan. Considerable detail about the protocol is presented on the [docs page](https://docs.cronfi.com/twamm/).

## **Product Design & Incentives**

- AMM: we built our TWAMM as a custom pool on top of Balancer V2 Vault leveraging the *security, liquidity, flexibility, and gas advantages* of Balancer. Additionally, Balancer has become a Schelling point for protocols that want to leverage their AMM, thus creating network effects & composability advantages.
- Traders: as a long-term trader (Nouns DAO), you only have to pay gas for starting, canceling, or withdrawing proceeds from your order. All the other sub-orders of the DCA are done virtually and cost the Nouns DAO no gas fees. Virtual orders are only written on-chain when the next user interacts with the protocol (generally an arbitrageur).
- Arbitrageurs: as seen on other AMMs like Uniswap, arbitrageurs are important to keep the price of the assets in line with external venues. Arbitrageurs are critical for TWAMMs because trade sizes are significantly larger and last for multiple blocks. Therefore we have built and partnered with dedicated arbitrageurs (BloXRoute) to ensure pools are arbitraged frequently to ensure Nouns DAO gets the best swap return.
- Liquidity: there will be a minimum of $30k liquidity in the pools and we expect that to reach between $50-100k in liquidity before the trade executes. TWAMMs are extremely capital efficient given that the trades are split across multiple blocks and arbitrageurs are consistently bringing new liquidity back to the system to correct price deviations — simulation details below illustrate these efficiencies and swap performance.

## **Advantages**

- Low fees: wstETH/rETH is a stable pair and long-term swappers pay a one-time **0.03% fee.**
- Fully on-chain: zero dependencies on off-chain services, oracles, compute etc.
- Flexible: issue, withdraw, and cancel orders with ease.
    - Example new order: `sell 7_500 stETH for rETH in 100_000 blocks` ~roughly 2 weeks
    - Helpful periphery contract to issue orders
- Full control of orders and assets: non-custodial, cancellable, and withdraw proceeds at any time.
- Withdraw multiple times: users can withdraw once at the end, or every set number of blocks – they just pay gas fees.
- DCA over 1000’s of blocks gas-free: Nouns DAO would only pay gas for starting and ending suborders; arbitrageurs pay for placing suborders on-chain.
- Analytics: we will have an analytics dashboard that shows how the order is being filled so the DAO can monitor the trade. There will also be a post-trade analysis and report.
- Monitoring: we will be actively monitoring the trade as the `delegate` to ensure the order is being filled at a reasonable price. In case the trade escapes a reasonable threshold, we will cancel the trade on behalf of the DAO, refunding proceeds and the remaining unsold portion of the order to the Nouns DAO wallet.

## **Risks**

- Smart contract:
    - Fully audited: see SpearbitDAO report [here](https://github.com/spearbit/portfolio/blob/master/pdfs/CronFinance-Spearbit-Security-Review.pdf).
    - Hack Risks: built on Balancer V2 Vaults which have been battle-tested for 2+ years.
    - Bricked Pools: we’ve done extensive research and mitigations for gas, order DDoS, numerical underflows, incorrect TWAMM parameters etc – more info here: [0slippage](https://mirror.xyz/0slippage.eth).
    - Loss of Funds: open-source code, audited, verified, non-custodial, users in full control of funds, trade happens over multiple blocks so it can be canceled at any time by the user.
    - Malicious Pool Admin: all pool administrators can do is pause the pool or change fees at which point Nouns DAO can cancel and withdraw their funds.
- Lack of Arbitrage: we have built a flash swap arbitrage bot and also teamed up with BloXroute to provide a dedicated arbitrage service.
- Poor Execution: orders are cancellable at any time i.e if the price escapes preferred bounds restart the order at another time. Also, DCA is generally a better strategy than spot purchase for large orders.
- Information Leakage: this is not a big concern for a stable pair like wstETH/rETH which are like assets and have deep liquidity pools.
- MEV/Sandwich Attacks: orders are broken into small pieces and thus the benefit of front/back running orders is minimal – see the Paradigm paper for further details.

## **Competition**

Here are the alternatives and how they stack up against TWAMM. Note this isn’t a comprehensive list, but a short summary.

- Gnosis Auction:
    - Pros: well-tested technology
    - Cons: reliant on well-funded keepers, minimum buy lots, price upside capped, infrastructure overhead, limited timeframe, poor execution vs DCA over long periods.
- Manual DCA:
    - Pros: can execute it today
    - Cons: need to write a smart contract or fat finger mistakes, fees for each sub-order, gas costs of sub-orders, limited # of sub-orders
- DEX:
    - Pros: complete trade in a single block
    - Cons: poor liquidity, slippage, MEV attack vectors
- Aggregators
    - Pros: access to liquidity, completes trade quickly
    - Cons: not on-chain, MEV attack vectors, slippage
- OTC:
    - Pros: limit orders and other novel trade execution algorithms
    - Cons: off-chain, opaque, high fees, custodial, KYC, regulations, etc

## Trade Simulations

Here are the simulation results for the trade and expected returns. The initial trade is to show Nouns DAO the power of the protocol and ensure everything works as expected. This simulation is an approximation and results might vary based on liquidity, prices, volatility, etc. We will be monitoring the trade to ensure the trade fills won’t deviate drastically from the expected outcome. 

*NOTE*: this is a full contract simulation between a Balancer pool and our contract, using a fixed wstETH:rETH price in the balancer pool, fixed gas units, and fixed USD exchange rates. The simulation is executed with the actual contracts, with certain parameters held constant to evaluate the effect of liquidity and arbitrage frequency on swap performance.

### $1M trade with $100k liquidity: 1.327% slippage

![$1M Trade](https://file.notion.so/f/s/cc37a59f-9774-4859-a61c-69f8ee99fc0f/Untitled.png?id=af6d81b7-0b73-459b-bb0d-c6cafd2546d8&table=block&spaceId=7e9c2097-8472-4264-8933-88a90befa953&expirationTimestamp=1688119200000&signature=-LrcBvyt3f3UR6P-R3vrIOmejvImtapnsevhYmY6-yM&downloadName=Untitled.png)

LPs make **1.537% ($1537)** from fees in a week, if you’re interested in adding liquidity to the pool to earn fees, you can add liquidity here: [wstETH <> rETH TWAMM Pool](https://www.app.cronfi.com/pools/0x6910C4e32D425a834Fb61e983C8083a84b0EBd01). Here’s how swap performance improves as liquidity and arbitrage frequency increase in the pool. 
![Slippage vs Liquidity](https://file.notion.so/f/s/38b87f1a-e59a-42ab-8477-50eff845de50/Untitled.jpeg?id=00633ae7-1372-4f0a-96dc-87b8a3241a95&table=block&spaceId=7e9c2097-8472-4264-8933-88a90befa953&expirationTimestamp=1688104800000&signature=ZFT7TUSzr2-CoDAk20NjvH_nq4iKvwqXNmleE0QYEys&downloadName=Untitled.jpeg)

The real benefit is in the larger trade which does better than any on-chain solution and even Cowswap’s quotes. Additionally, LPs would make **1.545% ($21,626)** from fees in a week

### $14M trade with $1.4M liquidity: 0.553% slippage

![$14M Trade](https://file.notion.so/f/s/58005a86-ccbf-4242-964b-f61d1a3d8f3c/Untitled.png?id=8901e138-7e97-4fd4-a06f-f1647147aa9a&table=block&spaceId=7e9c2097-8472-4264-8933-88a90befa953&expirationTimestamp=1688126400000&signature=TTPdCodz5QByagmT-VhmdZev_6Z6NZNlGwFhx-PzmCY&downloadName=Untitled.png)

## **Proposal Operations**

This proposal requires two on-chain proposals. The first will be a trial trade for $1M wstETH → rETH. The follow-up proposal will trade $14M wstETH → rETH. 

Note: we’re wrapping more stETH than we are selling because the price fluctuates, we want to ensure the proposed amounts of wstETH are available to sell.

1. (We are here) `sell 500 wstETH for rETH in 50_400 blocks` ~1 week
2. (Follow up) `sell 7000 wstETH for rETH in 50_400 blocks` ~ 1 week

# Treasury Diversification: Swap 500 wstETH -> rETH via TWAMM

# Prop House IRL Experience 💡

![](https://i.imgur.com/coC4yHP.gif)

[Prop House](https://prop.house) is an excellent entry point for builders in the Nouns ecosystem. The Nouns in Rio team is requesting **9 ETH + 9,500 USDC** to create an engaging Prop House Experience in a hub brimming with innovators.
‎ 
## How 👀

We plan to create a round in the upcoming Nouns in Rio House and open exclusively* to all [Blockchain Rio](https://blockchainfestival.io/) attendees, a place full of builders aspiring to build for the Web3 ecosystem and push the boundaries of innovation.

A pool of 7 ETH will be designated to back 20 projects, each set to receive 0.35 ETH. Proposals must aim to enhance Prop House in some way, whether through community integration, explainer videos, code development, and more. After the event, Nouners will have a one-week voting window to determine which projects get funded.

**During the event, we'll ask builders interested in submitting a proposal to fill out a form. This ensures that all proposals come from verified event participants.*
‎ 
![](https://i.imgur.com/8kR9fgd.png)  
‎ 
## Why 🤔

We want individuals to recognize Prop House as a platform where they can get funding to bring their ideas to life. By showcasing the diverse groups already benefiting from the platform, we aim to inspire them to consider how they can engage their own communities in similar ways.

The true value of this experience lies not only in funding individual projects but also in connecting talented builders to the Nouns DAO community. By cultivating this relationship, we create a pathway for ongoing collaboration and innovation, encouraging them to continue contributing to and growing with the community.

Check out all the amazing things that have come from Prop House. **Nouns has funded one of the best Web3 platforms, and it's high time we spread the word about it.**

![](https://i.imgur.com/AZR3Lfp.png)
‎ 
## Where 📍

We discovered Prop House at an event and from that moment we knew we wanted to create an IRL experience for it. Now, we have the perfect chance. We'll be at the largest Web3 & Business event in Latin America, [Blockchain Rio](https://blockchainfestival.io/), from September 12th to 14th, alongside big names like Polkadot, CoinEx, Polygon, Ledger, and more. It's the ideal place to find passionate builders and introduce them to Prop House.

Take a look at the first edition of the event from 2022, which attracted more than 22,000 visitors, featured 432 speakers, and generated 86 million reais in economic impact for the state of Rio de Janeiro.

![](http://i.imgur.com/CODwQjS.gif)

![](https://i.imgur.com/l3gsmny.png)

*Brazilian builders on stage talking about Nouns and Prop House. [Watch here!](https://twitter.com/blockchain_rio/status/1630946236105736195)* 
‎ 
## Lounge 🛋️

Our lounge will include two interactive totems that enable attendees to explore Prop House and toggle between different houses and rounds. Additionally, two large TVs will display a video produced by us, highlighting projects funded by various communities through Prop House. The lounge backdrop will offer step-by-step instructions, complete with a QR code, for submitting proposals.

All of this will support the team in explaining what Prop House is and how it works. We'll also **give a talk** at the event and invite people to join the experience and submit their projects.

![](https://i.imgur.com/Ut98dfj.png)

*The layout of the lounge and the art on the backdrop are for illustrative purposes and may not represent the final design.*

![](https://i.imgur.com/UNfxWZG.png)
‎ 
## Team 🤝

[Nouns in Rio](https://twitter.com/NounsInRio) team, represented by [JP](https://twitter.com/home) and [Debinvest](https://twitter.com/debinvest), is behind the project. They will be on-site at the lounge to explain Prop House, discuss the round, and assist with wallet creations and proposal submissions.

![](https://i.imgur.com/9mp1CbE.png)

Nouns in Rio team has successfully organized various nounish IRL events, including [Nouns Week](https://nounsweek.wtf/rio-de-janeiro/), the [Treasure Hunt](https://twitter.com/NounsInRio/status/1574418495911219201), [social actions](https://twitter.com/NounsInRio/status/1606765831064588288) for Prop House's Nounish Holidays and many others.

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

![](http://i.imgur.com/uFXRkNX.gif)

*Nouns Week*
‎ 
## Budget 💰

With 7 ETH, we can fund a diverse range of projects with a meaningful ETH value. JP and Debinvest will each receive 1 ETH for managing the project and staffing the lounge during the event. The cost for setting up and operating the event space, which includes event fees and production expenses, will be 9,500 USDC. In case fewer than 20 proposals are submitted, **all remaining ETH will be returned to the DAO.**

![](https://i.imgur.com/HqGnVgI.png)
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## Success ✨

After the event concludes, we'll provide the DAO with both an aftermovie and a detailed report. This report will feature key metrics like site visits during the event (provided by the Prop House team if possible), submitted proposals, QR code scans, and minted POAPs. We'll also extend an invitation to all funded project leads to join the [Nouns in Rio Discord server](https://discord.gg/yBFRt2D894) for ongoing project follow-up, ensuring sustained engagement and support.

To amplify our impact, we'll actively engage the community through our Portuguese Nounish channels like [@nounsinrio](instagram.com/nounsinrio), [@nounsbr](instagram.com/nounsbr) and [@thenounsquarebr](https://www.tiktok.com/@thenounsquarebr). The engagement metrics from these channels will be included in our final report.

We recognize this is a pivotal time for the DAO, but due to the time-sensitive nature of our project, we felt the need to proceed. Thank you for reading and considering this proposal. Let's take Prop House to the streets! 💡

![](https://i.imgur.com/dAMtste.gif)

# Prop House IRL Experience 💡

# stETH peg protection

## Summary

NounsDAO currently holds over $26M in stETH, which represents more than 50% of the treasury. Currently, the DAO is not hedged against the [risks](https://help.lido.fi/en/articles/5230603-what-are-the-risks-of-staking-with-lido) associated with stETH. The DAO can derisk these holdings by purchasing [stETH depeg protection](https://www.cozy.finance/protection-market/0x3b548fbadc2d926adb7e5a5d44d824a1c7f3614d) on Cozy v2 protocol. 

By doing so, NounsDAO will:

- Hedge against protocol risk for stETH
- Enable the DAO to execute transactions on L2, starting with Optimism

Both of these outcomes will help the DAO proliferate Nouns. The former protects the income generating portion of the treasury. The latter establishes a NounsDAO footprint on a lower fee environment chain, increasing accessibility.

As a starting point, the DAO could protect $1M worth of stETH for roughly 12 ETH. This protection would cost an estimated 1.5% APR, compared to staking yields of 4-6% APR. There’s also a one-time cost of $4k to audit the contracts required to buy the protection on Optimism.  

## Cozy Protection

Here’s how Cozy protection works:

1. Buy protection tokens from the stETH depeg market
2. If stETH depegs below 50%, the market “triggers” enabling protection token holders to claim a payout

So if something bad happens to stETH causing a 50%+ depeg, the DAO can recoup its losses based on how much protection it holds.

You can learn more [here](https://www.cozy.finance/) and in the [docs](https://www.notion.so/1272a15348dc481b9de0e29a33b81c04?pvs=21).

## NounsDAO on Optimism

To buy protection on the Cozy protocol, the DAO needs a way to execute transactions on Optimism. The DAO can use a proxy contract deployed to Optimism, “L1Proxy,” to execute transactions.

The DAO on L1 would execute transactions on L1Proxy by sending messages through [Optimism messengers](https://community.optimism.io/docs/developers/bridge/messaging/) from L1. L1Proxy has an `owner` role which would be the DAO address on L1, and has an authed function which checks [xDomainMessageSender](https://community.optimism.io/docs/developers/bridge/messaging/#accessing-msg-sender) == `owner` that can execute arbitrary transactions. 

Once deployed, the DAO would be able to fund the L1Proxy by using a bridge like Hop.

You can review the verified contracts [here]. 

## Trustlessly buying protections

Once the L1Proxy is deployed, the DAO can now execute transactions on L2 from L1. To buy protection from the Cozy protocol, the DAO can use the [tokenbuyer contract](https://github.com/nounsDAO/token-buyer) developed by the Verbs team with a custom pricefeed. The DAO would fund the tokenbuyer with ETH, specify a price (e.g. $2 per $100 of protection, or ~1.5% APR), and a third party can swap protection tokens for ETH at that price. 

Click here to review the contracts for the [token buyer](https://github.com/portaldiscovery/cozy-v2-token-buyer) and the [cross-chain proxy](https://github.com/portaldiscovery/optimism-cross-chain-proxy).

## How it works all together

- **Setup:** Deploy L1Proxy and tokenbuyer on Optimism
- ********************Proposal:******************** Set the purchase price in the tokenbuyer and bridge ETH to the tokenbuyer
- ********************Followup:******************** Transfer protection tokens from the tokenbuyer to the L1Proxy

![Untitled](https://cozyfinance.notion.site/image/https%3A%2F%2Fs3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fsecure.notion-static.com%2F368d12be-ce44-4b5b-a0e1-5c94020539f3%2FUntitled.png?id=a93f5bc8-605f-4728-8fad-fcf160832739&table=block&spaceId=2f87461d-478a-4b6b-8c56-3d60c2901f5c&width=1440&userId=&cache=v2)

## How this proliferates Nouns

Funding proposals using the treasury is the singular proliferation mechanism for Nouns. Balancing income generation with risk management is essential for the long term viability of this mechanism. Showing that the DAO can earn income on treasury assets and hedge risk strengthens the DAO’s ability to continue funding proliferation. 

Cozy can also be used to protect other LSDs like Rocketpool ETH. Managing protocol risk for other LSDs could make it easier for the DAO to diversify. 

Further, the newly established footprint on L2 opens up exciting possibilities to expand Nouns to lower cost chainspace, increasing accessibility to a more mass market audience.

Some potential use cases include:

- Funding a multisig on optimism to distribute microgrants
- Open edition mints on Zora
- Streaming payments
- On-chain prophouse

## Funding

The following can be accomplished with 13 ETH and 4000 USDC. 

- 4000 USDC for a [Veridise](https://veridise.com/) audit
- 12 ETH would be used to fund the token buyer. This will all get converted into stETH depeg protection tokens.

## Proposal ops

This proposal requires two on-chain proposals. The first to audit the two contracts. The second to fund the tokenbuyer that will acquire the Cozy protection.

1. (We are here) Transfer 4000 USDC to Veridise for the audit of the contracts
2. (Follow up) Transfer 12 ETH to the tokenbuyer, which will get converted into Cozy protection

## Conclusion

For ~15 ETH, the DAO is getting $1M+ of stETH depeg protection and an address on Optimism that the DAO can control directly through governance. Both outcomes empower the DAO to further proliferate Nouns by funding Nounish projects. 

If you have any questions about the proposal, join this [discussion telegram group](https://t.me/+rfuoI8SkzxdhYjRh).

## FAQs

**How much does protection cost?**

Protection is priced by a bonding curve reflecting supply and demand. The current price is ~$1.4 per $100 of protection and at 80% utilization, the price would be $2. 

Because the DAO will be buying through the tokenbuyer contract, it should set a price slightly above market to create a small arbitrage opportunity, incentivizing third parties to swap.

**How long will protection last?**

Protection on Cozy v2 is perpetual. It decays at a 50% per year. So protection for $1M at the start of the year will cover $500K at the end of the year. 

**What’s the APR of the protection?**

The estimated APR is ~1.5%. 

This value factors in the proceeds of selling back the protection at the end of the year and normalizes for the decay rate. In this example, the DAO could expect to recoup ~$0.9 per $100 of protection initially purchased. And the average protection amount over the course of the year is 75% (the average of 100% and 50%).

**Who will swap protection for ETH in the tokenbuyer?**

By setting a price in the tokenbuyer that is higher than the current market price on Cozy, the DAO can expect an economically rational third party to take the arbitrage opportunity.

# stETH peg protection

# Nounify Korea - stamp collection (revised)

![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/B1e0gbXuh.png)

### TL;DR
- We propose to launch a stamp-collecting campaign to nounify Korea.
- Our primary objective is to expand local Nouns community and make Nouns as a prominent pop culture brand.
- By collaborating with coffee shops and utilizing Nouns' CC0 content, we can maximize Nouns' exposure and provide incentives for fans.
- We are going to be present at two conferences. Five will be a speaker at HelloWeb3 and promote nouns and stamp collection campaign. Also we will collaborate with a coffee shop next to ETHCon where people will be able to redeem their coupons for t-shirts. During 3 day period of the ETHCon, people will be able to redeem t-shirts with only 2-stamps. 
- To achieve this, we kindly request $52,000 or around $3,600 per location to promote nouns at 10+ coffee shops, 2 retail stores, and 2 art galleries over the next three months.

## Revisions of prop 322
- Reduce funding from $65,000 to $52,000
    - Removed magazine -$4,000
    - Reduced t-shirts batch size -$9,000 (from 2,000 to 1,500)
- Collaboration with a coffee shop next to [Ethcon](https://twitter.com/ethconkr/status/1675701724613591040) conference. The conference will bring together a lot of interesting people since **Vitalik** is a keynote speaker. The coffee shop will welcome conference and hackathon participants, where they can learn about Nouns, mingle, and redeem a t-shirt.
- Five is going to join [HelloWeb3](https://twitter.com/hello_web3) conference as a speaker and it will be a good opportunity to launch Nouns' campaing and reach the target audience.

### Details
We have observed the success of Nouns' flywheel in Brazil, China, Japan, and other communities. We propose to launch activation campaign in Korea in collaboration with ten authentic coffee shops. This campaign aims to educate people about nouns and engage them in the process. Participants will collect noggle-stamps and have the chance to earn stylish nounish t-shirts as rewards.

Our team firmly believes in our energy and talent to establish Nouns as a prominent pop culture brand in Korea. The campaign will span three months, during which people will receive noggle-stamps with their coffee purchases. Once they collect 10 stamps, they can exchange a coupon card for a nounish t-shirt.

To ensure widespread exposure, all coffee shops will display posters and t-shirts. Furthermore, these t-shirts will be available for purchase at retail stores and art galleries. We are committed to creating high-quality t-shirts using nounish cc0 content, with additional approval from the artists involved.


For the successful activation of the nouns community in Korea and the promotion of Nouns in 14+ locations over three months, we kindly request $52,000 in funding.

### The stamp collection campaign
![](https://i.imgur.com/51HGjJe.jpg)

The campaign will focus on creating visibility, engaging local community, and establishing a loyal fan base. The coffee shops will become a place for people to gather and learn about nouns through arts on t-shirts and information in korean online.

![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/B1e0gbXuh.png)

Coupon cards featuring nouns will be distributed at the coffee shops' counters. We anticipate each coffee shop to distribute around 50-30 coupon cards daily, totaling approximately 27,000 cards throughout the campaign. In our focused campaign, we will give out special coupon cards that need only 2 stamps to people who are interested in blockchain and NFTs through our network of friends.

### T-shirts
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/ByDeX5Md3.jpg)

T-shirts will be placed in highly visible areas at coffee shops. We'll use Nouns' cc0 content to create a beautiful collection of t-shirts. Our goal is to pleasantly surprise everyone with the quality and spirit of nounish artworks.

These t-shirts will be made from scratch specifically for this campaign from high-quality materials and tailored in various styles for both men and women. Each label and tag will feature Noggles and links to Noun's homepage and Twitter account.

We will strategically strive to get the t-shirts in the hands of pop stars, actors, musicians, and models.

The t-shirts will be the same as those for prop173, 'Sail in NY,' that received praise from the community for their quality.

### Campaign map
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/H1Zj0T5u3.jpg)

We are going to collaborate with authentic coffee shops. Here are the links to coffee shops located in popular areas such as [Jeongno](https://www.instagram.com/cha.teul/), [Itaewon](https://www.instagram.com/theroyalfad/), and [Sinsa](https://www.instagram.com/minoscoffeecult/). Additionally, we are going to sell t-shirts at popular [Fashion and lifestyle](https://www.instagram.com/niceweather.seoul/) goods stores and [art galleries](https://www.instagram.com/print_bakery/).
As of now, we onboarded three coffee shops, one retail store, and one art gallery. We can rest of the partner properties recruited in no time.

### Why Korea
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SJUNQsvw2.jpg)

Korea is known for its collection of cool nounish items, ranging from sailboats, resin toys, and children's books to motorcycles. In line with this, our goal is to unite and provide a firsthand experience to an increasing number of Nouns' fans. We believe that the timing is ideal to launch a nounish campaign, aiming to showcase the beautiful aspects of Nouns' art, culture, and governance. This initiative will not only attract a larger base of devoted fans but also facilitate the discovery of new nounish memes and contribute to the advancement of nounish culture.

### Timeline
The campaign is scheduled to commence in July and continue until October. The team estimates that it will require approximately 3-4 weeks to complete all the necessary preparations.
1 week - legal matters
1 week - coffee shop recruitment
1 week - decorations/logistics
3 weeks - manufacture 1,500 t-shirts


### The team
1. **[Fiveoceans_dev](https://twitter.com/fiveoceans_dev)** t-shirts manufacturing and allocation
2. **[Morph](https://www.instagram.com/morphmgmt/)** - onboard and work with coffee shops.
3. **[Jhee](https://twitter.com/jheeart_nft)** t-shirts design
4. **[Duckhead](https://twitter.com/_duckhead)** coffee shops decorations

### Budget
$26,000 - manufacture 1,500 t-shirts (custom tags with noggles, different styles, artwork press, packaging)
$10,000 - coffee shops' rental fees (10 coffee shops, 3 months, $330 per month)
$2,500 - logistics & storage (Ex. 100 t-shirts weight 22 kg or 48 pounds)
$2,500 - tax, signing contracts with coffee shops, outsourcing  company's fees to conduct business etc
$3,000 - decorations $300 per coffee shop (10 t-shirt stands, 100 posters, 10 noggle stamps, 27,000 coupon cards, and others)
$2,000 - photo & video production to document progress and share on SNS
$6,000 - team's compensation. Four people working with coffee shops, designs, and coordinating campaign. 

**Total $52,000 (~27 ETH)**

Nouns-Seoul multi-sig
0xFA85bcbDcDAE9113E81C8e0eC25DA9600c73a625

# Nounify Korea - stamp collection (revised)

# SNP - SD Comic Con: Connecting a Cornucopia of Creators

**TLDR:**
Nouns Town crew will head to SD Comic Con to gift 2,500 Nouns Activity Books to artists and collectors and commission 100+ Nounish artworks from industry pros + proliferate the meme through friends and peer collaborations.
Total cots $57,500.00

## SD Comic Con: Connecting a Cornucopia of Creators
San Diego Comicon happens in July of 2023, and is a gathering of fans of pop culture, along with the artists that create content for them. With six figures of people walking through the doors, it has become one of the largest gatherings for talented people in the world. Those that write and draw comics, books, web series, movies and television, everyone goes to connect to the fans that keep them employed and appreciate them.

Bringing in outside artists to Nouns would be a huge boon to the ecosystem. It would bring different creative perspectives to an artistic project, but also bring in a fan base that currently has no real visibility to Nouns. If we engage creators, get them excited, we have already seen that they will then plug themselves into Nouns, engage with Nouns, while still engaging with the medium they are experts in.

Nouns is in a unique position to make dreams come true for creators that would otherwise be dissatisfied with their lot in their industry. If Eastman and Laird (the creators of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) had access to Nouns, not only would they have brought Nouns iconography to their books, but they would have had an outlet to seek funding, letting Nouns fund the Turtles, which would later become a licensing juggernaut. This is a perfect end use case for Nouns collabs with creators.

Our first step is to go to San Diego, connect with as many creatives as we can. We will get them to do commissioned work (which we will pay for) in a special Nouns sketch book, of which we will print many copies. This will let us open a dialogue with them to discuss Nouns, cc0, the benefits of the ecosystem, and how they might benefit from introducing themselves here.

We will aim for over 100 creators’ commissions, giving Nouns many different versions and interpretations of Nouns and Nounish things from established artists, introduce the artists to us and cc0, and finally create inroads for further exploration in the near future. We will spread our net wide, but go for the premier artists in the industry (Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, Geoff Darrow, etc.) along with the more traditional artists. Having been in this industry for two dozen years, I am comfortable saying I can have a conversation with any level of talent.

**Nouns Sketch Book:** We will print 2,500 copies of a Nouns sketch book, with pages from the Nouns comic book contained within, as well as colouring pages, how to draw Nouns, and blank pages. We will give these away to creators, encouraging them to fill up the blank pages and give them back at the end.

**Commission payments:** This is the main source of income for creators at conventions, so we will be paying for each commissioned work. We will specify that we wish something to do with Nouns (and the pages containing Nouns will give them plenty of reference material). The rate paid will be dependent upon the work they are doing, along with what their standard rate is. As a rough estimate, we will aim to pay $300 USD for a full sketch of a Noun in the creators’ style.

We will need to have the books printed and delivered to San Diego no later than July 17th of 2023. This means we wish to be at the printer by the last week of June, which is our goal. Having decades of experience making monthly comic books, I am comfortable saying this will be 100% achievable. We have the designers, printers, shipper and storage lined up. It was essential to plot out the viability of accomplishing this prior to suggesting it.

Who: Nouns Town team of Danny Schlitz, Adam & Bennet + Joshua Fisher

**How Much:**
$15,000 USD - Creating, Printing and Shipping 2,500 Nouns Sketch Books
$30,000 USD - Commission Payments for 100+ Commissions
$12,5000 USD - Adam, Josh, Danny & Bennet will be there manage the facilitation of the books and creators, as well as scanning the art pieces for the DAO afterwards. This covers travel and per diem costs.

**$57,500 USD** - Total ask sent to ComicsDAO/SharkDAO Multisig

Prop by: @defaulteduser / Adam + Joshua Fisher

# SNP - SD Comic Con: Connecting a Cornucopia of Creators

# “The Nominal Hero”: A Nouns Middle Grade Novel

TL;DR: I’m writing a middle-grade novel called “The Nominal Hero.”

Caden Keller, age eight, is an imaginative boy who loves words and reading. One day, he gets hold of a pair of glasses that let him call up Nouns, who are more than happy to use their Nounish powers to bring chaos and adventure into his life. But when a few careless words summon a threat to the Nouniverse, can Caden use the power of language to save the world?

ABOUT THE BOOK: The general vibe is Beverly Cleary’s “Ramona” series meets Norton Juster’s “The Phantom Tollbooth.” I’m aiming it at six-to-ten-year-olds, and it’ll be fairly light-hearted: no tragedies, no dead pets, just adventures as the strange and surreal world of the Nouniverse intersects with the everyday home and school life of Caden and his friends and family.

I want this to be a book that kids will enjoy reading on their own and that adults will also have fun reading to them. I’m running it by my favourite eight-year-old as I go, to make sure that the vocabulary level is appropriate and that the whole thing is fun and entertaining to a bright kid.

I’m linking the first two chapters here, as text and as an audio file of me reading them aloud. I’ve got five chapters written so far, out of a planned twelve, and I have a clear outline of how the story will proceed. I expect to release an additional chapter about every three weeks, which I’ll be posting at http://rookswater.blogspot.com. When the whole thing is out, I’ll do some final edits and put together the definitive edition in ebook form. At that time, I’ll post a separate proposal for launching the ebook as a timed open edition mint event.

Audio:
https://youtu.be/_-usP1Qe78c

Chapter 1:
https://rookswater.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-nominal-hero-ch-1.html

Chapter 2:
https://rookswater.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-nominal-hero-ch-2.html

THE ASK: I’m requesting 25 ETH. This is for two things. First, to cover my living expenses for the next six months to let me focus on finishing the book. Second, I will be placing the book in the public domain immediately; this means that, unlike with a traditionally published book, I won’t be able to sell things like foreign-language rights, reprint rights, film option rights, and so forth. So this is partly to compensate for the lack of those future revenue streams, which normally provide traditionally published authors with a significant part of our ongoing income.

I’d like to stream this amount over the course of six months. I’ve put up the first two chapters here, I’ll post the third right away on acceptance of this proposal, and then I’ll be posting a new chapter every three weeks, so in just about six months the whole book will be available. I’ll provide the final edited book in .epub and .pdf formats no more than one month after the last chapter is posted.

ABOUT TASHA K. ROOKSWATER: Under another name, I’m an author of science fiction and fantasy, primarily short stories and novellas. I’m enjoying the freedom of writing something completely different under this pseudonym. 

I’m a newcomer to crypto, but I’m fascinated by the artistic potential of this space. I love the public-domain aspect of Nouns and I’m looking forward to other people building on Caden’s story. I’m a big believer in fanfiction and the collaborative nature of storytelling, and I’m excited to send this book out into the world and see what comes back.

Proposer notes:
 
Tasha is a published science fiction author and IRL associate that I introduced to Nouns. I encouraged her to write this proposal because I think she's talented and that our ecosystem will benefit from the participation of more storytellers. Please feel free to follow up with any questions on Twitter: @rookswater and @punk4156. Thank you!

# “The Nominal Hero”: A Nouns Middle Grade Novel

# Donate 5 ETH each to 6 Charities\n\n*Past Discussions*\n- [Original proposal with emoji consensus](https://discord.com/channels/849745721544146955/873197966373052426/876864361648517120)\n- [SharkDAO adds Coral Restoration Foundation](https://discord.com/channels/849745721544146955/873197966373052426/877124261515493386)\n- [4156 adds GiveCrypto](https://discord.com/channels/849745721544146955/873197966373052426/877738662983508008)\n\nAs the first test of Nouns DAO governance and to demonstrate to the community how the ecosystem works, we will donate 5 ETH each to 6 charities. With the exception of Coral Restoration Foundation and GiveCrypto, these charities were chosen because they have publicly available Ethereum donation addresses.\nCoral Restoration Foundation was recommended by SharkDAO and their representative Goldy.mov generated an address on the charity's site. GiveCrypto was recommended by 4156 and he generated an address on the charity's site.\n\n### Charity List\n*The order of the charities below matches the order of addresses in this proposal's `targets` attribute*\n1. [Coral Restoration Foundation](https://www.coralrestoration.org/crypto-donations/)\n    - 0x0e09cEb98492715ec5B080d2b95B5004ddF43947 (Generated by Goldy.mov)\n2. [Freedom Of The Press Foundation](https://freedom.press/donate/cryptocurrency/)\n   - 0x998F25Be40241CA5D8F5fCaF3591B5ED06EF3Be7\n3. [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/donate/cryptocurrency/)\n    - 0xFA8E3920daF271daB92Be9B87d9998DDd94FEF08\n4. [Rainforest Foundation US](https://rainforestfoundation.org/donate/cryptocurrency/)\n    - 0x54334Ebc8c9ef04bc28D614Caa557143ED8AfC87\n5. [Tor Project](https://donate.torproject.org/cryptocurrency/)\n    - 0x532Fb5D00f40ced99B16d1E295C77Cda2Eb1BB4F\n6. [Give Crypto](https://givecrypto.org)\n    - 0x8313f8408e04bf45d167620b10f4f29110f94509 (Generated by 4156)

# 3D Nouns Generator\n## Origin of the Project\nThis idea is the natural continuation of experiments that I made while watching the Nouns project emerge in the very first weeks. Early on, it appeared to me that these 32*32 characters would make great voxel models and could potentially be turned into 3D avatars for the metaverse. I kept making those models and posting them on Twitter as animated GIFs.\n## What Is It?\nSimilar to the Nouns playground, we would like to build a web app to let users create and download custom 3D Nouns. Users could pick attributes or leave the drop down to random (default value).\n\nThink of the « build your character » screen at the beginning of a game. You compose your Noun, and can test a few animations on your build, like "walk", "run", or "dance". Once you are done, there is a download button that outputs a textured and rigged GLTF file.\n\nThis extends the ecosystem beyond 2D into the 3D world and allows for animations, games, renders and more to be built using those prefabs. It opens a world of possibilities for the nouns ecosystem and will result in more derivatives and more memes over time.\n## Project Ethos\nThe project will be open sourced under GNU GPLv3 and all the 3D art will be available to download and use via the interface. We will share the code on Github once the project is completed. Our goal is to encourage artists and engineers to build on top of this and extend the Noun ecosystem.\n## Scope of the Project\nIn order to complete a working version of that site, we need:\n1. All project assets modeled in 3D:\n* 236 heads\n* 30 bodies\n* 136 accessories\n* 19 glasses\n+ Additional assets for the lower body (following existing colors):\n* Approx. 30 pants\n* Approx. 30 shoes\n2. All assets rigged and animations clips preloaded into the GLTF models\n3. A React + Three.JS (using react-three-fiber) interface that allows us to:\nLoad all 3D files and texture in a database\nCreate a front end with drop down menus for each of the six attributes + a 3D viewer in a viewport + 3-4 buttons to autoplay animations (idle, walk, run, dance).\nBuild a random function to compose 3D nouns as the default drop down.\nClick a download button to get your rigged and textured 3D noun, ready to be imported in a game engine or 3D editing software (GLTF, OBJ, VOX etc)\nWe currently have a WIP proof of concept at [https://nouns.vercel.app](https://nouns.vercel.app). We bought [www.voxelnouns.com](www.voxelnouns.com) and [www.3Dnouns.com](www.3Dnouns.com). We also bought voxelnouns.eth and 3Dnouns.eth and will transfer them to the DAO on launch.\n## Who Is Building This?\n* CoralOrca - [https://twitter.com/coralorca](https://twitter.com/coralorca)\n* OxFloyd - [https://twitter.com/0xFloyd](https://twitter.com/0xFloyd)\n## Compensation\nA total of 32 ETH to be transferred to the address below in one full payment:\n* 28 ETH for V1 of the site as detailed in the scope of the project section\n* 4 ETH for 1 year of maintenance including hosting, domain name, SSL certificate, cross-browser compatibility testing, mobile/desktop testing, back-ups, librairies/software upgrades. Also setting metric tools for checking website performance page load speed, responsiveness, stability, etc. If necessary, scaling for increased site traffic.\n\n**0x9c74aE08Fd4337E14786f086D911E964df35e623**\n\nSubsequent years of maintenance and future improvements/features to come in separate proposals. For future improvements, see the list below.\n## What Could Be Built on Top of 3D Nouns?\n* Allow users to walk/run/jump and control their noun in a 3D world using the keyboard or touch screen on their mobile device.\n* Allow users to download AR files (USDZ file).\n* Allow users to upload their 3D nouns design following the voxel template and organize a competition where the best nouns are selected. This would require user accounts.\n* Option to mint your own 3D noun.

# Nouns Party

Nouns party is an effort aimed at making community-driven nouns bidding easier, more interactive, and more likely to win than today's strategies. 

## Links
[Proposal Document](https://www.notion.so/Nouns-Party-020ce483fef64391831eb69d3e71fa74)

## Scope
The new [nouns.party](http://nouns.party) will include a completely updated design and several innovations which should dramatically simplify group bidding while increasing the odds of success. This will transition [nouns.party](http://nouns.party) from a simple fork to a pool-driven bidding application for nouns. This will require new contracts, a new application, and a new design. 

The following functionality will be included labeled by versions. V0 will be guaranteed to launch for the completion of this proposal. V1 items will be built as time permits within the 4-week scope. 

- **[V0]** Party contributions will be deposited in a "vault" style contract which carries forward from one noun auction to the next. These contributions will be withdraw-able at any time outside of an active winning bid. If they are not withdrawn, they **will automatically accumulate for the next noun auction.**
- **[V0]** Nouns won through these contributions will be automatically fractionalized for the winners. Contributors can then claim the shares of their winning noun. If multiple nouns are won, they can claim all shares at once.
- **[V0]** Real-time whale bidding viewer, to help inform the party. The UI will display any pending bids.
    - **[V1]** We will also show the estimated remaining Ethereum for the top bidder.
- **[V0]** Manual group bid submission when sufficient Ethereum is gathered.
    - **[V1]** Auto-bidder mechanism to avoid bidding confusion and democratize gas fees
- **[V0]** Currently nouns purchased through party bid must pay an upfront 5% Eth fee for each party noun. This fee is used for the ongoing maintenance and development of partybid. We propose the same fee, but instead of a "pre-auction" fee, we will introduce a post-auction fractionalization 5% token supply fee awarded to the nouns party multi-sig. This fee will apply to any nouns won through nouns party.
- **[V0]** Social Cursors with a noun-y style
    - **[V1]** If cursors become a UI burden, we will explore avenues to remove that burden
    - **[V1]** We will explore a social platformer-type game

## Contributors & Compensation

We ask that the nounsdao fund the design & development of this project. Additionally, we plan to introduce a 5%  per "party noun" win post-fractionalization fee (matching the existing fees of the party bid mechanic). This fee will be allocated to the [nouns.party](http://nouns.party) multi-sig.


### Design and Development funding - Ξ96

**Role:** Project lead & Software Engineer (Node+Go+Front-end, Solidity contract review)
**Compensation:** Ξ48 (Ξ32 + Ξ16 escrow for contributor compensation)
**Handle:** @devloper_eth (aka noun#13)
**Wallet:** 0x912A526852527dfB5D44c22a15B708AA493cDa6B

**Role:** Sr. Software Engineer (Solidity)
**Compensation:** Ξ32
**Handle:** hans_klaus#0998 on discord (aka noun#13 colleague) 
**Wallet:** 0xA340828B995016437351890D6b98AeC698E2ef74  

**Role:** Front-end Engineer
**Compensation:** Ξ8 (50% at proposal vote), Ξ8 (50% dispatched from escrow upon completion)
**Handle:** @0xFloyd
**Wallet:** 0xbFc80468Df050D2a73fE455d6b3e484caF00E12f  


**Role:** UX/UI designer
**Compensation:** Ξ8 (50% at proposal vote), Ξ8 (50% dispatched from escrow upon completion)
**Handle:** @bstsrvdbld
**Wallet:** 0x73F843d1668E36a2952F2e505879Fac9ABbf3dB4


## Future Direction
While we believe that nouns party is the highest impact work we can do today, we also believe there are many other exciting nouns' related behaviors that can be improved.  Those include predicting the next noun, announcing pending bids, and clarifying fractional governance. We also believe there are social aspects, such a "register an e-mail to be notified", which can open up additional nouns opportunities in the future.

We are excited to explore more opportunities in this direction.

# Nouns Party

# Verbs Prop #1: NOUN O'CLOCK AUTOMATION APP\n\n## IDEA: NOUN O'CLOCK AUTOMATION APP\n\nWe spoke with @4156#9052 and love his ideas of *Noun'o'clock* as an Internet cultural moment. We want to build momentum around this idea. One of the first steps is to build infrastructure that will enable anyone, even without coding abilities, to work with Noun auction metadata - specifically because of the shifting time of Noun'o'clock.\n\nThat's why the first project we would like to propose for your consideration is a Noun o'clock app on Zapier & Integromat.\n\nThis will enable anyone to work with basic Noun auction metadata, all with the most popular no-code automation tools.\n\n## WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING\n\nZapier and Integromat apps have a trigger configuration and a data payload you'll receive when triggered.\n\n### Trigger configuration\n\n- You'll choose a time to be triggered relative to the next Noun o'clock\n- The trigger will support auction extensions\n\n### Trigger payload\n\n- The current highest bid / the winner when it's post-o'clock: address + bid amount\n- Bid history: address + bid amount\n- Minimum bid\n- The Noun\n    - Art\n    - Number\n- Current treasury balance\n\n### Concrete implementations as part of this proposal\n\n- **Noun'o'clock reminder in the #general Discord**\n    - With the help of a Nounder discord admin, we will add an automatic update for estimated Noun'o'clock as soon as a new auction is created\n    - We will also add a reminder 1 hour and 5 minutes before Noun'o'clock (exact timing to be optimized as per community feedback)\n- **Noun'o'clock reminders tweets on the @nounsdao account**\n    - With the help of a Nounder twitter admin, we will add an automatic update for estimated Noun'o'clock as soon as a new auction is created\n    - We will also add a reminder 1 hour and 5 minutes before Noun'o'clock (exact timing to be optimized as per community feedback)\n- **Set up Nouns google calendar**\n    - To enable people to plan for Noun'o'clock, we will set up a public Google calendar that anyone can subscribe to\n    - We will automatically create an event for Noun'o'clock in the calendar using the Zapier (or Integromat) implementation\n\n## EXAMPLE USE CASES\n\n### **Noun'o'clock Twitter Bot**\n\n- Help NFT twitter know when the next Noun'o'clock is\n- Anyone will be able to easily create a twitter bot using the Noun'o'clock trigger that will execute as soon as the last auction is over\n\n### Noun'o'clock reminder\n\n- Always know when Noun'o'clock is with notification on Slack/Discord/SMS when Noun'o'clock is X minutes away\n- Anyone will be able to create an alert system by building a simple automation\n- Create sophisticated automations:\n    - If the auction bid is lower than X and time is Y minutes away\n\n### Track stats DIY\n\n- people who want to track noun market data can create an automation to insert data to a Google sheet\n\n## TECHNICAL SCOPE\n\n- Web server that tracks Noun'o'clock, and invokes the automations at the desired time\n- Zapier & Integromat apps\n    - Using the Nouns favicon art as the apps' icon\n- All code will be open sourced on Github\n- SLA: 99% uptime\n\n## REMUNERATION\n\n- 11 ETH for the development scope listed above\n- 1.5 ETH for estimated server costs for a year\n- 2.5 ETH for estimated maintenance work for a year\n\n15 ETH total.\n\nSubsequent years of maintenance and future improvements/features to come in separate proposals.\n\nVerbs ETH Address: **0xC5a975AF88AF5712ec3659dd6f6CD3ae4689f9f5**\n\n## TIMELINE\n\nWe are ready to start work immediately and estimate delivery within 2 weeks.\n\n## ABOUT US\n\nWe are [Verbs](http://verbs.team), we build for Nouns.  We are a team of three good friends with a lot of crypto & product development experience. We think Nouns are a fascinating social experiment and are eager to take part in building a successful ecosystem around them.

# Set Proposal Threshold to 100 bps (1%)\n\nIn an effort to broaden and encourage more on-chain proposals, we suggest allowing any address with a minimum of **1 NOUN** to formally propose to the DAO, until the Noun supply reaches **100**.\n\nTo accomplish the above goal, the `proposalThresholdBPS` will be set to `100`.

# Nouns iOS and Apple Watch app

**tl;dr**

In the interest of building momentum around Nouns as a cultural phenomenon and helping to reach a wider audience, we propose building a fun and quirky iOS app and companion Apple Watch app. These applications will create a playful Noun o’clock experience, allow Noun enthusiasts to explore all of the created Nouns, as well as play around with creating their own off-chain Nouns in fun and creative ways (among other features, examples below).

**Apple Watch Application:**
-   Nouns watch face
  -   Fun and goofy way to keep track of time (working within the constraints of Apple watch and WatchOS 8)
  -   Background photo
-   Custom Watch complication for Noun o’clock
-   Notification about Noun o’clock
-   Watch app can display:
  -   Noun avatar as watch face
  -   Noun o’clock countdown
  -   Generate your own (off chain Noun)
  -   Share Nouns (iMessage, or share sheet)


**iOS App**
-   Notifications about Noun o’clock
-   Make your own Noun (offchain) - similar to [https://nouns.wtf/playground/](https://nouns.wtf/playground/)
  -   Use it as your watch face
  -   Save it and use it as an avatar
  -   Share it with others (way to enable virality/spread of Nouns)
  -   There’s an opportunity to make this very playful and tactile by letting users shake their phone to generate a random Noun or swipe to edit characteristics


![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/BV7ibdMbvn7fAg_bhe25Dn-8Pz8vHWppmvzbZ_Xd3OFhM8_ZI3zGYTbxdOcHCg_WzVbm-0izK6_2zkySSCv-QeKNescyA91KeHHUNjpZgw_RliSNZuPkd1bljU2Mc-lNXNsM9e48=s0)

-   Nouns explorer
  -   Browse a record/catalogue of all of the onchain Nouns that have been minted and sold thus far, with additional meta-data
  -   Browse a saved record of personal “saved” off-chain Nouns created by the user (using the app)
  -   Reference: [https://nounx.herokuapp.com/](https://nounx.herokuapp.com/)


![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/5cgjUoL7rGD5SxUYNUIQhaabNdR5tKf-gcqaDxjxukQscu9hbdxB_8xk23SrddQmCVjMZ0aBcdMPUc4qfLi7bA00ApS2xTNRGEkS-p9xC5DfQcUkizreJjcifeSPz8wHqywdHNzQ=s0)


-   Future extensions
  -   Nouns iOS widget for your homescreen  
  -   iMessage sticker pack

**Technical Considerations**
-   App will be built in Swift and backend in Node + Typescript
  -   Open question: are there any existing internal Nouns APIs we can leverage for some of the data similar to the Nouns explorer project
  -   Target operating systems will be iOS 15 and WatchOS 8 which is set to release later this month
  -   All code will be open sourced. Our goal is to encourage others in the community to extend the apps and leverage the assets for the Android Nouns app.

**Design Considerations**
The overall design aesthetic for this product is meant to be consistent with the overall visual design of the nouns.wtf website, the Nouns themselves, and just generally be contemporary, modern, and fun.
-   Share figma file and screen shots, enable comments from the community
-   Describe interactions and other functional aspect of the design like flows in the figma file as well for inspection and commentary
-   In the spirit of open source, we will involve the Nouns community to participate and influence the app development in a number of key ways:
  -   Open sourcing the code via github for inspection by the community
  -   Providing updates on the design and development regularly via discord
  -   Allowing actual Nounders and members of Nouns DAO to participate in feedback sessions and select user/usability testing sessions to improve build quality.
  -   Open up a public beta of the app for the Nouns community (Noun holders and non-holders) to participate in via test flight.

**Timeline**
Concept, design and development is scoped to 4 months. See schedule below:
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/BgbXeDvLixaC72v2vyE2fItB6m-_4AzgaEG6muxCixa-Xi0pKJSkU5DCCAE30DmjLSMgOuTT4PjOcyw6jJuf3F32P1eqbp-NffE617AU8vZlotywwkCOEF-F9ljK4Mx5kaJihnbT=s0)


**Co-creation**
We love to build in public and plan to work in close collaboration with the Nouns community, through co-creation workshops and consistent feedback loops via Discord. We will be running a beta test of both the iOS and Watch applications to identify bugs early and other deficiencies, in the aim of increasing build quality and level of polish before launch.

**Team**
Collective DAO is a liquid super team made up of friends building playful, useful, and beautiful products with the crypto communities they love.

We’re really excited to focus our creative energy on Nouns (our fav NFT project ).

Inspired by Nouns DAO origin story, we assembled a dream team of experts to bring the Nouns app vision to life. Our goal is to make this the best and most enjoyable NFT and Apple Watch app.

Introducing the Nouns x Collective team:

**Rainman**, the project lead, is an experienced founder and product leader. He has over 10 years of experience building world class consumer apps. He’s the founder of X, an award-winning app studio that was acquired in 2016. At X, he launched several highly regarded apps including X for iOS and Apple Watch (featured in an Apple commercial, #1 Health app), X (#1 Utilities app), X (#1 Education app) and X (#1 Utilities app, #2 top overall). These apps have been downloaded by millions of people and have appeared in the New York Times and Wired Magazine.

**Krish** is a technical lead with over 15 years of experience building software products for humans. His passion for product development is based on the belief that technology can be a driving force of positive change in the world. Career highlights include professional work in games, social media, ecommerce, and fintech, with companies like Shopify, Zynga, Bitmoji, Kobo, and Questrade.

**Ziad** has a master's degree in Computer Science, and is a Senior/Lead iOS Software Engineer with nearly 12 years of experience in end-to-end software development life cycle from architecture design, development, testing, and support. Ziad has built the most popular water tracker on iOS, Water Minder. He’s worked on complex problems like integrating features of the eBike system at Robert Bosch to turn the bike into a cutting edge smart bike. He developed solutions to fix the unreliability of Bluetooth RSSI level using LEDs to act as Li-Fi. He extended Google’s PDFium library to support a custom render driver device using C++ for importing PDF files into the vector graphics editor.

**Mohamed**, is a junior iOS engineer and designer based in Toronto. He started building and designing websites as a freelancer in middle school which helped him build an appreciation for fluid user experiences. Inspired by Apple, he moved on to building out iOS apps and was lucky enough to be a WWDC scholarship winner in 2018 and 2019. Since then he’s worked at a health tech startup called mettleAI as a full stack engineer, primarily focusing on iOS, building out the first versions of the app and backend. More recently, he’s interned at Shopify for 8 months followed by an internship at Apple - both for iOS dominant roles. On the side, He’s working on a better version of GoodReads, a weight lifting / fitness social app, and has been experimenting with AR as well.

**Shawn** is a multidisciplinary designer with more than 14 years experience in user experience, research, and interface design. He’s built products for the NFL, Twitter, Humana, Deloitte; ran product at an AI startup; and worked on smaller e-commerce, fintech and crypto products. Shawn also has a background in computer animation, graphic design, and strategic foresight.

**Matt** is a multidisciplinary researcher and designer with over a decade of experience in the field of product design. He specializes in human centered design, systems thinking, and various approaches to using design thinking and other frameworks/methods to solve complex problems for his clients. With a background in Industrial Design, Matt has built extensive expertise in digital design and customer research, using these skills to build digital products for clients like Google, Facebook, Autodesk, as well as a number of smaller crypto, fintech, and proptech startups.

**Compensation**

We ask that the Nouns DAO fund the design & development of this project. We also ask that they fund the maintenance and updating of these applications for a period of 1 year. All code and designs will be open sourced and published to Github.
-   90 ETH for design, dev and deployment of the Nouns iOS & Apple Watch app
-   10 ETH for 1 year of maintenance and up to 4 app updates including bug fixes and feature enhancement as well as an update for iOS 16 and WatchOS 9.
-   Payment to be made to the Collective DAO multi-sig


**Early Concepts**

![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/nRt2VcFMHzbveQgsSflNpHHCtCHXtx7Bdf7GD0p-au1evCD9E8VjJ4MMBOJPrKt13YfpklM--eBT3pfR9u2I8s3RZCdaVvPjrxOsOcKWRjp7HtrDg1azvB-UDINtn6RGh4jvizqe=s0)



![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/zDKvfh3NaXxC1Brw1lmVHBuOyCd2GgSEkLNZDu2lVHPipYf8k_MXJerWAfksMfzwsZTySGlxzWMNncvQyMm6_quFqewwjJipL0pE6jtXYZVh_GhSvc7VoXKTB41oFaX2t8fjiIMS=s0)


# Nouns iOS and Apple Watch app

# NOUNS x NOIR\n\nThis proposal is to fund and execute phase 1 of the NOUNS X NOIR project.\n\n## Summary of Phase 1: \n\nThis phase relates to the design and scouting aspects of the project.\n\n#### Objectives:\n- Originate the forms of each sculpture.\n- Decide which Noun the Nouns sculpture shall be based on or to design the process for selecting the Noun.\n- Scout for locations for the sculptures.\n\n#### Timescale:\n- A timeline of 3 months is anticipated in order to achieve the above objectives.\n\n## Nouns x Noir Proposal\n\n### Origin of the Project\n\nTo further proliferate Nouns, a NOUNS X NOIR collab for a public art project is proposed. The project entails creating two 4 metre (12 foot) high bronze sculptures that will stand side by side in a major international city. One sculpture shall be of Nouns and the other will be of Noir.\n\n### What is it?\n\n#### Art\nThe Nouns sculpture will be based on one Noun. The selection process of the Noun could be contentious and the process will need to be established, or at the least explored, in advance of any funding. The process needs to be collectively agreed on by the Nouns.\n\nNoir's sculpture will be an iconic 'Super Classic Head' of the kind Noir originated on the Berlin Wall in the 1980s. Noir’s early physical world avatars clandestinely painted on the Wall were a form of political activism through art and represented the people of Berlin at the time.\n\nThe NOUNS x NOIR sculptures are intended to be harmonious. Equal in height and overall proportions. Yet a juxtaposition will be apparent between the pixelated Noun and the more rounded analogue Noir. The sculptures are intended to be original works of original art and are not statues.  \n  \n#### Method\nBoth sculptures will be cast at the largest fine art bronze foundry in Europe and either traditionally patinated or painted. A suitable permanent and prominent public location will be secured in a major international city and the sculptures will be installed together in dialogue.\n\nThe entire process of creation at the foundry through to installation shall be documented through film (ground and drone), photography and timelapse. Each stage of traditional bronze casting shall be captured.\n\nThe story of the project shall be told.\n\nThe resulting documentary will attract an audience drawn from both the native crypto world and the art world and propagate a crossover between the two worlds.\n\n### Scope of the Project\n#### Project management and fabricators\nThierry Noir and his studio team will oversee the day to day management of the project.\n\nThe proposed bronze foundry is Pangolin Editions ([https://pangolin-editions.com](https://pangolin-editions.com)). Pangolin Editions is one of the foremost fine art bronze foundries in the world and extremely highly regarded.\n\nFor transportation and public installation, MTEC are proposed ([https://www.mtecfreightgroup.com](https://www.mtecfreightgroup.com)). MTEC specialise in the installation of public sculptures internationally.\n\nBoth organisations have already been engaged about the project and have provided quotations for the work.\n\n#### Public location\nTo justify the effort and expense of the project, the intention is to situate the NOUNS x NOIR sculptures at a permanent location in a major international city such as New York, London, Paris, Seoul or Tokyo.\n\nA major public area within the selected city is also essential to the legacy of the project. A public park or square will be the desired location. This will allow the sculptures to become an iconic landmark within the city and also serve as a meeting point.\n\nSuch a location will also facilitate the greatest number of people as possible to enjoy them, provide an aesthetically pleasing and iconic backdrop and create high culture impact internationally.\n\nThe ideal is to locate the sculptures on municipal land and not privately owned land. This chimes with the themes of freedom within the art of both Nouns and Noir.\n\nA 99 year lease (based on a standard form public art precedent) of the sculptures will be granted to the location.\n\n#### Past Discussions\n[Initial discussion on Nouns DIscord](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/nouns-x-noir-proposal/87)\n[Further discussion on Nouns DAO Discourse](https://discord.com/channels/849745721544146955/884419393864495114/884513517535912026)\n\nThis project is phase specific with further advancement based upon the success of the preceding phase as decided by the Nouns DAO.\n\n  \n\n## Phase 1: Design and Scouting\n\nThis proposal relates to the first design and scouting phase of the project.\n\n#### Objectives:\n- Originate the forms of each sculpture.\n- Decide which Noun the Nouns sculpture shall be based on or to design the process for selecting the Noun.\n- Scout for locations for the sculptures.\n\n#### Timescale:\n- A timeline of 3 months is anticipated in order to achieve the above objectives.\n\n  \n\n### Progression to Phase 2: Fabrication and Installation\n\nShould the outcome of the design process be deemed unsuccessful from a collaborative, aesthetic or other standpoint the project will likely not progress to Phase 2.\n\nShould locations for the sculptures not be forthcoming then the project will likely not progress to Phase 2. If a location should then present itself in the future the option will remain to resume the project, such a decision will be subject to NounsDAO decision making.\n\nAn initial outline draft of Phase 2 is below. This draft document provides and overview of the bronze casting process and detail around the public installation of the sculptures. A budget based on official quotes from suppliers is also laid out.\n\n[Phase 2: Fabrication and Installation](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q8ZomF3u5WzWsQtWeg_QCW0KbOlAG5VAiI0dshLAF0E/edit#)\n\n### Compensation\nThe artist is not seeking any compensation for his work on this project, will dedicate over a year of studio time to both phases of the project and is donating all project management resources. The artist can also add extra funding if needed.\n\nFollowing an invitation from the Nouns, the NOUNS x NOIR project is envisioned as a collaboration. It is therefore fitting that both sides should provide resources to the project.\n\nThe hope is that the project will be regarded as an important art historical crossover between two distinct artistic movements. Purely from an artistic standpoint, the prospect to work on an important public art project such as this is compensation alone.\n\nThe nature and spirit of Noir’s artworks originated on the Berlin Wall has since resulted in a largely self funded public art practice outside any top down commissioning processes. This project is being approached in a similar fashion.\n\n### Budget\nSome hard costs arise do arise out of this phase of the project to a total of Ξ5\n\n- (i) sculpting and CAD design at the bronze foundry Ξ2;\n- (ii) CNC milling and 3D printing of maquettes Ξ1;\n- (iii) initial structural engineering work Ξ1; and\n- (iv) travel provision for international site visits Ξ1.\n\n#### Funding Schedule\n\nΞ5 payable at the onset of the project.\n  \n### Who is building this:\n\nThierry Noir is a French artist based in Berlin. You can read more about him here: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Noir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Noir)  \n\nThierry Noir will manage the project in collaboration with the Nouns. Thierry Noir has assembled an in-house team highly experienced in delivering international public art projects, including monumental bronze public sculptures, from inception to completion.

# FOMO Nouns\n\n## What Is It?\n\nWe propose a tool that allows the Nouns community to vote on and mint the most appealing Nouns for each auction in real time.\n\nAs background, Nouns are psuedo-randomly generated for each auction based on the block when the prior auction is settled. Each block generates a unique Noun, and recent auctions have been settled on a random block when either the auction winner wants to receive their Noun or a random user wants to start the next auction.\n\nWe believe the Noun community can benefit from more deliberating selecting the next Noun for a number of reasons:\n - More appealing Nouns build the appeal of the Nouns art\n - More appealing Nouns have generally garnered higher bids in recent auctions. This helps build the Nouns treasury and influence.\n - Voting enables wider community participation in the Nouns project even for users who don't hold and are unlikely to win a Noun\n - The voting and settlement setup provides even more excitement around Noun O'Clock\n\nWe propose building a website that will allow community members to vote on whether to settle in a given block and mint a particular Noun, and if sufficient votes are received, immediately settle the auction in the same block to mint the desired Noun.\n\n\n### Origin of the Project\n\nThis idea grew out of Shark DAO's interest in forcing a Shark to be minted for the DAO to acquire. After some discussion, we realized the whole Nouns community may have preferences on what Nouns to mint, and we could set this up as a platform for the community to voice their preferred attributes for the benefit of the broader Nouns ecosystem.\n\nThe builders:\n|   [@_forager](https://twitter.com/_forager)   |     [@0xrayo](https://twitter.com/0xRayo)     |\n|:---------------------------------------------:|:---------------------------------------------:|\n| ![](https://i.imgur.com/Qr903QF.jpg =200x200) | ![](https://i.imgur.com/HCfkVnO.jpg =200x200) |\n\n\n## Project Details\n\nThe website will allow users to see the Noun mintable in every block (approximately every 15 seconds). It will also contain relevant information and analytics (e.g. available settlement funds, whether any attributes would be the first minted).\n\nIn a short window after each block appears, users will be able to vote on whether the new Noun is attractive enough to mint. Voting may be binary (i.e. yes/no) or score based (i.e. 0-10), and it will require a threshold that adjusts based on the number of active users. MetaMask sign-in will be required to prevent vote spamming.\n\nAll features will aim to be fun, social, and interface. Ideas include voting via emoji (🤢 to 🥰), social cursor interactions (ala PartyBid), a real-time vote progress bar, and/or POAP awards for some-or-all participants during voting.\n\n### Early Mock-up\n![](https://i.imgur.com/VSM5otQ.png =50%x50%)\n\nVotes will be tallied in real-time on the backend. If a sufficient number of votes are received, settlement will be instantly initiated. Settlement must occur in the same-block, so Flashbots will be used to speed inclusion. This will require a contract to provide miner tips and ensure the settlement transaction is not mined in later blocks.\n\nA contract will be also be built to store community donations and fund settlement costs.\n\n\n## Project Deliverables\n\nThe project will encompass the following deliverables and support for 1 year.\n\n * **Development**\n     * Frontend:\n         * Instant display of mintable Nouns\n         * Metamask integration\n         * Voting mechanism\n         * Social integration for chat, emojis, other fun mechanics\n         * Relevant Noun analytics & history\n     * Backend:\n         * Aggregate and store user votes\n         * Calculate and store relevant Noun analytics\n         * Secure kick-off of auction settlement\n     * Contract:\n         * Accept community donations to fund settlement\n         * Pay for instant block inclusion (via Flashbots)\n         * Ensure late block inclusion is prevented\n     * E2E Speed:\n         * Settlement must occur **extremely** rapidly to ensure inclusion requiring tuning and optimizing each component\n * **Infrastructure & Deployment** (1 year)\n     * Frontend:\n         * Domain name registration\n         * Website hosting & SSL\n         * Alchemy/Infura monitoring integration\n     * Backend:\n         * Redis (or other storage) hosting\n         * Settlement infrastructure\n         * Alchemy/Infura settlement integration\n     * Contract:\n         * Contract deployment\n         * Settlement contract tests\n\n## Project Funding\n\nWe propose funding of **50 ETH** to help support the deliverables above. This will be split:\n - 28 ETH to [@_forager](https://twitter.com/_forager) for settlement backend, contract for donations and Flashbots payment, on-chain Nouns monitoring and analytics components\n - 22 ETH to [@0xrayo](https://twitter.com/0xRayo) for the front end, back end, and analytics\n\nStart-up deployment and infrastructure costs will be covered under development costs. The website and infrastructure will be supported for a minimum of 1 year. Support after that period will fall under a seperate proposal and/or be left for community support.\n\nSettlement costs will not be included in this proposal. Normal settlement costs ~0.05 ETH, and fast inclusion may require additional payment for higher gas or Flashbots miner tips. Community donations will be solicited to support this expense.\n\n\n## Miscellanea\n\n### Project Ethos\nThe project code will be open sourced under GNU GPLv3 with all code shared on GitHub upon project completion. Our goal is to help the Nouns community build the best roster of Nouns possible, promote the Nouns project, and maximally expand the Nouns treasury by driving higher bids on attractive Nouns.\n\n### Limitations and Risks\nNoun auction settlement can be performed by any user. While recent auctions have taken ~10 blocks (and community may accept longer), it's possible for a competing tool or mischevious user to settle the auction immediately or on an undesirable Noun. However, this is possible even without this project, and we can adjust our configuration to minimize the impact of this type of activity.\n\nSettlement on a specific block is also not guaranteed, and there may be situations where users vote for a Noun but settlement does not occur. There will be a tradeoff between settlement guarantee, time allowed for voting, and the transaction cost. We will optimize the whole system as much as possible in order to strike the best possible balance between these factors.\n\nThe project will require a balance of ETH to settle each auction. Community donations will be needed, after a brief testing period, for the tool to continue to be useful. In addition, gas fees on Ethereum are volatile, so we may need to skip settlement or pay very high fees if the network is congested at the time an auction ends.\n

# Nouns Bidder POAP

This proposal is to fund the 1st half of the payment for the Nouns Bidder POAP Project that takes that project to its Season 1 completion. Upon successful completion, I will propose another Proposal to fund the 2nd half to compensate the team for their work.

**Nouns Bidder POAP tl;dr**

As more and more people find out about Nouns and make their way to the main auction page, we wanted to propose a way to not only invite people to bid on Nouns, but to reward them for bidding as well. Our proposal, in order to bring about this excitement for bidding/settling, is to create a microsite/landing page where all people who have previously bid on, or settled, a Noun will have the ability to claim a free POAP, marking, on-chain, their involvement in and excitement for the Nouns community.

**Resources**

[Google Doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MzVMFQO3do_2IBzSPup4QWyB48OoEdChZyAdOC74uak/edit?usp=sharing)

[Nouns Discourse discussion](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-nouns-bidder-poap/243)

**Microsite/Landing Page Details**

Below you will find key details on the thought and tech behind how our team plans to tackle this project.

**POAP (Proof Of Attendance Protocol) | What even is it?**

* In the simplest of terms, POAP is a system that event organizers can use to distribute unique badges/NFTs (ERC-721 tokens) to people that show up to their event (whether physical or digital). It also provides an open standard for developers to build on.
* Our team will be building out a microsite with the ability to claim a POAP for digitally attending (bidding on or settling) a Nouns Auction.
* You will be able to have this badge, this NFT, in your wallet, showing publicly your involvement in the Nouns Auction process and your belief in the proliferation of the Nouns ecosystem.

* We will be using etherscan.io data from the [Nouns DAO: Nouns Auction House Proxy](https://etherscan.io/address/0x830bd73e4184cef73443c15111a1df14e495c706) to pull all addresses with bid and settle functions from each auction in order to verify your involvement and allow you to claim your POAP through the site.
* We will be leveraging the [poap.xyz](http://poap.xyz) platform and API in order to create the cleanest experience for the claimer.

*AMENDMENT BEGINS*

**POAP Claiming Threshold**

Through community feedback and concern, we have amended this proposal by adding a claiming threshold. The threshold is based on a runners-up bidding function.

* A POAP will be rewarded/be able to be claimed by the five (5) runners-up for every auction (unique wallets only, back-and-forth bidding will not be rewarded with multiple POAPs)
* There will also be one (1) POAP reserved for anyone who settles an auction.
* The reasoning behind this amendment is for two key reasons.
  * First: Having unlimited POAPs available with the only requirement being a bid, would open the door to countless spam bidders, resulting in the arbitrary burning of gas.
  * Second: By restricting the POAPs to only be claimed by the 5 runners-up allows for the value of the POAP to stay in-line with that of Nouns, while still being attainable by a broader audience. If there is an auction that receives exceptionally high offers, the POAP reserved for a Settler, still allows for anyone, no matter the wallet size, to have the chance at receiving a Noun Bidders POAP.

*AMENDMENT ENDS*

**Technical Considerations + Source Code**

* The tech stack will be Typescript, React, Next.js, and TailwindCSS
* High emphasis on mobile-first usability and functional programming
* Site will be deployed to Vercel and will use their CI/CD pipeline
* Code will be open-sourced on Github so others can fork it and create their own POAP claim landing pages in the future
* We will have both a staging and production site for testing & bug-prevention
* Leverage the POAP API where possible ([poap.xyz](http://poap.xyz))

**Design**

**![|271x189](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/4f768d722a0618ef433356ceba9900abafb7ca8b_2_271x189.jpeg)**
* ***Design of the POAP***
  * Nounish beings by Sun-Min + David
  * Each Nounish being holds a numbered auction bid paddle marking in history the specific Noun that your bid was counted for
* ***Design of the Microsite***
  * Create wireframes in Figma and generate a low-fidelity interactive prototype (mobile and web)
  * Upload prototype into maze.design and test with the nouns community/discord to ensure that key tasks can be completed
  * Iterate on prototype to resolve any usability issues based on feedback
  * Once wireframes are validated, we’ll conduct two rounds of visual design to and share back with community
    * Leverage tailwind design components for easy and efficient build
    * Comments will be enabled to review feedback asynchronously and directly in the design
    * The website will be branded similarly to nouns.wtf (Londrina Solid font for headlines, Segoe UI for body text, grays and whites)

**Project Timeline**

Our team anticipates this project taking approximately 6-8 weeks. You can view our proposed schedule below. (subject to change based on reviews and approvals by the NounsDAO)

Community co-creation, as many of the other proposals have stated, is our goal. As you can see below, we will have three dedicated times where we will gather community input through Discord and other channels from the NounsDAO community in order to ship this product with the community’s highest standard in mind. ([Please view the attached document for the timeline](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MzVMFQO3do_2IBzSPup4QWyB48OoEdChZyAdOC74uak/edit?usp=sharing))


**Team**

We are a small, but nimble team, comprised of a top-tier product designer, developer, and project manager with decades of combined experience. Also, gracing the team with his impeccable talent is David Horvath. If you don’t know David Horvath, look him up.

**Introducing the team:**

**[Brkfstsndwch](https://twitter.com/thebrkfstsndwch)** | A project and program manager with close to a decade of experience managing and building design teams and shipping products alongside those teams. With a wide range of experience in project categories from web development to brand creation for companies big and small. Okta, Elastic, Palo Alto Networks, and Microsoft to name a few.

**[David Horvath](https://twitter.com/davidzhorvath)** | Co-creator of the Uglydoll plush toy based licensing brand, NFT artist, and creator of Bossy Bear, the Disney book series turned pre-school animated show headed to Nick Jr with Ron Howard and the Imagine Kids and Family team. Maker of Sofubi toys self-produced in Japan.

**[Bored UX](https://twitter.com/bored_ux)** | A digital product designer with a decade of experience working with companies ranging from seed stage startups to big tech like Facebook and Google. Bored UX has designed and helped launch over 50 digital products via founding a globally ranked UX agency.

**[Christian](https://twitter.com/cdt_works)** | Frontend engineer working with both SharkDAO & NounsDAO on various projects to further the Nouns Extended Universe™. He’s a self-taught dev with a background in design and product management. Christian is currently working for a startup, but is hoping to pivot to the web3 space full-time. Also, he’s currently getting his Master’s in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and has worked as a professional photographer for 10 years.

**Compensation**

We are asking for the funding of the design and development of this project from NounsDAO. We anticipate occasional maintenance and updates to be made to the site, and ask for a small percentage of funding from NounsDAO to help cover the team’s time over the course of the first 6 months following shipment of the site.

* 30ETH for Design, Development, and Deployment of the Nouns Bidder POAP Site
* 10ETH for the 6 months of maintenance and updates as needed

* Proposed Payment Schedule
  * 20 ETH from this Proposal to start work
  * 20 ETH from  a future Proposal on completion of this work

# Nouns Bidder POAP

# Commission Jonathan Mann (@songadayman) to make the Oct 10th ‘Song A Day’ about Noun 69

Noun 69 is 3 Nouns away! To celebrate this seminal moment in Nouns history, 9999 and 4156 propose honoring Noun 69 with a ‘Song A Day’. Jonathan Mann, who has agreed to participate at his usual rate of 3 ETH, will write, produce, and share the song, and when eventually minted with Jonathan’s other work, the piece will be gifted to the owner of Noun 69.

Jonathan: "I’ve been a huge fan of Nouns from the very beginning and so I was thrilled to be asked!”

About Jonathan:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Mann_(musician)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Mann_(musician))

Examples of work:

[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC511B47195A0967E](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC511B47195A0967E)

Compensation: 3 ETH

ETH Address: 0x3d9456Ad6463a77bD77123Cb4836e463030bfAb4

# Commission Jonathan Mann (@songadayman) to make the Oct 10th ‘Song A Day’ about Noun 69

# Nouns Comic

# **Nouns Comic** 

**Nouns Comic: TL;DR**

Comics are the perfect way to maintain "Memetic Consistency" that is the very base for NounsDAO. Through comics we're able to share our interest over Nouns and their exciting world over specific events (i.e. Party Nouns) and also log NounsDAO's history in an amusing comedic way.
Some much-needed adjustments and changes were applied to the [original draft](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/nouns-comic-a-proposal/210/7) after "[Nouns Comic #0](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/21cba21352c5d4ec404a6be793d1a45c633eed4a.jpeg)" was published. Here's the final version of the Nouns Comic proposal.

**Nouns and Storytelling.**

In a world where everything changes, humans have maintained one consistent feature and that’s the “**art of storytelling**”. Storytelling is and has been one of our favorite ways of communication, from cave-drawings and sharing tales of discovering fire to building the metaverse ~ we all want to share stories that we find interesting.

**Why Comics?**

Nouns Comic are that fun and engaging tool that we can use to share our interest for Nouns and their exciting universe to build upon. It’s a way to keep that memetic consistency that we so desire to maintain inside the Nouns community/universe. An event, if you will, to gather around and enjoy the things happening in the community with a mixture of my wild imaginations about Nouns and how they’d interact with each other.

**Nouns Comic you say?**

“Nouns Comic #0” is already out and available for the community and all Noun enthusiasts. The full version can be found below.

“Nouns Comic #0” serves as the “**WTF? Handbook**” which is a meme translation of the [Nouns website](https://nouns.wtf) while introducing different concepts like *Noun o’clock*, *Nouns treasury*, *Nouns’ art on-chain* and… in an amusing comedic way in “*internet language*”.

[Nouns Comic #0](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/855538581434007635/894304410182746182/SPOILER_Nouns_Comic_0_-_Final.jpg)


Moving forward, all comics will be available for ***free*** on the Nouns Comic website/archive to log the history of Nouns Comic. Everyone will have access to both *.jpeg* and *.pdf* versions of the comic and they will be accessible for everyone. Also, a very limited number of comics will be minted for collectors that are interested in owning a piece of Nouns Comic history that comes with the animated version of the cover.

**Budget and Timeframe**

* 10 days per comic
* 0.5 ETH per comic
* Lasting for 3 months (9 issues)

That will bring the total to **4.5ETH** for **9 upcoming issues** over the span of **3 months** (90 days) to be synced with **Party Nouns** (Nouns ending with 1). 

Notes:
- The comics will be extended over the 3 months period if agreed upon by both parties ~ details will be discussed in a future proposal.
- 25% of the initial revenue generated from “special editions” will go back to the NounsDAO treasury.

**Proof of Work?**

Undead Oracle here ~ Artist and content-creator focused on internet culture and visual storytelling through art. I’ve always been focused on sharing stories and content with others, from drawing comics and sharing them with my peers throughout school to bringing my collection (“[The Undead](https://opensea.io/collection/theundead)”) to the main-net, I have always focused on storytelling and growing as an artist.

Support work:
1. [rare gm](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/4e556d3cd567bc9b70aba58dc32709a3be8cdcc8_2_750x750.jpeg)


2. [I Bought The Dip](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/2d7f36232343ae3cdb659fd93ebde4cce2c098d7_2_999x750.jpeg)


3. [The NFT Influencer](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/28df9ed1ae3d76bb4f544bdfa53d36669f33e645_2_750x750.jpeg)

4. [Need a Sponsor!](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/de25dee11ebc380bee3285fadf0a067d1b59c5d9_2_750x750.jpeg)

# Nouns Comic

**Perpetual Glasses to Kids In Need V2**\n===\n**NounsDAO Grant Proposal**\nBy Joshua Fisher & Fitz Frames\n\n**tl;dr**\nIn celebration of the fact that every Noun is a glasses wearer, Fitz Frames would like to propose a perpetual funding allocation to deliver prescription eyeglasses to children in need. \nFitz Frames in partnership with Vision to Learn (as well as additional outreach partners) can deliver a no-cost eye exam plus an annual membership to Fitz Frames for children in need.  A Fitz Frames membership includes two complete pairs of prescription eyeglasses with unlimited replacement frames should they lose, break, grow out of the glasses, or their prescription changes.\nIn addition to their Fitz Frames Membership each child will receive an additional free pair of Noun Frames, glasses that mimic the pair worn by their favorite Noun.\nAs an initial pilot program, we propose Nouns DAO allocate **9ETH** (~$30,000 worth of ETH) to provide glasses to approximately 300 kids (aprox $100) per child. This will be done with in conjunction with our outreach partner Vision to Learn in an initial focus geography (probably Ohio and/or Detroit). Progress reports will be given to NounsDAO on an ongoing basis, but no less than once a quarter. The pilot program is expected to run approximately 90 days, but children will continue to receive replacement glasses for the full year as needed. The purpose of the pilot program is to validate and refine the offering and delivery process, with the goal of expanding the efforts nationwide and eventually internationally.\nAt the end of the initial pilot program, Fitz present the results of the program and will put to a vote either a continuation, expansion, or termination of the program.\nAdditionally, we request **2ETH** in one-time funding to build outreach materials (print, animation, and website) directed towards schools to explain the program, Nouns, Fitz, and the underlying technology of blockchain, NFTs, and additive manufacturing.\n\n**Proposal**\nFitz would like to eventually build to a perpetual funding mechanism in order to expand our existing social good efforts and deliver eyewear on an ongoing basis to kids in need. In the interim, we’d like to propose a pilot program to prove out the model and refine delivery mechanism:\n- $30K allocation from Nouns treasury to provide approximately 300 no-cost vision tests plus Fitz Frames memberships to kids in need, initially in a limited geographical focus area.\n- Fitz will provide annual memberships at cost of $100)/kid/year discounted from $185.  Annual Membership consists of two pairs of custom fit glasses plus unliminted replacements.\n- Fitz will provide an additional free pair of Noun Frames, mimicking their favorite Nouns, limited to an initial selection of 10 Noun options for the Pilot Program.\n- Vision to Learn, will identify recipients and provide no-cost eye exams within the geographical focus area. Initial prospects are Ohio and Detroit.\n- Initial Pilot Program is expected to run approximately 90 days, at which point Fitz will present a report of progress to the NounsDAO.\n- At that point the NounsDAO can vote to expand, continue, or suspend the pilot program.\n- Based on findings from the initial Pilot Program, elements can be refined including: delivery mechanism, offering, and outreach. Additionally, Fitz Frames will work to try and secure additional underwriting in order to extend the reach of the program. (possibly through Medicaid reimbursement, or local philanthropic partners)\n\n- In order to promote the program (and help surface Nouns to a wider public awareness) we propose dedicating an additional 2ETH to develop outreach materials including print, short form animation, and a dedicated website. This will target schools, the student recipients of glasses, and broader public. In addition to promotion of the program, this is an opportunity to introduce the technology elements underpinning both Nouns and Fitz Frames, and develop age-appropriate STEM curriculum for the kids who receive the glasses.\nNouns is a fantastic example of people leveraging technology to come together and build long-term value in perpetuity.  Fitz leverages the power of technology to change the lives of kids. We think this is a natural partnership that would not only do a tremendous amount of good, but could serve as tangible application of blockchain doing tangible good. At Fitz, we believe that those who can see the world are the ones who can change the world. NounsDAO embodies this ethos completely, and we couldn’t imagine a better partner.\n\n**Noun Frames**\nFitz will integrate Nouns Frames into their application so that users can pick their favorite Noun and receive glasses that mimic those frames as well as have the Noun itself printed on the side of the frames as well as the Noun number printed on the inside.\n\n\n**About Fitz:**\nFitz Frames: https://www.fitzframes.com/ \nFitz for Good - how Fitz has worked with VTL to provide glasses for kids in the past:\n https://vimeo.com/377468371 \n\nHow Fitz has worked with Healthcare community to provide protective prescription eyewear to drs and nurses across the country - https://news.yahoo.com/local-hero-nyc-glasses-maker-171104609.html \n\nFitz in the Press - How we came to be and why we matter to kids - https://abcnews.go.com/Business/startup-offers-affordable-eyeglasses-kids-flatter-faces/story?id=65014415 \n\n**About Vision 2 Learn:**\nhttps://visiontolearn.org/about/from-the-founder/ \n

# Retroactive Funding and Small Grants Pool

> *tl;dr -- Encourage creators (artists and devs) to build with Nouns by having a pool of funds held in a Safe for this purpose. The Safe will be used immediately to recognize existing a few creators in our community while also allowing fast funding of small, one-off, or alpha version projects as they appear.*


### Past and Fast
While Nouns DAO governance works well for larger projects, the multi-step, on-chain proposal process is not ideal for encouraging small, one-off, or alpha versions of projects/tooling. Despite this, many Nouns community members have added to the ecosystem and it would be great to honor their contribution.

To solve both of these issues, we'd like to propose that a pool of capital be sent to a Nouners controlled Safe. A Safe is much quicker mechanism to coordinate and distribute funds. We would like 20 ETH to pilot the pool, with a suggested range of 0.25-2 ETH per project, with the aim of:

1. acknowledging, through retroactive funding, past contributions to the Nouns ecosystem
1. granting funds for the development of small, one-off, or alpha version projects
1. encouraging building and signalling that retroactive funding is a viable way to build on Nouns


### Funding Committee
The initial signing committee on the Safe will be:
- ![](https://bafkreiagjoe5qu3mcl37dwki2vp4fj4gb7kccmflsn2aaf7tzomoe7kw7a.ipfs.dweb.link/) Noun 12
- ![](https://bafkreiffeqnv4rgab7e5o6vmn77ybkp3iuvcgjfu64lpu7yixiwhp7y3ty.ipfs.dweb.link/) Noun 16
- ![](https://bafkreigj6v7xwubod6ustllhc5jjrhpeggzsyrmjodvqgq47zshzh2l3xi.ipfs.dweb.link/) Noun 22
- ![](https://bafkreifald3ya6i62qy3s2mfefbzxnnkb25wazvqlnco3nr4xzuq6a7pae.ipfs.dweb.link/) Noun 32
- ![](https://bafkreiaalajwukk3wfocjcbl6a7uufkcsepeerhvunmnyjewfhnipqn2v4.ipfs.dweb.link/) Nouns DAO

The Safe will require `2 of 4` Nouners to sign, with Nouns DAO acting as a largely symbolic owner and backup.

The committee will monitor the builder community, retroactively fund previous work as it comes up, and receive informal requests/applications for small project grants. The projects and amounts will be at the committee's discretion.


### Who to Retro Fund Right Now
In addition to the 20 ETH Safe, we proposal the immediate funding of the following creators:
* `1 ETH` to [12BNoun](https://twitter.com/12bnoun) for developing many projects including [Nounspedia](https://twitter.com/12bnoun/status/1441940187794132994?s=20), [This-or-that](https://want2bnoun.herokuapp.com/), and [Synthetic Nouns](https://twitter.com/12bnoun/status/1445013643737776132?s=20)
* `0.75 ETH` to [humpstyles](https://twitter.com/humpstyles) for their original, Nouns-based art [Abstract Nouns](https://opensea.io/collection/abstract-nouns)
* `0.75 ETH` [Zeeraffe](https://twitter.com/TheZeeraffe), [JustKiddinc](https://twitter.com/justkidddinc), and [WNX](https://twitter.com/syazwanamidun) for continuing to create one [Nouns Vox](https://opensea.io/collection/voxelnouns) daily
* `0.25` ETH to [aaaaaaaaaa](https://twitter.com/3pa15) for setting up a [Dune Analytics Dashboard](https://twitter.com/3pa15/status/1439723133586612226?s=20) for Noun Auction stats.



### Transaction Details
This proposal will execute the following transactions:
- `1 ETH` sent to `12BNoun` ([0xd77e44F294938472381A587a47F5D836C6290EA3](https://etherscan.io/address/0xd77e44F294938472381A587a47F5D836C6290EA3))
- `0.75 ETH` sent to `humpstyles` ([0x4939C898da18b0c1E71DC2A42aa545AD228711B5](https://etherscan.io/address/0x4939C898da18b0c1E71DC2A42aa545AD228711B5))
- `0.75 ETH` sent to the `Nouns Vox` group ([0x6Dfa20170603c53220cDD61EA8d7DE9b7Ed725Ef](https://etherscan.io/address/0x6Dfa20170603c53220cDD61EA8d7DE9b7Ed725Ef))
- `0.0125 ETH` sent to `Electronic Frontier Foundation` ([0x095f1fD53A56C01c76A2a56B7273995Ce915d8C4](https://etherscan.io/address/0x095f1fD53A56C01c76A2a56B7273995Ce915d8C4)) on behalf of `aaaaaaaaaa`
- `0.0125 ETH` sent `Save The Children` ([0xA77a54139b285C5294f24A492B9896c380dDe01D](https://etherscan.io/address/0xA77a54139b285C5294f24A492B9896c380dDe01D)) on behalf of `aaaaaaaaaa`
- `20 ETH` sent to the `Retro Funding/Small Grants Committee's Gnosis Safe` ([0x2AF21E37928613582734bcBAeaD0919801a4CAcf](https://etherscan.io/address/0x2AF21E37928613582734bcBAeaD0919801a4CAcf))
- `0.023` ETH sent to `Noun 32` as reimbursement for [creating the Safe](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x6c27afac278642ad6512df0ec90a483e59e799e767a17d995830785bda12035d) ([0x6f9e3976fa3b5b22761fe5D635E1f0d9d9aeB85d](https://etherscan.io/address/0x6f9e3976fa3b5b22761fe5D635E1f0d9d9aeB85d))
- `0.088` ETH sent to `Noun 22` as reimbursement for submitting the on-chain proposal ([0x75ee6eb3d8dacf41ee2e5307090b197d3e1cca6e](https://etherscan.io/address/0x75ee6eb3d8dacf41ee2e5307090b197d3e1cca6e))

# Retroactive Funding and Small Grants Pool

# Brave Sponsored Takeover during NFT NYC

### Proposal

Brave proposes a partnership between Nouns DAO and the browser’s native ad unit: Sponsored Images, to come together and use the 24 hour takeovers as a space to showcase the Nouns project on the first day of NFT NYC (November 1st, 2021)

### Details

Region: USA
Flight Dates: 11/1/2021
Estimated Impressions: 11,000,000
Nouns DAO Rate: 11.89 ETH

- Nouns DAO representative (4156) will Docusign agreement and Nouns DAO will execute payment when this proposal passes
- Community members will provide artwork for 3 sponsored images in collaboration with Brave Ads team (see #brave-takeover in Nouns Discord) and will be compensated via the retroactive funding group
- Images will appear in rotation for 24h from November 1 at 00:00 AM EST until November 1 at 11:59 PM EST

# Brave Sponsored Takeover during NFT NYC

# setProposalThresholdBPS(50)

thank you for your consideration 

# setProposalThresholdBPS(50)

# Proposal to name a recently discovered species of glass frog after Nouns

I have been informed of an opportunity to name a species of glass frog newly discovered in the Dracula nature reserve in Ecuador. The EcoMinga Foundation (EcoMinga Foundation) is raising funds alongside its partner Rainforest Trust (www.rainforesttrust.org 2) in exchange for the right to name this glass frog.

I’d like to propose that NounsDAO pay 25 ETH to purchase the right to name the frog Hyalinobatrachium Nouns, or Nouns Glassfrog in plain English. As far as I know, naming a species would be a first for the crypto and NFT community. Frogs have memetic value in the NFT community, making this species an appropriate choice for naming. Not only would this story be likely to get picked up by the press and social media, but the money goes to the cause of protecting biodiversity and rainforests.

Here is a link to some photos of the frog, and the scientific write up of the frog's discovery (along with another similar frog). https://www.dropbox.com/sh/w5kmr9hyzvlxjwo/AABrxnch8PAYop8MQ-FTrozEa?dl=0

The breakdown of the use of funds would be roughly the following, subject to discussions with the non-profits:
55% to Ecominga for operating and protecting the reserve
5% to scientific publishing and discovery of new species
40% to Rainforest Trust’s Climate Action Fund, which funds protection of rainforest to sequester carbon

Once this proposal passes and the ETH gets sent, I'll calculate the equivalent USD amount and wire the fiat to Rainforest Trust within 5 business days (unfortunately the non-profit doesn't accept crypto donations). Rainforest Trust will then pass on Ecominga's portion to them. 

# Proposal to name a recently discovered species of glass frog after Nouns

# Fund design, engineering, and community contributors

### Descripton

Nouns has the opportunity to fund a designer, engineer, and community lead in residency to help push forward day-to-day efforts. Scope for these contributions is considered open-ended, and will be defined on a monthly cadence with the input of the Nounders & the community. This proposal seeks to bring on three individuals with deep interest in the Nouns ecosystem, and a proven track record of delivering value on short timelines & at an early stage.

### Context

As part of their original contributions, the Nounders built [Nouns.wtf](http://Nouns.wtf), home to daily Noun auctions, governance, an exploratory playground, and details of the project and its motivations. Given the rapid increase in interest and usage of the Nouns products, we propose bringing on world-class design & engineering resourcing to help iterate on the future of [Nouns.wtf](http://Nouns.wtf).

Many Nounders remain involved in varying capacities in day-to-day community affairs, but the demands of the role are non-trivial and [critical to the success of any DAO](https://twitter.com/punk4156/status/1450990370528141315?s=20). We propose bringing on a talented community lead who will help strengthen the sense of shared purpose within the Nouns community.

### Scope

Scope for these contributors will be defined on an on-going basis with input from Nounders, Noun owners, and the greater Nouns community. Contributors will be expected to communicate their deliverables & timelines in a public manner at least once per month. 

For the design & engineering roles, the initial set of scope includes maintenance and improvements to [Nouns.wtf](http://Nouns.wtf). For the community role, contributions include (but are not limited to) scheduling & leading community calls, internal & external communications, Discord management, and onboarding of new DAO members.

### Expectations

Contributors are responsible for documenting and communicating their decisions & output. Updates should be shared early and often, encouraging Nounders and community members to provide input given the shared vision for the Nouns ecosystem. Contributors are expected to be responsive, but are free to define the working style which lends itself to the best outcomes. The commitments will last for **3 months**, or 90 days, after which point this proposal will be resubmitted to extend the working relationship.

### Contributors

Information on the contributors is available in [this post](https://discord.com/channels/849745721544146955/898682149585162270/907593435417038889) in #private on the Nouns Discord.

### Compensation

We believe that the NounsDAO could fund this proposal, decreasing the burden of project maintenance on the Nounders and increasing the lifespan of product & community development for the community. For this initial trial, compensation will be paid out via streaming payments on Sablier. Each contributor will be paid `~5.9 ETH` per month, for approximately three months, or `~17.69 ETH` over 91 days. In the case of poor performance, the `cancelStream` method may be invoked, returning funds to an escrow and the contributor(s) pro-rata based on time elapsed.

The proposal also includes a transfer of `0.22 ETH` to [0x75ee6eb3d8dacf41ee2e5307090b197d3e1cca6e](https://etherscan.io/address/0x75ee6eb3d8dacf41ee2e5307090b197d3e1cca6e) as reimbursement for submitting the on-chain proposal.

# Fund design, engineering, and community contributors

# Stake 1 eth in Lido

Several people seemed to think adding some % (to be voted on in a later proposal) of treasury to Lido to earn yield was a viable idea.

This proposal is to see if the majority of nouns are interested in a trial of this process with 1 eth to ensure it works properly.

If approved we'll presumably have another vote for whether to add more funds, and if so how much.

# Stake 1 eth in Lido

# Completion Payment for Nouns Bidder POAP

This is the 20 ETH completion payment for the work that the Bidder POAP did per [Proposal 9](https://nouns.wtf/vote/9).  When Nouns DAO voted Proposal 9 through and paid them an initial 20 ETH, we made a commitment to also make a 20 ETH conditional payment upon the launch of Bidder POAP.  Bidder POAP launched today, so it's time to send the 2nd 20 ETH payment.

Below is an excerpt from the Compensation section of Proposal 9:
> "Proposed Payment Schedule
>  -   20 ETH from this Proposal to start work
 > -   20 ETH from a future Proposal on completion of this work"



# Completion Payment for Nouns Bidder POAP

# Nouns Stories

![Nouns Stories Teaser](https://www.dropbox.com/s/f458dl7jl8d4em9/Screen%20Shot%202021-11-22%20at%208.49.39%20am%202.jpg?dl=1)


**TL;DR**
Make 4x Nouns-based short films of different genres, aesthetics, and techniques, to see nouns come to life and help kick-start the nouns storytelling ecosystem.

**Nouns in Motion**
How do Nouns come to life? Let’s make it happen and find out!

To contribute to the elevation of Nouns to cultural icon status, broaden the scope and understanding of what the Nouns characters can be, and also to encourage contribution and interactivity in Nouns-art-making, we will create 4 short films centered around Nouns.

We will explore the creative potential of Nouns by making each film with totally different genres and techniques. From this we will learn what works, what doesn’t, and inform what motion strategies we should explore next.

These short films will be the first of their kind, and hopefully will inspire other creators from the broader community to generate more motion projects featuring the Nouns.

This is just a first step to dip Nouns’ toes in the water of motion storytelling and for us all to learn. We have grand ideas for how this first step can seed one or potentially many Nouns content projects, including but not limited to: creating even more elevated Nouns content, creating a platform for Nouns in motion (or Nouns art generally), an ongoing narrative series, curated anthologies from artists around the world, and community-contributed storytelling.

**The Films**
We want to cover as many genres and techniques as possible to be able to experiment and learn from how Nouns translate into all these different outcomes. Ideally, no two films will cover the same ground. Let’s explore...

**Genres:** drama, comedy, experimental, family, action, adventure, romance, adventure, musical, thriller...

**Medium / Technique:** Pixel art, traditional 2D animation, 3D animation, stop-motion, live action, puppetry, augmented reality...

Award winning hybrid production company Pixel and web3 media collective StudioDAO will form the Nouns Stories team and collaborate to create all 4 films. Each film will have a different director but may share some production team members.

**Distribution & Sale**
We are currently thinking about releasing one film per week for a month in 2022 (but are open to suggestions or ideas on this). It would be great to premiere them at noun'o'clock every monday for example The films will be made as accessible as possible and shared for free, potentially on many networks and platforms. We believe Nouns content should not be gatekept, our goal should be to reach the largest audience possible (and encourage others to do so).

The films themselves will be CC0 and everyone will be encouraged to use them however they wish. NounsStories team may decide that its a good idea to enter the films into festivals or other events or platforms around the world to increase both reach and gain prestige. The films shall always remain accessible online (and free) however, and we should not ever conform to any requests to pull them down in order to participate in an event (some film festivals may require this in order to screen at their events).

The films might also be minted as NFTs, ideally on a custom NounsStories contract, and auctioned off (and pending the level of success, perhaps assets, elements from the production, or offshoot artwork and content could be minted too). Ideally the royalites from these sales would go to the artists that are responsible for the film's creation.

**Contributors & Compensation**
* 7 ETH for the production of each film
* 28 ETH total


**Pixel**
* Role: Nouns Stories Creative Direction team + Production Company on 3 films + Marketing and festivals
* Compensation: 21 ETH
* Wallet: 0x5184782cC00E90D2E0C82A8f22729f7f38a572B8
* Handle: @goldypix (on behalf of Pixel)

**StudioDAO**
* Role: Nouns Stories Creative Direction team + Production Company on 1 films
* Compensation: 7 ETH
* Wallet: 0x09907f01d6192192f767deFB01C7Ee10cF82c24c
* Handle: @studioDao

**Project Timeline**

* Development and Pre Production: 2 months
* Production & Post Production: 2 months
* Film Launch: 1 per week for 1 month


**Meet the NounStories Team**
**Pixel**
As a production company, Pixel has been creating award winning short form content for over a decade. We’re a highly collaborative team of producers, writers, directors, designers, animators, and technicians, that specialises in all things hybrid and animation.

Following the success of Goldy’s acclaimed stop motion short film Lost and Found, we created the Original Content department at Pixel, with the sole focus on creating beautiful and meaningful narrative work, with a unique aesthetic that is intimately connected to the story we’re telling.

**Goldy**
Goldy, is an Oscar® shortlisted, Annie nominated, Australian Academy, Directors Guild, and Webby award-winning director and co-owner of hybrid production company [Pixel](https://www.pixel.melbourne/directors/goldy/). His heartfelt stop motion short film [Lost & Found](https://youtu.be/35i4zTky9pI?t=16), has been viewed over 10 million times online, bringing tears to the eyes of a global audience.

Goldy has been an active member of the Nouns community since its formation, with a compulsion for finding small ways to tell stories with Nouns, from Nouns movie trivia games, to poetry, comic strips, remixing imagery of daily Noun auctions, and his own art derivative project. Goldy is also a founding member of SharkDAO, an admin of the Shark discord, and is the current representative of SharkDAO on the Nouns server.

**studiodao**
Studiodao’s mission is to develop a protocol that empowers creators to finance and control their own work, eliminating the restrictive features inherent in the standard practices of centralized media companies.

studiodao is redefining the role and popular notion of ‘studio’ and creating a new value proposition for creators and fans in entertainment and sports -- driven by the adoption of NFTs in 2021 and beyond.

**kenbot a.k.a Kenny Miller**
A creative and entrepreneurial leader, kenbot develops brands that target white spaces in digital media and the businesses that make them sustainable and disruptive.

From the launch of Quicktime to video games, social networking, user-generated content, streaming media, dynamic ad models, and now NFTs, Kenny’s focus has always been on engaging audiences. This path has led to iconic work for culture-defining brands such as Apple, Disney, Nickelodeon, Sesame Street, MTV, The Walking Dead, Netflix, and the New York Knicks. His work has connected deeply with users of all ages worldwide.

Kenny has been an active member of the Nouns community from rinkeby, is a founding member of SharkDAO, and the founder of studiodao.

[Previous Discussion on Discourse](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-nouns-stories/308)

# Nouns Stories

# A Very Nounish Gitcoinmas NFT Crossover Event

*Written by Noun 12 but he can't propose because there's only 1 Live Proposal per proposing address at a time.*

The proposal is for Nouns DAO to become a matching partner to the tune of 169 ETH for the Gitcoin Grants Round 12 starting December 1st. We will also commission the artists behind the successful Gitcoin Moonshot Bot NFTs to make a series of 5 Moonshot Nouns, 1 of which will be auctioned over the course of the round with the proceeds going to Gitcoin general fund, and 4 of which will go to winners that the Nouns community selects from each GR12 category (Climate, Advocacy, Longevity, Ethereum), in a limited edition NFT crossover event.

[Discourse Discussion for A Very Nounish Gitcoinmas](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-a-very-nounish-gitcoinmas-nft-crossover-event-169-eth-to-crypto-public-goods/369)

**What's Gitcoin?**

* Gitcoin is a crypto-native public goods funding and open source jobs & coordination platform successfully built and spun out of Consensys into a DAO with its own ERC-20 ($GTC). [Gitcoin has raised $40 million for open source and public goods funding in its lifetime](https://gitcoin.co/results).  One popular Gitcoin feature has been quarterly funding rounds for grants to public goods and open source projects that are accompanied with quadratic matching by sponsors.  That quadratic matching is designed to assess both the quantity and quality of support that a given project gets, creating an effective way of measuring dollar voting without descending into plutocracy.  These rounds, the energy and money they incubated for public goods, have been a great success for the Ethereum community in general.  Gitcoin has raised tens of millions of dollars through their GRs alone.
* [Vitalik on Gitcoin](https://vitalik.ca/general/2019/10/24/gitcoin.html) 
* [Gitcoin GR12](https://gitcoin.co/blog/announcing-grants-round-12/)
* [Vitalik on Quadratic payments](https://vitalik.ca/general/2019/12/07/quadratic.html)
* [Radical Markets, an overview of Radical Democracy tools like quadatic funding applied to solve economic and other problems](https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691177502/radical-markets)
* [Lemonade Stand, A handy guide to financial support for open source](https://github.com/nayafia/lemonade-stand)

**How does Nouns DAO benefit?**


* **Fund the public goods from which we were created and on which are future depends.** Who's going to build the roads? We are.
* **Signal to the Ethereum, crypto, open source, and builder communities that our ethos aligns with theirs.**  We will be the one of largest matching partners, if not the #1. [The Ethereum Foundation is giving $500k specifically for the Advocacy category](https://blog.ethereum.org/2021/11/16/advocacy-grants/) for example.
* **Make it normative for DAOs to support both crypto and real world public goods just as part of their DNA.**  Everyone benefits from this, it's a good seed for open source crypto and decentralized organizations, because we are and always will be all in this together.  We're leaders, let's lead.
* **Marketing to the types of creators and builders we want to attract for Nouns proposal that we are open for business.** Gitcoin projects have huge overlap with the types of projects and creators we would consider funding. It's a large gm to them all.
* **Demonstration that business should be sealed with NFT miscegenation and crossover events**. In this case, between Noun DAO's NFT and Gitcoin's.  Who knows what this type of NFT-rooted relationship could evolve into but there's memetic consistency in sealing a deal with an NFT crossover event.  Worst case, we have created more fun symbolically important art.  Best case it creates deeper ways to engage and collaborate with fellow DAOs or boomer organizations like Arby's.

**Moonshot Nouns**
* These will be 5 NFTs, made and managed on the Gitcoin side with input from the Nouns side.
* Will feature both Moonshot Bot and Nounish elements in some fashion.  Obviously, the most distinctive Nounish element are our glasses but there's also the distinctive heads which could be of use.  Artist may make a themed one for each category (Climate, Advocacy, Longevity, Ethereum) and then one uber-one. 
* The uber-one NFT will be auctioned on the 1st or 2nd of the round with an auction set to end on the 2nd to last day of the Round (December 11th).  Auction will be promoted on both Nouns and Gitcoin side. Proceeds will go to Gitcoin general fund or multisig.
* The category Moonshot Noun NFTs will be doled out to a champion from each category, determined by a process we run on the Nouns side.  Likely a small Nouns team will pick the top 10 projects in each category and then put it up for vote to the public. Potentially we can create a polling page on Nouns.wtf to drive engagement directly to our home rather than Twitter.  TBD.
* This is all subject to change if a better NFT crossover path and strategy emerge in process or it become unworkable.

 * [Decrypt on Moonshot Bot launch](https://decrypt.co/79606/moonshot-bots-nfts-gitcoin-ethereum-grants-1-8-million)
* [Moonshot Bots](https://bots.moonshotcollective.space/)
* [Moonshot Collective](https://moonshotcollective.space/)


![E9f3Y__VUAg47fL|690x349](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/9c6985a26194d4e43142051f595aa90d93c95f96_2_690x349.jpeg)

**Steps and Timing**

1. Gitcoin principals and Nouns principals are spun up and planning. Completed.
2. Push Proposal onchain.
3. The grant to the Gitcoin multisig is straightforward and there's no execution issues with it other than passing a vote.  Late November.
4. Prelim NFT sketches have been made and that side is in process.
5. We will collaborate on a Gitcoin blog post that will go out at the launch of the round, and in conjunction with starting the auction for the uber-one Moonshot Noun on Opensea.  Nouns side will push the voting for projects starting midway through the round.  December 6th.
6. Voting concludes, Opensea auction concludes, we distribute the NFTs to the winners. December 12-13th.

**Transactions**

* 169 ETH for the Gitcoin GR12 Matching Pool at
0xde21F729137C5Af1b01d73aF1dC21eFfa2B8a0d6

# A Very Nounish Gitcoinmas NFT Crossover Event

# Stake 10% of treasury in Lido

We successfully staked 1 ETH in Lido without issue. This proposal is to see if nouners would like to stake 10% of the treasury in Lido and begin earning a yield. (1499 eth + the 1 eth already staked = 1500 eth or slightly under 10% of the treasury).

# Stake 10% of treasury in Lido

# Nouns Proposal Auction House

### What is it?
Nouns Proposal Auction House (or Prop House) is an experimental approach to deploying capital: an auction of ETH where the bids placed are proxy NounsDAO proposals. At the end of each auction, Noun owners (Nouners) vote on which proposal gets funded.

This proposal aims to be the MVP for a trustless on-chain solution.

### Why?
The NounsDAO treasury is accruing capital at a $100M+ annual run rate. While NounsDAO has pushed several proposals through to execution, the current funding process does not seem like the optimal approach to scaling to thousands of projects. Prop House is an exploration of an alternative funding mechanism: forced treasury spend that minimizes friction to propose while maintaining quality via Nouns DAO member votes.

#### Forced treasury spend
If the underlying thesis behind Nouns DAO is that the more a meme is spread, the more its provenance is worth, then spending the treasury to proliferate Nouns 1 makes a lot of sense. Assuming there is ongoing supply of ideas to proliferate Nouns, Prop House aims to force perpetual spend to capture this supply.

#### Minimizing friction
Anyone who wants to build on Nouns 2 is encouraged to do so. To this end, there is documentation and guidance to help builders get funded as quickly as possible. Still, proposing to the DAO involves friction. It means joining a new community, proposing an idea, getting sponsorship, achieving community consensus and more. The process can take a week or more before proposing on-chain which takes yet another week. Prop House could alleviate some of this friction by redirecting focus to the proposal itself instead of other functions.

#### Quality
Assuming that being able to amass the significant amount of capital required to buy a Noun is correlated to being a good capital allocator, NounsDAO members represent a pool of intellectual capital that could be used as a quality filter for the best use of the Prop House auction funds.

### How would it work?
Funds requested from the DAO would be sent to a 2/3 safe controlled by cryptoseneca, devcarrot and Pixelz. The funds would be used to run three auctions of varying amounts and run times, for example:

* 5 ETH with a 7 day proposal and 3 day voting period.
* 10 ETH with a 14 day proposal and 3 day voting period.
* 20 ETH with a 21 day proposal and 3 day voting period.

The differing amounts and run times are to test which scale (if any) is best suited for the format.

A web app will be built as the home for the project where both auctions and voting will take place. Auctions will run for their allotted time, allowing anyone to bid with a proposal. The consecutive voting period will have Nouners vote for the proposal of their choice. At the end of the voting period, the funds will be transferred to the proposal with the most votes.

### Funds Requested
This proposal requests a total of 36 ETH from the DAO:

* 35 ETH to fund three auctions.
* 1 ETH for operational spend

### Who is behind this proposal?
seneca, one of the Nouns project founders. I will be building Prop House alongside devcarrot (Nounder) and Pixelz (designer) with help from the rest of the Nounders.

### Mock Up

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


### Other Considerations
Prop House aims to be the MVP of a trustless on-chain solution. If the experiment succeeds, the next logical step would be to build an unopinionated suite of contracts that automate the process.

Conceptually, the contracts could be the seed to a crypto native Y Combinator model. Where as before you had partners, now you have DAO members. Instead of summer and winter batches, you have weekly or monthly cadences. And instead of demographic restrictions for applicants, you have anyone with an Ethereum wallet. It might be the case that breaking thresholds in the categories mentioned above transforms the model to something completely different.

# Nouns Proposal Auction House

# Noun Tracks - Unlocking the sounds of Nouns


Authors: Arpeggi Labs, Nate Fox & Joshua Fisher.

## **TL;DR**
Noun Tracks are the fully on-chain 1:1 CC0 theme songs of a Noun created using Arpeggi Labs' on-chain DAW with samples and patterns performed and written by Nate Fox.

Together we will develop and launch Noun Tracks.  These NFT's are claimable for Nouners plus all the tools will be public and sounds will be compeletely CC0 for the community to enjoy.

## **How?**
### Part 1 - The Noun Track Stack
Nouns have a stack of visual characteristics that make them unique, with Noun Tracks now they have their own sounds too!

Noun Tracks contain a 1:1 sonic representation of every layer of a Noun. 

Each visible layer of the Noun corresponds to a unique component of the song:


**Layer 1 - Backgrounds (2)** - Key, either Major or Minor.

```
Key_Background {
    boolean major;
} 
```

**Layer 2 - Bodies (30)** - Chord Progressions containing unique Bass & Harmony patterns and samples. These correspond to the "body" of the song.

```
ChordProgression_Bodies {
	Pattern bass;
	Pattern harmony;
	Sample bassSample;
    Sample harmonySample;
}	
```

**Layer 3 - Accessories (137)** - Drum Loops containing unique snare, hat, percussion and kick patterns and samples. These provide a nice "accessory" to the other melodic components to the song.

```
DrumLoop_Accessory {
    Pattern kick.
    Pattern snare;
    Pattern hat;
    Pattern perc;
    Sample kickSample;
    Sample snareSample; 
    Sample hatSample;
    Sample percSample;
}
```

**Layer 4 - Heads (234)** - Lead Sample and Sound Effects. 234 Sample + Sound Effect combinations give each Noun. 
These custom Lead Samples plus fun FX Sample moments give each Noun Track a distinctive personality. For example, Nouns with the shark head will have a shark chomp sound effect!

```
FX_Heads {
    Sample lead;	
    Pattern fx;
    Sample fxSample;
} 
```

**Layer 5 - Glasses (21 patterns)** - Lead Pattern, aka the musical notation of the Lead Sample produced by Nate.

```
Lead_Glasses {
	Pattern lead;
}
```



### Part 2 - Construction of a Noun Track
Once an auction is settled and a new Noun appears a new Noun Track is created and minted! 

Using a custom "Noun Track Creation Contract" Arpeggi will pull the correspoding Samples and Patterns from the current Nouns features to create each days Noun Track. 

**Example Noun Track**
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SJaT7N4OY.png)

[![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/ryOUougFt.png)](https://vimeo.com/647873210)



```
Noun_Track {
	Key_Background key;
    ChordProgression_Bodies chords;
    DrumLoop_Accessory drums;
    FX_Heads fx;
    Lead_Glasses lead;
}
```




**Additional Noun Tracks Samples**
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/HJbJ4ENut.png)

[![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SJyni_xFt.png)](https://vimeo.com/647873573)


![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/rydSUNEOF.png)

[![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/Syc0odgKt.png)](https://vimeo.com/647873417)


(*please note that this was created using a BETA Version of Arpeggi Nouns where Percussion field was used or FX.  The final version will have greater flexibility)

### Part 3 - Minting & Distribution 

Every Noun has a corresponding Noun Track that can be claimed by the Noun owner. A Nouner simply connects the wallet to NounTracks.wtf and they can claim their corresponding Noun Track.

In addtion to the NFT being minted the Noun Track will be simultaneously uploaded w/ it's Noun artwork to the traditional music DSP's and platforms. Using a platform such as Revelator's on-chain IP rights management system the royalties generated will be split between NounsDAO, the Nouner, and the creators at 33.3% each. 

Don't worry if you don't own a Noun. All tools are public and the music is CC0 so feel free to have some fun!

## Who:
Apreggi Studios: Creators of the world's first on-chain music creation platform.
arpeggi.io
https://medium.com/@arpeggilabs/arpeggi-studio-4bf465348d51

Nate Fox: Grammy awarded producer and songwriter who has worked with artists ranging from Chance The Rapper to Randy Newman. 
https://artists.spotify.com/songwriter/0uZyVM4hASpRCJgEUr6iIs
https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/nate-fox-behind-the-boards/pl.84c458559b35469c9f7a88361ff959f5

Joshua Fisher: Creative manager, SharkDAO member, Noun Prop Builder and Web3 enthusiast.

## Costs:
We've broken down the cost into two Phases, with Phase 1 being paid a portion up front and portion upon launch. Phase 2 will be paid upon completion of Phase 1 in order to Launch. For avoidance of confusion Phase 2 would be paid before the backend of Phase 1.

**Phase 1**
40E - Music Creation: Nate will personally record and produce the sessions at his studio in Los Angeles creating all the custom sounds himself and with musicians in his network.  
20 upfront, 20 wen mint

30E - Arpeggi Music Platform: Arpeggi Labs will build a custom DAW that can be used by Nate, and the public after launch, to store the Samples and Patters used to generative daily Noun Tracks and put them on-chain. 
20 upfront, 10 wen mint

10E - Project Management: Josh developed the idea, organized the parties and will continue to see the project through development, launch and beyond.
5 upfront, 5 wen mint

**Phase 2**
10E - Smart Contract Development (Solidity): Arpeggi Labs will implement the Solidity smart contract that allows Noun holders to mint Noun Tracks.

5E - Front End Development: Arpeggi Labs can build the site that allows for minting with connected wallet.

5E - Other Costs: Projected gas fees for uploading Samples and Airdropping Nouners.

Addresses:
Nate Fox:
0xC36f41b8Da70aF447F6383a9E85287016e874bC7

Arpeggi: 
0x05B98Dd27D50B0B9dAF1b3Be7F299e7362B26B2E

Joshua Fisher:
0xBd7Dbab9AEb52D6c8d0E80fCeBdE3af4CC86204A


## Timeline:
We're already hard at work as you can see and once this is approved Nate can continue creating and refining the Samples and Patterns and begin programming the tracks w/ Arpeggi.

We are targeting a launch in 8 weeks. 

Passing this proposal is a vote to fund the entire project (100 ETH), the remainder to be paid via an additional proposal when Phase 1 work is completed.

# Noun Tracks - Unlocking the sounds of Nouns

# Fix Auction House Proxy Admin Misconfiguration

This proposal corrects a protocol misconfiguration by updating the auction house proxy admin from the [NounsDAOExecutor](https://etherscan.io/address/0x0bc3807ec262cb779b38d65b38158acc3bfede10#code) contract to the [NounsAuctionHouseProxyAdmin](https://etherscan.io/address/0xC1C119932d78aB9080862C5fcb964029f086401e) contract.

This update is necessary because the admin of a transparent proxy is unable to call functions on the implementation contract. In this case, the implementation contract is the [NounsAuctionHouse](https://etherscan.io/address/0xf15a943787014461d94da08ad4040f79cd7c124e), which includes administrative functions such as `setTimeBuffer`, `setReservePrice`, and `setMinBidIncrementPercentage`.

The `NounsAuctionHouseProxyAdmin` is owned by the `NounsDAOExecutor` and is used as a dedicated interface to facilitate auction house proxy upgrades while maintaining the ability to call functions that exist on `NounsAuctionHouse`.

# Fix Auction House Proxy Admin Misconfiguration

# Nouns 3D-printed fashion collection by DANIT


TL;DR
Design, 3D print, and showcase worldwide a Nouns-inspired 3D-printed fashion collection.

I am inspired by Nouns to create my next 3D-printed fashion collection. The collection would use Nouns and their aesthetics as its leading design element. The 5-piece collection will contain 3D-printed textiles that would elegantly incorporate Nouns in their fabric.

As opposed to past collections in which I only used FDM (desktop printers) to make the entire collection, I am interested in incorporating more printing technologies to this collection. I want to test the boundaries of the latest printing tech, whether it be FDM, SLS, Polyjet etc. As with all my past work, the goal is to get the collection to be showcased in different tech conferences, fashion events, galleries, and museums.

I am a 3D printing fashion pioneer and my fashion collections have been showcased in all the top traditional media outlets worldwide ([NYT, WSJ, Bloomberg, BBC, The Guardian, Forbes, Vogue, ELLE, etc 1](https://danitpeleg.com/press/)) countless events (including the Rio opening ceremony at Paralympics and Mercedez-Benz fashion week), [museums](https://tinyurl.com/2p8zbz79), documentaries, newspapers, books. And my [TED talk](https://tinyurl.com/yck4y4y7) and other videos have received millions of views.

![a](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/fe034281879ef6823716ab09d732ab4e3bc2de66.jpeg)
From inspiration through 3D modeling to printing to AR

![121211920×347 45.2 KB](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/240afcddeedf303c85dca2c8eb555e685553dae9.jpeg)

Liberty Leading the People Collection

**Why am I excited about this?**

This year began for me with unbounded excitement about the potential impact of NFTs on fashion, both physical and digital. I [experimented with minting some of my pieces](https://rarible.com/danitpeleg3d), bought different kinds of NFTs, and bonded with awesome artists (mainly female ones!). Ever since I heard about Nouns, I have been thinking about how I can bring my skills and know-how to contribute to Nouns' culture.

I came up with a few concepts like nouns' merch etc' but then I realized:

Nouns can help me **push my creative and technical boundaries to bring the most innovative fashion collection to life**, and I can help **proliferate Nouns to new audiences!**

With Nouns' funding, I can spend the next few months working on what I love the most (making 3D-printed fashion, pushing the boundaries of the possible with the current technology). And with the result - a uniquely wearable Nounish 3D-printed fashion collection - Nouns and NounsDAO story can proliferate and get known with new audiences (like, more women, 3d printing enthusiasts, digital fashionistas, fashion students, and more!)

**How will the collection proliferate Nouns?**

I wanted to touch on this because it's the key question: how will people hear about this? how will this get attention?

My two last big collections, the 2015 ["Liberty Leading the People" 1](https://tinyurl.com/yt6dj264) and the 2017 ["Birth of Venus](https://danitpeleg.com/the-birth-of-venus/)", both received incredible amounts of press coverage. Why? because they both had strong underlying stories. The Liberty collection was a "first" - it was the first 3D printed fashion collection printed entirely at home, and the Birth collection was based on the 3D printed dress I [made for the Paralympics](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcvYRjWdfyU), and also it contained the first commercially available [3D printed jacket](https://danitpeleg.com/product/create-your-own-3d-printed-jacket/).

![danit-peleg-venus-1_(1)1800×1008 183 KB](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/4a4ddc3a75d3493d6859cb613d453922ff589842.jpeg)

![WhatsApp_Image_2021-11-02_at_1.33.55_PM1600×857 219 KB](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/11f4fea59fd76560d03d3fd969035d83e7ea6cfe.jpeg)

The Nouns + Innovative tech + Fashion angle will surely fascinate many. A good story will be crafted, and I am sure that this collection will get a lot of attention because it is touching on all the most fascinating topics of our times: cryptoculture, 3D printing, digital fashion, AR etc'

**So, what are the phases required to produce a 3D-printed fashion collection?**

1.  **Research** - Inspiration board, material research, printing samples
2.  **Design** - sketches (and more sketches)
3.  **Modeling** - 3D modeling the sketches into 3D-printable files (working with **zeeraffe)**
4.  **Print testing** - testing many different types of printers, configurations, materials etc
5.  **Printing finals** - printing the entire collection
6.  **Assembling** - using different techniques (e.g. gluing, knotting, etc) to assemble the collection together
7.  **Photoshoot** (with real-life models) - for press materials, websites, AR filter etc
8.  **Runway show** - either invited to showcase at an event like nft.nyc, fashion weeks etc'
9.  **Marketing** - prepare press kit, the collection get PR, is booked for events, and showcases galleries & museums

**Budget & next steps**

To kickoff phases 1+2, I am asking **3.15 ETH** so I can commit to start the creative process, defining the technology I need to use as well as developing a detailed budget.

**Deliverables for this first phase:**
* Creating a full sketchbook of what I envision the collection will look like
* A robust budget for phases 4-9 that can then be presented to the community for feedback.

Just to give a sense of the sizing of this project to reduce uncertainty --- and it really all depends on the type of technologies we will use for printing (e.g. polyjet is MUCH more expensive than FDM) --- I estimate a full fashion collection can be done for **$80K-150K.**

![https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/9a898527788f6f81df411e5d32a0b5a10ab083dd_2_244x400.jpeg](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/9a898527788f6f81df411e5d32a0b5a10ab083dd_2_244x400.jpeg)  ![https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/d3a3cc6a176310931bd8351c6f3e191148302495_2_276x142.jpeg](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/d3a3cc6a176310931bd8351c6f3e191148302495_2_276x142.jpeg) ![https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/3e73dd086b1500552ad124d0bfd3629b0a719ec5_2_108x375.jpeg](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/3e73dd086b1500552ad124d0bfd3629b0a719ec5_2_108x375.jpeg)

*A 3D printed noun sample of textile idea and a sketch of one of the outfits*

![https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/7a10dea807982fcc6c42bdbdf2fa9028a53ebeb3.gif](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/7a10dea807982fcc6c42bdbdf2fa9028a53ebeb3.gif)
*A 3d-printed fabric I created in the past year, I would like to use this tech in this collection*

For this project, I will be collaborating with Zeeraffe, a 3D Modeller and Developer who created [Turn a Noun](https://opensea.io/collection/turnanoun).


*A bit more about me:*
I’m a 3D printed fashion designer. I recently filed 2 patents about soft 3D printable materials. I believe that 3D printing opens up fascinating new opportunities in fashion, combined with the power of NFTs my vision of downloading and printing clothes is closer than ever.

In 2018, I was recognized as one of Europe’s Top Women in Tech by Forbes. In 2019, the BBC named me as one of the 100 most inspiring and influential women in the world. In 2021 I opened the first 3D printable fashion NFTs store. I was fascinated to learn about the nouns movement and want to contribute so I can learn more about how the DAO is operating from first hand. I’m passionate about making this innovative collection inspired by the cool nouns!

You can read more about me here: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danit_Peleg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danit_Peleg)

[Previous discussions & more details on Discourse](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/nouns-3d-printed-fashion-collection/402)


# Nouns 3D-printed fashion collection by DANIT

# Nouns Center by cdt.eth

adapted from cdt.eth's post on discourse:  

![n](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/70ba17820156a1a258994d06263ec04c7de22a14.png)

## Who is behind this proposal?

**[cdt.eth ](https://twitter.com/cdt_eth) -** [Christian ](https://twitter.com/cdt_eth) is a software engineer who has worked on the [Nouns POAP](https://nounspoap.com/) team, created [ToadzToolz ](https://toadztoolz.com/) for Cryptoadz, and [SharkDAO’s ](https://sharkdao.community/) website as well as the forthcoming SharkDAO PFP project and a secret Nouns project with [12BNoun ](https://twitter.com/12bnoun). He’s also opened some PRs on https://nouns.wtf/ and has been an early-supporter of Nouns.

## What is it?

[Nouns Center ](https://twitter.com/NounsCenter) ([nouns.center ](https://nouns.center/)) will be a home for the Nouns community. The hope is to document all existing creators & projects, and help people discover the hundreds of new ones that will launch in the future. I did something similar with the Cryptoadz community by creating [ToadzToolz.com ](https://toadztoolz.com/toolz), but that was mainly to showcase projects. Whereas my vision for Nouns Center is to serve the community in 3 main ways.

**1. Knowledge Center**

* Brand & product design resources
* A traditional help center
* Responses from Nounders to FAQs

**2. Project Aggregator**

* showcase all projects built off Nouns
* prove the power & track scale of CC0
* inspire more art & derivatives

**3. Onboarding Ramp**

* help others use Nouns in projects
* explain Nouns buying process
* submitting proposals

**Whether you want to buy a Noun, create a derivative, contribute to the codebase, or submit a proposal, this information should be clear and immediately accessible to you.**

## Video Explainer

Here is a pitch from Christian to Seneca on the idea, for anyone who might prefer to hear him talk through his vision for Nouns World.

![|480x360](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/42dff306eeea9c1a85fba96e594b5376276dbaab.jpeg "Nouns Center")

[Nouns Center](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rDpYBeOpM8)

# 1) **Knowledge Center**

I will compile all Noun trait files, fonts, logos, colors hex values etc in one place to help people get up and running to build with Nouns. Until the forthcoming Design System is released, which can also live on this site. Imagine simply visiting [ `https://nouns.center/assets` ](https://nouns.center/assets) and finding everything you need to work and create with Nouns. Whether that be PNGs for artists or links to the folder on Github. The answers to all questions asked should be one link away.

![i|450x372](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/68dd2750be337c655a27f75d160b1ff6425f6c53.png)

My second pitch is to the Nounders to open their Discussions forum feature on [the monorepo ](https://github.com/nounsDAO/nouns-monorepo) to begin to capture all the answers they give to user questions every day. I added some example categories below to help visualize this. We could break up question types be category and begin to collect dozens of questions & answers in each section. The Nounders have spent a ton of time answering every question imaginable and very thoroughly, on a daily basis and I want to give them their time back. It will be some work up front to get the Discussions content up and running, but to have a technical content repository would be invaluable.

![a](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/f99536abdd4a03261d7e5a13aab4c52a0fbaad5f.png)

Github Discussions is free, comes with Search built-in, and the Nounders are Github-native. My plan is to fetch this data and bring it into the site. Imagine, if someone has a question they could simply visit [https://nouns.center/dev ](https://nouns.center/) to find all these answers, and I would fetch the data on this new site because artist and non-devs could benefit as well. Those who don’t have a Github account nor would ever go to the Developer channel on Discord could simply go to [https://nouns.center/artist ](https://nouns.center/) to find questions answered already about where to find assets, how to compose a Nouns, canvas dimensions etc.

It will snowball once the infrastructure is in place.
Questions will be asked once, and linked forever.

# 2) Project Aggregator

I’ve aggregated every piece of Nouns content (so far) that I could find in [this spreadsheet. ](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QlE93Uv4L3pTOPmrgLvr1NinPDB6atQ_ZbbU6vkHmXs/edit?usp=sharing)

It’s a lot. We’ve done a lot. I want to showcase all this effort.

![r](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/71224aa3e3eadc1c68f37dee22632c5707ab51bb.jpeg)

Imagine going to [ `https://nouns.center/projects` ](https://nouns.center/) and being able to see and access every single derivative, podcast episode, proposal project, YouTube video, and news story about Nouns. We should have a one-stop-shop for that as well. It should be compelling visually and truly highlight the power of CC0 and our community. We’ll highlight creators and link to their profiles as well. I’ll create a backlog submission system so we can capture user-submitted projects to streamline the process of getting added to the site. I did this with [https://toadztoolz.com/ideaz ](https://toadztoolz.com/ideaz).

I want to inspire the next hundred projects to spawn out of Nouns,
and we’ll be ready to give them the tools to do so.

# 3) Onboarding Ramp

Lastly, I’d like to reduce as much friction as possible with people understanding the concepts & processes of NounsDAO. I’d like to find an artist to help with create some infographics about some key aspects of Nouns to help explain concepts like Proposals (How to Submit, Criteria, Timeline, and Payment), the Auction & Settlement process, buying a Noun = 1 vote in Dao, cloning & getting the Nouns webapp running locally for devs etc etc. There’s plenty of room to play with here, and yes, all these questions can be answered by a long paragraph of copy, but I loved what The Oracle did with the Proposal infographic.

![h](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/91dea0df191f4f42c0f030955f4ae66108b32e22.jpeg)

and SharkDAO has an excellent one explaining its role within the NounsDAO. I believe these things work and they help solidify the concepts for folks. Plus it adds an air of Nouns both high-quality and creatively capable.

![b](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/53d2efcd3848707f471b3281f91f68d1d62c9a90.png)

Make the unknowns, known.
Let builders get back to building.

## Where Does This Go?

Some random thoughts where this could go in the future:

* integrate Nouns official Design System?
* sub-DAO onboarding?
* Nouns Newsletter?
* Verb Team [Nouns O’Clock integration](https://www.notion.so/Nouns-Automations-using-Integromat-Zapier-7f3af840dc1d4a04b1d728f978c785b0) to build something off auction endings?
* Specific Nouns lore (integrate with [nouns.wtf](http://nouns.wtf/) sub-pages? show projects using a specific Noun in them?)
* [Decentraland](https://decentraland.org/) meetups with [3D Nouns ](https://3dnouns.com/)?
* _________________?

Right now my plan is to establish this site as the central resource hub to serve the DAO and our community. Once the solid foundation is established the site can serve as a flywheel for creativity and projects to be housed and built on top of it.

## Funds Requested

This proposal requests a total of 15 ETH from the DAO for design, development, planning, commissioning an artist, and maintenance for 6 months.





# Nouns Center by cdt.eth

# Send a Noun to the International Space Station

I’ve been speaking to a space company (name is confidential) that sends cargo up to the International Space Station (ISS) and assigns tasks (such as experiments) to astronauts on board. I’d like to propose sending a 3d printed Noun to the ISS. This would be the first time a crypto or NFT character has ever traveled in space, and would generate a lot of publicity and forever be part of Nouns lore. The memes that can be generated from this event would be endless. With this project, Nouns DAO would be pushing the boundary of what crazy things can be achieved by DAOs.

DANIT will design and 3D print the Noun to be delivered into space. She will send it to the company, where it will put the figurine through a variety of tests to make sure it is safe for entering space. 

Noun 22 will provide governance and an extra pair of eyes on all communications with the company to make sure everything is done above board. 

Launch will occur sometime in H2 2022. The Noun will get sent up on a Space X (or similar) rocket to the ISS. Astronauts will take a picture of the Noun, with various backgrounds such as the inside of the space station and the window looking out on the Earth. These pictures would be sent to us and circulated in traditional and social media. We could choose to pay extra to deliver the Noun safely back to Earth, or pay less to dispose of it in however way NASA usually disposes of stuff. 

We have the proposal from the company and if this is approved, I would personally enter into a contract with the company to begin this project, and use the ETH from the DAO to pay USD deposits on the work. Here is the budget:

Design and printing of Noun plus shipping costs  (by DANIT) - 1 ETH
Project management (by Noun 53), consisting of 1+ years of calls and emails with the company, and reviewing proposals and contracts - 5 ETH
Pre-launch testing, launch, and return - 20 ETH
Booked NASA astronaut time - 37 ETH
Total - 63 ETH

Timeline:
Mid Dec - Proposal voted on and contract signed
Jan 2022 - Initial deposit paid
Feb 2022 - printing and shipping of Noun completed
Mar - Jun 2022 - testing of Noun and waiting for launch to happen
Mid to late 2022 - launch to be scheduled and picture to be taken on ISS. 


# Send a Noun to the International Space Station

# Fund David Horvath for Q1 Nouns Studio1 exploration

Please see [Proposal: Nouns Studio1](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-nouns-studio1/390) on Discourse for a full description of this proposal.

# Fund David Horvath for Q1 Nouns Studio1 exploration

# Stake additional 10% of treasury in Lido 

https://discord.com/channels/849745721544146955/905454537316388944/920031945591771178

# Stake additional 10% of treasury in Lido 

# Refill Retroactive Funding and Small Grants Pool

Proposal by Noun 22

The Retroactive Funding and Small Grants Pool is running low on ETH and needs to be refilled.  Since [inception](https://nouns.wtf/vote/13) the group has funded a number of project trials, Nouns derivatives, tattoos, ⌐◨-◨s, and other contributions to the Nouns ecosystem. The full list of everything the group has paid out is available [here](https://noun22.notion.site/noun22/Nouns-DAO-Small-Grants-ac22114a6c004bafa500e2d824e32dc3).

This group was formed with an initial pool of 20 ETH.  This proposal would top up the group's multisig with another 50 ETH.

This proposal also includes a 0.07 ETH gas reimbursement for submitting the on-chain proposal.

# Refill Retroactive Funding and Small Grants Pool

# Fund David Horvath for Q1 Nouns Studio1 exploration: redux

Due to a timing error with our Sablier configuration, Prop 29 will fail when executed. This proposal is a resubmission of Prop 29, without a Sablier stream. 

Please see:
https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-nouns-studio1 
for details of the original proposal

https://nouns.wtf/vote/29 
for the erroneous proposal

https://discord.com/channels/849745721544146955/873197966373052426/928032769223835728 for additional context

# Fund David Horvath for Q1 Nouns Studio1 exploration: redux

# Feature Noun glasses in a Super Bowl commercial and on real beverage cans

In exchange for one Noun from Nouns DAO, a prominent beverage company will include Noun glasses in a 2022 Super Bowl commercial. 

Once the Noun is received, this brand will also change their Twitter avatar to feature Noun glasses and intends to allow holders of the brand’s own NFT to collectively vote with their Noun on future governance proposals.

Additionally, this brand may produce a limited run of real beverage cans featuring custom Noun packaging for distribution to Noun holders (of legal drinking age) at key events in some markets. Noun holders will be eligible to attend these events.

# Feature Noun glasses in a Super Bowl commercial and on real beverage cans

# 100 DAYS OF NOUNS (Coloring Book Series)

Proposal by Messhup, submit on-chain by Noun 22

![](https://i.imgur.com/N3MgnVt.jpg)

**Why Coloring Books?**

* It expands the current crypto native zone to a more mainstream audience.
* All characters incentivize exploration, curiosity, or time for playing and learning.
* Foster creativity and well being, improve focus and relieve stress.
* Can create family bonding time if the activity is shared with relatives.
* It makes co-creators, people who paint them will make their own version of the page.
* Could prepare and draw the attention of the next generation of artists who want to make spin-offs based on Nouns.


**A Coloring book series.**

* 30 days of Nouns (round 1, 2, 3).
* 100 days of Nouns, a fourth book bundling up the past 3 versions plus the remaining nouns and bonus pages between all of them to divide the whole series inside the book and keep it organized.
* 100 unique hand-drawn pages depicting the life of each Noun.

![](https://i.imgur.com/SDA9WPK.jpg)

30 days of Nouns consists of 30 hand-drawn “mandalas” for a coloring book including 30 nouns per book plus a couple of bonus pages that can be painted as well. Additionally, each book will explain what NounsDAO is, what’s the main purpose of the community and the goal of the organization.

**Coloring pages examples:**
These pages are finalized and they are a true copy from the books.
![](https://i.imgur.com/HxGGsES.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/4c4hBBH.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/izeKVr3.jpg)


All pages are going to be free to download (high resolution .jpg and/or PDF format) from the main site of the collection I’m working on (Nounsense.wtf)

**Physical Books:**

A physical book will be developed to be printed on demand through Amazon and expand even further the public of Nouns. These physical books will be designed and packaged for convenience purposes (it could be gifted to friends and/or family members around the world, avoiding the hassle of print all the pages and dealing with logistics by themselves)

**Estimated delivery time:**

The book cover of the first book (Round 1) is already finished alongside its 30 pages, but I’m polishing small details like formatting and editing.
I’m currently developing the second round of the series (book 2).  
The first book will be published at the end of January like I mentioned in Discourse (Although I’m highly tempted to use February 2nd as a special date to publish it), but it could be discussed with Nouners/Nounders.

**Publishing schedule**

![](https://i.imgur.com/z2JVvZC.jpg)

**Funds Requested**

The total amount for the project is 22ETH
* 11 ETH up-front
* 11 ETH when the fourth book is finished and published.

Every book will require 6.5ETH (Except the 100 pages version: 2.5ETH)
0.2ETH per coloring page + 0.4ETH for the cover and bonus pages.
0.1ETH for design, formatting and editing.

This proposal also includes a 0.13 ETH gas reimbursement for submitting the on-chain proposal.


**Who’s Messhup?**

I’m a Graphic Designer / Illustrator. I’ve collaborated with brands like Adidas UK, ExxonMobil, Penguin Random House, and Goliath Games in the past 6 years of my career.
I’ve collaborated with amazing people in web3 like [Noadz](https://twitter.com/thenoadz/status/1462296582292787205/photo/1) , [CreatureToadz](https://twitter.com/CreatureToadz/status/1465823699769212933) and of course NounsDAO.

**About my collaboration with Nouns:**

I’ve developed 10 coloring pages for NounsDAO under the small grants and retrofunding pool. After the 10th page, NounsDAO made a coloring contest where everyone had the opportunity to paint and send multiple entries. The contest was a huge success and there were a lot of people who even recruited family members to join the party. 

In the following link you can check the winners and finalists:

[Nouns Coloring Book Contest Results](https://www.notion.so/noun22/Nouns-Coloring-Book-Contest-01857bc9cef14d4899f3fa99c45c13bc)

At last but not least, I have to thank Noun22 for all the amazing support, help and guidance on this since the beginning! Without him this whole project couldn’t be done. I’m always open to community feedback, thanks for taking the time reading this.

 ⌐◨u◨


# 100 DAYS OF NOUNS (Coloring Book Series)

# Reimburse the Nouns Foundation for the purchase of Noun 179

Noun 179 was purchased by the Nouns Foundation for the ‘prominent beverage company’ specified in Proposal 33. This transaction reimburses the Foundation multisig for the 127 ETH used to secure Noun 179 at auction. The ‘prominent beverage company’ will be exchanging services for their Noun, as specified in the original proposal.

# Reimburse the Nouns Foundation for the purchase of Noun 179

# Nouns Outdoor Advertising Placement On Giant Donut Statue In Los Angeles (Randy’s Donuts)

**Nouns Outdoor Advertising Placement On Giant Donut Statue In Los Angeles (Randy’s Donuts)**

Proposal by Plutus Media & WOW Media
Proposal submit on-chain by Noun 22

**Summary**: Nounify a giant 32 foot landmark donut statue in Los Angeles with Nouns glasses. The donut is on top of Randy’s Donuts in Ingelwood, California.

**Placement**: Fabricate & Place Nouns Glasses On Randy’s Donut

**Renderings**:

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

**Contributor Info**: My name is Josh and I own Plutus Media, a full service marketing agency based in NYC. In collaboration with a Los Angeles based business partner, WOW Media, I am proposing this unique outdoor placement for the Nouns! I am able to place media on Randy’s Donuts, a landmark donut shop in Inglewood, CA. Maybe you’ve seen it featured in Iron Man 2 when Tony Stark was eating a donut in the Iron Man suit on the donut.

**Where**?: Randy’s Donuts- 805 W Manchester Blvd, Inglewood, CA 90301

**When**?: Based on time to go live, the placement is available the entire month of March. So any week within March can be reserved.

My goal for this is to present the Nouns with a unique and viral outdoor advertising opportunity worthy of the DAO and Nouns brand. Something that everyone will talk about, share, and appreciate.

This outdoor placement is in true Nouns style, and not the typical Times Square NFT placement. The donut is also illuminated when the sun is down, so the donut will always be visible since Randy’s is open 24/7. The placement can be live for up to 3 weeks.

This Nouns glasses placement involves fabricating an over 30 foot pair of Nouns glasses and placing them directly in front of Randy’s Donut. Glasses will be fabricated using an aluminum frame with fabric, vinyl or mesh stretched over the frame to match artwork. Randy’s Donuts does not allow anything to puncture the donut statue, so the only option is having these glasses sit on a discreet frame.


**Turnaround Time To Going Live (Post Payment & Receiving Creative)**: Up to 4 Weeks


**Nouns Glasses Pricing Breakdown**:
Glasses Fabrication + Install + Hardware= $35,000 (Additional Equipment Rental Fee Of $600/Week)
Donut Rental Per Week= $27,000

1 Week Live: $62,000 USD 

**Proposal Transactions**:
To account for price fluctuations of Ethereum, this proposal includes a transaction to send 30 ETH to the Nouns DAO Retroactive Funding and Small Grants Pool.  If the proposal passes, Small Grants will send the ETH equivalent $62,000 to Josh at Plutus Media.

This proposal also includes a 0.10 ETH gas reimbursement for submitting the on-chain proposal.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this proposal, and I hope to work with the Nouns soon on this cool opportunity. 

A special thank you to Noun 22 for his guidance and support during this proposal process.

# Nouns Outdoor Advertising Placement On Giant Donut Statue In Los Angeles (Randy’s Donuts)

# setProposalThresholdBPS(25)

This change would enable Noun owners or delegates to submit Nouns DAO proposals using a single vote until, and including, Noun 399. Without this change, proposals created at Noun 200 and on will require 2 votes.


# setProposalThresholdBPS(25)

# Proposal to Re-Elect Nouns DAO Core Contributor

The purpose of this proposal is to re-elect a core contributor from the Nouns DAO community for a new six month term.

Full details on the contributor and this proposal are [available on the Nouns DAO discord in the #nouner-private channel on February 8 2022.](https://discord.com/channels/849745721544146955/898682149585162270/940614629481132042)

The transactions embedded in this proposal will create a Sablier streaming payment to the contributor's address for 62.52414 ETH over 6 months (10.42069 ETH per month) from February 25 2022 to August 25 2022.


# Proposal to Re-Elect Nouns DAO Core Contributor

# Fund Nouns Foundation setup and 2022 operations

For an in-depth discussion of this proposal, please see:

https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-fund-nouns-foundation-setup-and-2022-operations/

$1,420,690 / $3100 = 458 ETH

Nouns Foundation multisig address:
0x37b8e20646d174B00198b7E183dd1f25520C0f60

Thank you to everyone who assisted with the setup of the Nouns Foundation. It was a significant undertaking and we hope that it will be an asset to the DAO in the years ahead.

# Fund Nouns Foundation setup and 2022 operations

# TSP x Nouns: Skateboard Design and Giveaway

Submitting this Proposal in collaboration with Lily, Development Director for The Skatepark Project

Who is behind this proposal?
Founded by Tony Hawk, The Skatepark Project (TSP) is a nonprofit organization working to increase access to outdoor recreation and free play through the creation of safe and inclusive community skateparks. TSP provides the resources, advocacy skills, grants and fellowship programs that guide skaters in creating their own community skateparks, from conception through construction. This is a collaborative process between skaters and city authorities to invest in capital improvements that will enrich a community for decades. The Skatepark Project’s grant programs have awarded over $10 million to help fund nearly 700 public skateparks in all 50 States, enjoyed by an estimated 6 million people annually. The organization’s International Program has provided technical and financial support to assist youth through the Skateistan educational programs in Afghanistan, Cambodia, and South Africa. To get involved, visit https://skatepark.org/

What is it?
apenoun/Oni will facilitate a design contest for the artwork and The Skatepark Project will source and facilitate the creation of 300 complete skateboards with the winning art to be given away to kids who would not otherwise be able to afford a skateboard. We'll also plan to have stickers available for the kids!

- Design Contest
Nouners to run a contest selecting 10 community submitted designs to be printed on the boards.
- TSP to source custom decks with Nouners winning art + hardware and skate tools for 300 complete boards
- Facilitate Build: TSP will organize volunteers or paid labor to assemble 300 skateboard
- Give Away Event: TSP will organize a small local event at a public skatepark to give-away the 300 complete skateboards. This event will take place only if be public health guidelines permit. The boards will be given away in Southern California.

Funding:
This proposal requests a total of 23.72 ETH up front from the DAO to fund the entire project.

- 12.60 ETH: Parts and Tools for 300 skateboards (wholesale cost + shipping) [TSP]
- 7.69 ETH: Donation to the The Skate Park Foundation [TSP]
- 1.93 ETH: Events & Coordination (parts ordering, volunteer board build and board give away) [TSP]
- 1.00 ETH: Skate Deck Contest Prize Money (10 x .10 ETH) [Oni]
- 0.5 ETH: Oversight, Design & Supply die-cut vinyl stickers, Gas [Oni]

Timeline:
We expect this process to take ~3 months . We will communicate milestone goals throughout the project and provide detailed dates as they are solidified.

Milestones: Design contest, deck manufacturer, board assembly, give away event

Discourse and Community Deck Design Previews:
https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/tsp-x-nouns-skateboard-design-and-giveaway-18e/580

# TSP x Nouns: Skateboard Design and Giveaway

# Nouns 3D-printed fashion collection by DANIT: milestones 3+4

# What's in this update?

1. Reporting on deliverables for my initial proposal (milestones 1+2)
2. New proposal for milestones 3+4
3. Potential opportunity with Metaverse fashion week

# Reporting on the progress on my initial proposal


### I have completed milestones #1 and #2 (Research + Design) for which I got funded in my [initial proposal](https://nouns.wtf/vote/26).

### Here’s the final sketch for the collection’s 7 outfits, each of them inspired by a different noun which I liked:



![image| 100%](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/2f610ada93acc2262616b28025a0c191d22cd3cc_2_1040x1000.jpeg)





### I am making progress with patternmaking, modeling and rendering the outfits (milestone #3). Here is my process, if you’re curious:


![image](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/f598f241828db342106c57b92a14b9ab19e0e1eb_2_1380x500.jpeg)



### I have also started testing prints (milestone #4), which I think the community has been really excited about (check out this Twitter[ thread](https://twitter.com/danitpeleg3d/status/1486019979879358466)!):
![image|690x297](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/3bc7efc0d798ee05df1cd51a71fba920e53ed4f4_2_1380x594.jpeg)


## Roadmap & Progress:

1. ☑ **Research** - Inspiration board, material research, printing samples
2. ☑ **Design** - sketches
3. **STARTED**: **Patternmaking/Rendering/Modeling** - 3D modeling the sketches into 3D-printable files
4. **STARTED**: **Print Testing** - testing many different types of printers, configurations, materials etc
5. **-> NEW (potential) milestone: Participate in Metaverse Fashion Week (MVFW)**
6. **Printing finals** - printing the entire collection
7. **Assembling** - using different techniques (e.g. gluing, knotting, etc) to assemble the collection together
8. **Photoshoot** (with real-life models) - for press materials, websites, AR filter etc
9. **Runway show** - either invited to showcase at an event like nft.nyc, fashion weeks etc'
10. **Marketing** - prepare press kit, the collection get PR, is booked for events, and showcases galleries & museums

### 3DP research

I have a partnership with a lab where we create all kind of filaments for 3D-printing textiles. We will be developing special filaments for the collection’s color palette. More on this in the next update!

# New proposal for: milestone 3+4 - Patternmaking, Rendering & Modeling, as well as continued Print Testing

I am working with 3 different experts for this part of the project:
* **Patternmaking**: I have partnered with [Optitex](https://optitex.com/), a leading fashion design software company, who are working with me on patternmaking for the colleciton free of charge.
* **Modeling**: I am working with a very talented modeler to turn my sketches and the patterns into 3D files that are printable. 
* **Rendering**: I am working with a brilliant 3D designer to create beautiful renderings of the collection, to be used in the Metaverse, or with potential 3D-printable NFTs, and generally to market the collection in the digital realm.

**Here is an example of what a model looks like (these files will be used for 3D printing):**

![Screen Shot 2022-02-20 at 13.15.30|284x500](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/dd57ccf121bdaeee90207a93a4f56fe896cb8823_2_568x1000.jpeg)

**Here is what Rendering looks like:**

![Screen Shot 2022-02-20 at 13.15.30|284x500](https://media4.giphy.com/media/7zY33p99h4C2Cxph0a/giphy.gif?cid=790b761131099bc02407b61b96f8c44ed8440e634d29dc89&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)


Here's the budget for these milestones: 

* **Modeling 7 outfits (15 items):** 7 ETH
* **Rendering 7 outfits (15 items)**: 2.3 ETH
* **Prints tests**: 1 ETH
* **My work (around 3 months)** 7.6 ETH
* **Total** = 17.9 ETH

This would bring the project up to now to a total spend of 21.05 ETH (3.15 + 17.9), which is approx $63K in USD value. I now expect the total cost of the project to be around $100-150K, depending on printing costs and marketing costs (mainly photoshoot/runway).

Thank you all for the support. This must be one of the most exciting projects I have worked on!

Stay Nounish!
Danit  ⌐◨-◨

# Nouns 3D-printed fashion collection by DANIT: milestones 3+4

# 100 Eth for Emergency Humanitarian Assistance in Ukraine with UNICEF

UNICEF has been operating in Ukraine for 25 years. This proposal is to support the 7.5 million children and their families who are impacted by the invasion.

These funds will be sent to the eth wallet for UNICEF France and directed to Ukraine for the following key purposes:

-Transporting safe water to conflict-affected areas;
-Pre-positioning emergency health, hygiene, and education aid as close as possible to conflict-affected communities; 
-Working with municipalities to ensure immediate help for children and families in need of support.

uniceffrance.eth  (0xA59B29d7dbC9794d1e7f45123C48b2b8d0a34636)


# 100 Eth for Emergency Humanitarian Assistance in Ukraine with UNICEF

# Refill Retroactive Funding and Small Grants Pool

Proposal by Noun 22

The Retroactive Funding and Small Grants Pool is running low on ETH and needs to be refilled. Since [inception](https://nouns.wtf/vote/13) the group has funded a number of project trials, Nouns derivatives, tattoos, ⌐◨-◨s, and other contributions to the Nouns ecosystem. The full list of everything the group has paid out is available [here](https://noun22.notion.site/noun22/Nouns-DAO-Small-Grants-ac22114a6c004bafa500e2d824e32dc3).

This group was formed with an initial pool of 20 ETH and was [topped up with 50 ETH](https://nouns.wtf/vote/31) in January 2022. This proposal would top up the group's multisig with another 100 ETH.

# Nouns Acquisition Committee

## Create new workstream: Nouns Acquisition Committee
The DAO has socially signaled a desire to acquire Nouns, either in the treasury or on-demand, for a variety of potential use cases including:
- experiment with fractional ownership/governance protocols
- provide collateral to one or more NFT lending facilities
- add option to transfer Nouns as part of proposal transactions

We propose the creation of the Nouns Acquisition Committee workstream: a group comprised of Nouners who facilitate the purchase and distribution of Nouns on behalf of the DAO. This approach allows the DAO to acquire Nouns in stages as needed and avoid many of the negative externalities expressed by Nouners.

## Other approaches and issues
1. Buy from secondary
    * net loss of ETH to the treasury
    * easily gamed by secondary market participants
2. Mint directly to the treasury
    * navigate technical and execution risks of swapping out the NounsAuctionHouse implementation
    * potential brand damage around increasing the Noun supply by more than 1 per day

## Workstream mandates
attempt to acquire up to 3 Nouns from the daily public auction
for any given auction do not exceed 20% of average settle price of the last three (3) auctions
hold the (3) Nouns in the workstream multisig and delegate votes to the Nouncil
as uses materialize, allocate Nouns from the multisig for these purposes at the discretion of the committee
once all Nouns are allocated request funding for acquiring more Nouns

## Workstream members
Gnosis Safe: 0x9298B97dE93784635900163e582A5D9e570f35a5
vapeape: 0x88f9E324801320A3fC22C8d045A98Ad32a490d8E
noun22: 0x75Ee6eb3d8DAcf41eE2e5307090B197D3E1Cca6E
rumi: 0x1977C4B06a76c160EfF920c67FbC0635124364c8

## Transaction
transfer 175 ETH to 0x9298B97dE93784635900163e582A5D9e570f35a5

## Discourse Discussion
[https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/create-new-workstream-nouns-acquisition-committee/796](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/create-new-workstream-nouns-acquisition-committee/796)


# Nouns Acquisition Committee

# Retain builder to work on nouns.wtf for 6 months

Proposal by brianj, submitted on-chain by Noun 22

### TLDR

I have been the Nouns DAO engineering resident for the last 3 months (funded under Prop 17) and I requesting a 6 month continuation of my residency.

### What I did during Prop 17

My residency under Prop 17 had the following goals:

1. Update the UX of the auction page and integrate it with the Noun profile pages
2. Update the UX of the governance page
3. Update the UX of the proposal page

I achieved all of these goals during Prop 17. In addition, I also took it upon myself to do the following:

1. Created the (recently revamped) nounsstats.wtf page which provides insight into Noun rarity and Noun Governance participation
2. Created (pro bono) a bot to automatically create snapshot votes for Shark DAO based on the creation of new on-chain Nouns DAO proposals
3. Helped automate parts of Bidder POAP
4. Review PRs for nouns.wtf

### What I will do during my next residency

I have two main goals for my next residency:

#### Continue to maintain nouns.wtf

I will be taking on more of an ownership role of nouns.wtf going forward. This means that in addition to reviewing inbound PRs, I will be responsible for ongoing bug fixes and improvements. 

One particular task to call out as part of improvements is getting to a few UI details that we didn't have time for during Prop 17 (ex: bid history modal).

#### Make nouns.wtf more robust, extensible, and contributor friendly

1. Revamp CI / CD pipeline to allow easy deploy to prod (process right now is very manual)
2. Add real time error monitoring so we can rollback bad changes quickly with minimal negative user impact
3. Generally improve code quality and documentation of the codebase to make it more contributor friendly (in particular, documentation around our Github processes to make it easier for new contributors to onboard)
4. Refactor nouns.wtf to use a nouns component library to allow people to easily build on our “look and feel”
5. Localize nouns.wtf to increase the reach of our brand to non-english audiences 
6. Security audit to assess risk and patch any potential exploits should they exist

### Proposed workflow

I propose the following framework for tracking my progress and giving the DAO visibility into my work. 

#### Monthly updates

I will give monthly written updates to the DAO. These will be akin to investor update emails.
They will include:
1. What did I say I was going to get done last month
2. What of that did I actually get done
3. What am I committing to getting done in the coming month

#### Project scoping docs

For every distinct project I take on, I will write a short scoping doc (1-2 pages) which I will share with the community for visibility (either on Discord or Github). In this context one project roughly equals one bullet point in the section of my goals (ex: localize nouns.wtf would be one project).

These scoping docs will include the following information:
1. Project goals (project must do x, should do y)
2. Project non-goals (what, if anything, is explicitly out of scope)
3. High level description of technical aspects of proposed change
4. Project milestones with ETAs

#### Github projects + Discord
In addition to tracking progress at the project level, I will continue to use Github issues, Github projects, and frequent updates to the Nounders (in a private project Discord channel) to promote accountability and give the DAO visibility into my daily work. 


### Proposed compensation

I propose that I am compensated 62.52414 ETH over 6 months (10.42069 ETH per month distributed via a Sablier stream).

I think this is a fair rate for 2 reasons:
1. 22's recent proposal passed at this rate. We were both previously funded by Prop 17
2. This rate is fairly in line (in fact a bit lower) on an annualized + USD converted basis with what I was making in my previous normie tech job / what I was offered by normie tech companies when I recently interviewed (~4 months ago)



### Closing thoughts

I believe that over the last 3 months, I've show that I can execute with little oversight and generate value for the DAO (in excess of original project scope). I have greatly enjoyed building with all of you over the last 3 months and hope you will give me the opportunity to continue with you on this great journey.

# Retain builder to work on nouns.wtf for 6 months

# Marketplace Pod Proposal

## Goal

Create a Nouns marketplace for originals and extension projects.

## Why?

* Create a free marketplace for secondary sales of Nouns.
* Facilitate the exentions ecosystem: make it easier to search and discover the Nouns ecosystem.

Build distribution for the NounsDAO: build community and liquidity that NounsDAO can use to potentially curate in the future.

## Considerations

* 0% fees
* No official endorsement of derivatives
* Linked to from nouns.wtf header
* Feels nounish in branding and aesthetic
* Entirely open source
* Low barrier to entry for derivatives to be added to the marketplace
* This will be manually operated to start and managed by the marketplace pod.
* We can work on an automated and more trustless way to recognize derivatives and get closer to permissionless listings.

## Budget

50 ETH for 6 months of marketplace pod operations

## Milestones

* Design sign off from community
* 2-4 weeks initial development time
* Deployed at nouns.town domain (need to confirm)
* Marketplace launch with initial batch of derivatives
* Offchain orders
* Add in Daily Nouns Auction experience
* Automated derivative addition
* [Stretch]: Aggregate other marketplaces
* [Stretch]: Enable swaps

## Team
Noun 174 ([Jacob](https://twitter.com/js_horne))
Noun 178 ([Blequity](https://twitter.com/BlequityDAO))

## Disclosure:
We are the co-creators of Zora, the NFT marketplace protocol. We spend our time building Zora, and have previously created sites like punks.house, blit.house and thegrand.exchange

# Marketplace Pod Proposal

# Nouns Events Committee

## Create new workstream: Nouns Events Committee

The DAO has socially signaled a desire to organize IRL events.  These events can serve a variety of purposes, such as:

- bringing together nouners in various cities around the world
- sponsoring events organized by derivative communities & other nounish SubDAOs
- sponsoring larger events to help proliferate the Nouns in distinct communities, globally

We propose the creation of the Nouns Events Committee - a group of dedicated Nouners who facilitate the organization, coordination, and funding of various events organized by members within the community and at large.  We will follow a proposal based approach to ensure that events funded are well planned and well executed.  We will be publicly sharing these proposals to ensure transparency of use of funds, purpose of events, and more.

### Committee Mandates

- Planning strategic direction for events to be organized over the coming months
- Fielding event proposals from the community to engage the community and inspire creativity
- Helping iterate and provide feedback on event proposals to ensure strong implementation plans, accountable timelines, and transparent budgets
- Allocating funds to event proposals that are aligned with Nouns mission and greater community
- Sharing periodic updates on successes and areas of improvement
- Routinely engaging with community to level up key event champions (i.e. rewarding contributors that are highly engaged with the Nouns Events Committee)
- Bringing the Nouns community together, IRL ⌐◨-◨

### Committee Members
multisig - 0xA120bd4B951C437A8726580c0941fb96b36bC9e8

- rumi - 0x75E1afF56396F35724045ddfa21F21cBE16b08Bf
- brennen - 0xf8a065f287d91d77cd626af38ffa220d9b552a2b
- noun22 - 0x75Ee6eb3d8DAcf41eE2e5307090B197D3E1Cca6E
- oni - 0x91dCCAA260CC4616E1a6e6b693DB7207C5E42937

3/4 approvals

### Funding
Separate proposal to follow with initial event proposal & funding requirements.

### Discourse
[https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-nouns-events-committee/892](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-nouns-events-committee/892)

# Nouns Events Committee

# Nouns Psychogeography Sculpture with Dustin Yellin

Dustin Yellin proposes the creation of PERSON, PLACE or THING, a new 6 foot tall sculpture as part of his on-going series, Psychogeographies.

https://www.dustinyellin.com/d/24141e#cover

The entire set of Nouns minted before July 22, 2022 will be rendered in their distinctive style within the layers of the artwork, to form and populate the landscape of a giant human figure.

The physical sculpture will be paired with an NFT created by Yellin for the project.

Upon completion, Yellin will loan the physical artwork to exhibitions for the next 3 years minimum.

The compensation for PERSON, PLACE or THING is 100ETH to the artist (50ETH upon acceptance of the proposal, and 50ETH upon completion of the artwork in a separate proposal), a donation of 100,000 USDC (in rough ETH equivalent) to Pioneer Works (https://pioneerworks.org/), and 1 Noun NFT (Noun 252 from the Nouns treasury).

50 Eth Deposit to Dustin Yellin Studio
0x0B789Ef2A2cda2fb5B5c7cdB278C2Cb8BdC96e4C

31 ETH to Pioneer Works via Endaoment here
0x9D5025B327E6B863E5050141C987d988c07fd8B2

Upon Completion we will do a separate proposal for another 50 ETH to the studio

# Nouns Psychogeography Sculpture with Dustin Yellin

# Additional Funding for Nouns Acquisition Committee

Provide funding for the NAC to acquire up to 3 additional nouns, continuing the mandate from https://nouns.wtf/vote/44

# Additional Funding for Nouns Acquisition Committee

#  Donate 51 ETH for humanitarian aid to Ukraine through the Rescue Toadz project

## Summary
Donate 51 ETH for humanitarian aid to Ukraine through the Rescue Toadz (https://rescuetoadz.xyz/) project and incentivize people to donate more.

## Methodology
Rescue Toadz is an NFT collection of 18 toadz in which 100% of the funds are donated to Ukraine via Unchain Ukraine (directly coded in the smart contract). The project has a special bidding mechanic that encourages people to donate more.

The interesting thing is that you can not only mint toadz, but also match or increase the last donation for an already minted toad and it will automatically be transferred into your wallet. The toad will then drop its noun glasses as POAP in the wallet of the original holder.

This mechanism is coded directly in the smart contract and a toad owner cannot prevent the toad from hopping into another wallet. The idea is that this will encourage people to donate more. If they want to keep their toad they need to increase the price of the donation or acquire back the toad if somebody donated more.

### Why not donate directly to Unchain?

The idea is to gamify the donation experience so people will donate more. For example, NounsDAO can donate for already minted toadz and “steal” them from the previous owners. Some of them will then donate again to get their toad back.

The goal of the proposal is to donate 0.2 ETH for 5 toadz that are already minted and “steal” them from the previous owners and also raise the prices for two other toadz to 10 ETH and 40 ETH respectively.

### Transactions

The following transactions shall be executed if the proposal is approved:

Donate 5x 0.2 ETH for Rescue Toadz #2, #5, #6, #11 and #16
Donate 10 ETH for Rescue Toad #15
Donate 40 ETH for Rescue Toad #8

## Conclusion
Donating 51 ETH through the Rescue Toadz project has the following benefits:

Funds raised by NounsDAO to help Ukrainian people recover from the war
Raised popularity of the Rescue Toadz charity project, so more people start donating
People that had their Rescue Toad taken from them are incentivized to get it back by donating again.
Recue Toadz or Noun Glasses NFTs collected by the NounsDAO

#  Donate 51 ETH for humanitarian aid to Ukraine through the Rescue Toadz project

# Gnars x Nouns Athletes

![](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/df0297e0030a5dda9107d39db82d67e739e58687.png)

**Background: [Nouns Athletes](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/small-grants-nouns-athletes/731)** received 3 ETH in funding from Small Grants for a proof of concept. We secured our first signing, [Joe Atkinson](https://www.instagram.com/joeatkinsons), who is currently working on his first Nounish production.

This proposal aims to facilitate a co-op between [Nouns Athletes](https://twitter.com/nounsathletes) and [Gnars](https://gnars.wtf), a community of action sports enthusiasts ready to expand beyond skateboarding, to all extreme sports.

**Gnars DAO** is a natural progression for a project that’s well positioned to help extreme athletes reach the people, places and things that bring out their best – ultimately proliferating Nouns.

## TL;DR

**Extreme sports DAO tasked with…**

1. Managing a Nouns DAO funded and decentralised treasury
2. Sponsoring athletes with grants for travel and content creation
3. Making production, merch, event and protocol decisions

**Requesting 69 ETH** for Gnars DAO to steward an expansion of Nouns Athletes with travel sponsorships across various target disciplines.

ie. Gnars DAO (enthusiasts) proliferating Nouns DAO (professionals)...

## Sub-DAOs

Nouns DAO inherently [faces a number of challenges](https://twitter.com/0xigami/status/1511601988915523585) around ideation and capital deployment, due to the broadness of application that comes with such an ambitious project.

![](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/336a6169a8e534d0e5a38077c5ea7b24a1cfc1d2_2_690x357.png)

As of 22 March 2022, Nouns DAO has:
* Received 23,421 ETH
* Sent 4,784 ETH
    * Staked 3,000 in Lido
    * Spent 458 on Foundation setup and ops

**Only 1,326 ETH has been spent on directly proliferating Nouns,** which represents **just 5.66% of total funding raised,** most of which is not visible on the chart above.

Sub-DAOs may address the deal flow problems faced by a generalist organisation such as Nouns, by operating as an intermediary for impactful and domain specific capital deployment.

![](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/192fa943b3337ed1990092839abbdadd1b181009_2_690x288.png)

Gnars began as a simple experiment to see how people value team contributions versus allocation of funds toward meaningful and well aligned charitable causes. As expected, collectors want to see what the future holds and therefore tend toward adequately funding a team – tested using a [Humble Bundle inspired](https://support.humblebundle.com/hc/en-us/articles/204387088-Pay-What-You-Want-and-Contribution-Sliders) contribution slider.

![](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/3e838186abf3c575e92ffe393b44445d749b2258_2_690x239.png)

But perhaps more abstractly, the project was intended to serve as a dip of the toe, to understand whether I personally, should “Skate or DAO?” Having quickly attracted a community of talented and passionate individuals, I’ve discovered that the answer is unequivocally “DAO.”

Connecting with the community has helped me to understand that we are uniquely positioned for experimentation. As a laser focused sub-DAO we can recruit and grow an extreme sports team through fan engagement. 

I’m proposing a domain specific sub-DAO structure **– a *SHRED*.**

## Gnars DAO

Skate or DAO -> Shred the Nouns 🤘

Gnars aims to operate as a ***Streamlined Hierarchical Really Excellent DAO (SHRED)*** and while the name is a stretch, the concept of ‘shredding the nouns’ can be hyper-focused and impactful.

The structure allows for off-chain voting with on-chain execution, without dependence on a single centralised entity. This hybrid model is more accessible since individual voters won’t need to pay gas. But it’s also an adequately secure means of sub-DAO treasury stewardship.

![](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/b74c48999630dffa607bfd7cbc72f059732d72ee_2_690x238.png)

[Zodiac Reality Module](https://gnosis.github.io/zodiac/docs/tutorial-module-reality/get-started/) ([I've deployed here](https://etherscan.io/address/0xca553AC295EDA95594e77Aa97525Fc815090589a)) enables on-chain execution based on the outcome of events reported by the reality.eth oracle. [Gnosis Safe](https://gnosis-safe.io/app/eth:0x0658f4eD17289144717713ADfFC2539eF7c2EF8e/balances) and [Snapshot](https://snapshot.org/#/gnars.eth) are primary interfaces.

A [3 of 5 multisig](https://gnosis-safe.io/app/eth:0x0658f4eD17289144717713ADfFC2539eF7c2EF8e/settings/owners) has been established at [gnars.eth](https://etherscan.io/address/0x0658f4eD17289144717713ADfFC2539eF7c2EF8e), granting Nouners with veto power over the treasury. The signers appointed as safe owners are as follows:
* [0xigami.eth](https://etherscan.io/address/0x387a161C6b25aA854100aBaED39274e51aaffffd)
* [blockbird.eth](https://etherscan.io/address/0x6B67623ff56c10d9dcFc2152425f90285fC74DDD)
* [apenoun.eth](https://etherscan.io/address/0x91dCCAA260CC4616E1a6e6b693DB7207C5E42937)
* [undeadnoun22.eth](https://etherscan.io/address/0x75Ee6eb3d8DAcf41eE2e5307090B197D3E1Cca6E)
* [0x530...3Fe4](https://etherscan.io/address/0x5306C064F74B2c45d3f1afAE90cF0D74F7523Fe4)

### Funding

* **Source 1: Nouns DAO funded**

    * Funding received to Gnosis Safe (2 Gnars and 3 Nouns signers)

        * If proposal passed, execute transactions
        * If proposal failed, mark as invalid
        * Safe owners veto power (incl. Nouners)
    * Funding sent to signed athletes (through SHRED governance)
        * One from each discipline competing in FISE World Series late May including, BMX, climbing, mountain biking, parkour, inline skating (Joe), scootering, skateboarding and wakeboarding (subject to change)
        * Approximate budget of $25k USD per athlete per year for contest and film production travel expenses, equating to $200k or majority of 69 ETH grant (approx $225k current price)

            * Travala account (ETH deposit, USD credit)
            * Bitrefill account (ETH deposit, USD credit)

* **Source 2: Gnars NFT sales funded**

    * Nouns merch design and manufacturing (pro team and community gear)
    * Events IRL and URL, conference sponsorships and promotional activities
    * Artist commissions, community design contests and brand development

### Benefits

* **First ever extreme sports DAO**

    * High impact and focused sub-DAO of Nouns 
    * Launch with current world champ Joe Atkinson
    * Extreme athletes from seven other disciplines

* **Gnars (and Nouns) NFT utility**

    * Governance rights (protocol, merch, content decisions)
    * Social benefits (action sports enthusiasts and pro team)
    * Product benefits (games, merch, early access content)

* **Governance rights and activities**

    * Contribute to athlete travel, styling, contest and conceptual decisions
    * Influence Noun merchandise design, artist collab and branding decisions
    * Protocol decisions for auction length, reserve price, bid increment and the on-chain encoding of new Gnartwork assets in collaboration with artists, athletes and brands

## 0xigami and co.

My team will continue full-time delivery of new and existing ecosystem projects, as funded by bidders setting what portion of their winning bids go to team vs DAO.

Funding provided by team for maintenance and development expenses is also in our best interest, while acquiring Gnars and Nouns and proliferating the Nouniverse.

While having a sizeable vested interest in Nouns and a strong alignment with CC0 principles, it’s also in my best interest to ensure Gnars is net-additive above all.

### Noun 189

[Gnars DAO community](https://discord.gg/cCR49gTksw) will have the ability to participate in Nouns governance as their Gnar NFTs will each represent a vote toward execution of Noun 189's submissions. 

![](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/cfffe1e8c13b254b10d22f544cd97d8941d9488e.png)

### Merchandise

Community members will contribute to design decisions influencing Nounish gear and apparel for our athletes that's also available for purchase by members at a discount.

![](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/73ff2e413074eaa60c9f6e067f1ee63f713d9eb3_2_690x256.jpeg)
![](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/e19d9d933c249a734657d9bb2a833b73f3d9c1c9_2_690x494.png)

### Collaborations

Artist and athlete collaborations will be earmarked for inclusion in the Gnars protocol and on merchandise. The community will decide what's *gnartwork* and what isn't.

![](https://i.imgur.com/E0hzr0a.png)

Here's a still of animatic from [upcoming NFTNYC billboard collab](https://www.nft.nyc/sponsors) with [mrSEAKs](https://twitter.com/SeaksMr) ([watch it here](https://twitter.com/0xigami/status/1510585806511284233)) that will be screened over 700 times across various assets in Times Square.

### Gnarketplace

[Gnarket.place](https://gnarket.place) is our dedicated marketplace running on ZORA's auction house contracts, various features for filtering and inspecting traits will continue rolling out as normal.

![](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/2242116822917909fa0b1f292b51500ee20b424c_2_690x431.png)

### Games

[Grinderz](https://gnars.fun) will continue operating as an addictive way to climb a global leaderboard and win ETH at regular intervals.

![](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/187ec6b6a26a469ff64675c7ff0a663a77a25faa_2_690x431.jpeg)

[Gnarnia](https://gna.rs), our MMO will also continue development, eventually expanding to other extreme sports outside of skateboarding (à la California Games...[sneak peek here](https://twitter.com/gnars_dao/status/1511529856961740803)).

### Nouns Athletes

We are well positioned to (with Joe's help) rally behind an expanding pro team of extreme athletes with a propensity for diversity and inclusion.

![](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/3b5caeccaec6b2727b455dadffb69b3e5bccff96_2_690x388.png)

Those who explore their creativity and self-expression are favoured over those who are mostly known for winning contests.

![](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/6288f32a78c584e2c64ffc83fad0c5d7ef582d8f_2_690x151.png)

Joe's Travala account was funded with [this transaction](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xe01a13d23de9c47771caf38a1d5f0c9359c1c464e24d22056ef22cdeb7e01f3b) for the sponsorship proof of concept. Facilitating sponsorships is as simple as depositing ETH to platforms such as [Travala](https://www.travala.com/) and [Bitrefill](https://bitrefill.com/) that allow for USD credits. 

These can be used to purchase flights, accommodation and even gear from Amazon etc, as required.

## Shred the Nouns

Despite the original experiment for Nouns Athletes still being in progress, the current challenges facing Nouns DAO present an opportunity to scale sooner. 

Ideally, an experiment such as this one could evolve into a sub-DAO playbook, that encourages Nounish builders to be bold.

![](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/407d76d9a2bf528a96d85963ef0afe616eaf4274.png)

The essence of this proposal is taking a risk on extending the permissionless collaboration model to the allocation of capital. 

If you’re operating a Nouns extension, you should be applying for Nouns DAO grants funding – you’re a startup, so define your mission and pursue it.

## Fund the Gnars

**Reminder:** an Extreme Sports DAO tasked with...

1. Managing a Nouns DAO funded and decentralised treasury
2. Sponsoring athletes with grants for travel and content creation
3. Making production, merch, event and protocol decisions

**Requesting 69 ETH** to establish a Gnars DAO fund, stewarding an expansion of Nouns Athletes with travel sponsorships for action sports professionals, across eight (or more) target disciplines.

**FISE World Series late May,** where Nouns Athlete, Joe Atkinson, will be competing for his 4th inline skating title, presents potential to sponsor (subject to change) a:

* BMX rider
* Climber
* Mountain bike rider
* Parkour free-runner
* Scooter rider
* Skateboarder
* Wakeboarder

**Approximate budget of...**

* Annual $25k USD per athlete (contest/filming travels) 
* Equating to $200k or the majority of 69 ETH grant 
* Approx $225k at current ETH price

**Finally, there is also the option to sponsor fewer athletes** at a higher amount, for example *five athletes at $40k each* (lots of demand for supporting winter sports).

Thank you everynoun for taking the time to peruse this proposal and if I have your support I look forward to receiving your vote.

Shred the Nouns 🤘

[Gami](https://twitter.com/0xigami) ⌐◨-◨

*See you at NFT.NYC where I’ll be Noun and Proud handing out Noun 189 fingerboards with Gnar griptape. Assemble it with me at the demo table and let’s hang.*

![](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/optimized/1X/112a6c126147b2c69cfb462a45731b3d14cd1b69_2_541x500.jpeg)

# Gnars x Nouns Athletes

# Increase Treasury stETH Position to ~20% 

Allocate pro-rata amount of recent auction proceeds to stETH, returning treasury allocation to 20%

References:
https://nouns.wtf/vote/22
https://nouns.wtf/vote/30

# Increase Treasury stETH Position to ~20% 

# Contribute 6.9E to funding Calladita film

Putting this proposal on-chain in collaboration with Miguel Faus

# [Calladita Film](https://www.calladitafilm.com/)

First European (and second ever) fiction movie funded with NFTs, based on an award-winning short film with an A-list cast attached.

[**2-minute Intro Video on Twitter**](https://twitter.com/miguelfaus/status/1500867988341280771?s=20&t=7jVlhyOdDeGSoR8Wg9BoDg)

[![Calladita](https://i.ibb.co/z4f3grt/calladita1.png)](https://www.calladitafilm.com/)


## About the Film
*The movie will be shot in Barcelona (Spain) in September, and is **expected to premiere in International Festivals in spring 2023**, and then in cinemas (there’s distribution agreements in place with Spanish and U.S. distributors) and finally in streaming platforms.*
*We want this historic web3 movie to have several easter eggs of NFT and Web3 Culture, and the Nouns embody decentralization and CC0 like no other project, so we would love to find ways to showcase Nouns in the film.*

*The entirety of the proceeds from the NFT collection will go towards the budget of the film: locations, equipment rentals, cast & crew, travel & accommodation, post-production…, and so I would like to propose that the DAO contributes to the budget of the film, and in exchange we contribute to “proliferating Nouns” by showing them in this pioneering web3 film.*
*We believe that “Calladita” has the potential of starting a movement towards the decentralization of cinema via web3, because film is still the most centralized and corporation-controlled art form around.*

## Nouns in Calladita
Nouns will be included in the movie as follows:
1.    A Character in the film will wear Nouns Glasses in at least 1 scene.
2.    There will be a chosen Noun put as decoration on the location of the film, which will appear in at least 1 scene. 
3.    Credits: either the Nouns glasses or one chosen Noun will appear in the Credits of the film, and NounsDAO will appear credited as an “Associate Producer” of the movie.

## Funding Request
The total budget of the film is 1.4M$, so we’re looking to raise that amount through our NFT collection. We would ask for a **contribution of 6.9 ETH** from Nouns DAO for this collaboration.

Transaction Details:
```
tx1: 6.9E to calladita.eth (contribution)
tx2: 0.25E to apenoun.eth (oversight & coordination)
```



# Contribute 6.9E to funding Calladita film

# Nouns Tech Grants

Working capital and 3 month engagement with Verbs for R&D

Tech Grants Committee Discourse: https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/create-new-pod-nouns-technical-grants-committee/856

This proposal is to bootstrap funding the pod Safe (0x79095391743e0f017A16c388De6a6a3f175a5cD5) with 100 ETH in related discretionary working capital (eng work, audits, etc) and funds for a 3 month engagement (62.5614 ETH) with two engineers from the Verbs team as described below.

Verbs engagement:
We have discussed and come to terms to retain and engage with the two (2) engineers from the Verbs team (proposal 4) to work on Tech Grants initiatives:

- can start as early as week of April 25
- 2 engineers @ 10.4269 ETH per person per month
- 3 months of funding with 1 month guaranteed as a trial period
- start with spec-ing and implementing dynamic governance quorum
- weekly discussions/check-ins with the Tech Grants Committee to follow progress

Total funding: 162.5614 ETH

# Nouns Tech Grants

# Toadz Acquisition Committee

Description
lets get some toadz. start with 10 and then do a new vote to see if we want more.
- toads are cool
-makes our treasury more fun
-other tbd uses down the road

Workstream mandates
attempt to acquire up to 10 Cryptoadz from secondary market (OS, Looks, etc)
once all Toadz are allocated request funding for acquiring more Toadz if desired

Allocated 40 eth so we have the option (but not mandate) to get Toadz with nouns glasses

Workstream members
Gnosis Safe: 0x9298B97dE93784635900163e582A5D9e570f35a5
vapeape: 0x88f9E324801320A3fC22C8d045A98Ad32a490d8E
noun22: 0x75Ee6eb3d8DAcf41eE2e5307090B197D3E1Cca6E
rumi: 0x1977C4B06a76c160EfF920c67FbC0635124364c8

Transaction
transfer 40 ETH to 0x9298B97dE93784635900163e582A5D9e570f35a5

# Toadz Acquisition Committee

# FUN Noggles Stage 2

### SharkDAO is looking to create a multi-sig wallet w/ Big Shot Toyworks and requesting 50E from NounsDAO to fund... 

FUNctional Nounish Glasses by Bigshot Toyworks:
https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-funglasses-sage-2-tooling-molds/927

Google Doc link w/ pics (text below): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ESzii8-OVRPkqLGOvZQ0dxfwCvLJ7tt1Q_iakSI8fMU/edit?usp=sharing
 

## STAGE 2 (MANUFACTURING)

Prototype samples are ready. Now we need to start tooling and factory prep for production:

2A: Tooling 
Development and production of high quality precision steel molds for the mass manufacturing process.
 
Sample molds produced by Bigshot in similar materials

Injection molds- ABS and PC (Polycarbonate), plus packaging design/layout, packaging dies & blister tray molds: 
Cost estimate: $25-32K (10 ETH equivalent) 
Above includes: Paint molds, tampo molds for keychain and any QR codes. Any kind of debugging and pilot run to test viability and revisions. 

Notes on tooling: tooling is a one-time charge, unless we need to increase bulk production to meet demand and make X more molds etc. Molds will be stored for reuse as needed.




Deluxe gift box packaging, Satin finish with Spot UV, High gloss printing, Blister tray packaging packed in individual shippers for easy distribution. 5 ps per carton, and 4 cartons to master carton. Notes on package design: The package concept has space on it to showcase approximately 20+ nouns characters. We can chose the most Nounish or pleasing pieces that work in the layout (would love a list and images ASAP if community wants to weigh in)


2B: Production
Cost estimate $13-17 USD per unit packaged as a final product
SRP: $20-22 wholesale, $40-45 retail 

The goal of these is to distribute as many as possible so these can be allocated as giveaways to shows and events or sold at a wholesale price giving the event an opportunity to make money.

Sample first order breakdown:

5000 pcs Incl. 500 GOLD NOUNDER GIFTS:
3000 red 
1000 blue 
500 TBD (Pink ???)
500 BLACK 
500 CHROME GOLD -exclusive to NOUN holders and only available through our gated shop

IF Noun Holders want one of each  of any exclusives we need to consider additional orders

Best to make first order as large as possible to cover any events during the next 6 months to 1 year 

Important to consider the Nounish community needs for these Funglasses in the initial order so that there is enough stock on hand to satisfy any and all proposed promotional efforts.
 
2C: Logistics and shipping
 
Air shipping for samples and any show exclusives
Sea shipping for mass production
All items shipped to our 3PL warehouse in the USA for warehousing & fulfillment.

Unless otherwise specified, Bigshot will act as a custodian for the physical glasses products and continue to develop new colors and possible tie-ins with other brands.





2D: Maintaining stock & availability in USA

Bigshot will maintain a public-facing web shop with stock. We will make quantities of glasses available to Nouns at the discretion of the DAO for events and promotions and any other purpose. Will allocate specified quantities to Noun holders through our gated web store at no cost.

Should there be event planning for future activities where we would need to manufacture exclusive products in special colors or packaging, or larger quantities, we need about 4-6 months notice at least. Air shipping is always available to expedite delivery but that is much more expensive than slow sea shipping.

Need to create web content for any scans of QR codes or Box scans to launch interactive elements like 3D AR Nouns or animated 3D Nouns.
 
Nounish community benefit: each Noun holder or friend /family could claim 5 free sets of glasses + shipping and handling worldwide (for example). If there are 300 Noun holders, and each holder gets 5 free glasses, then we need to plan for US stock to be depleted by 1500 units right away.

The rest of the stock will be available in the shop at a $40 USD retail but allocated to the various events and promotions as needed at a wholesale of $20 each. 





2E: Sundries associated with creating and selling physical goods

We would need to purchase LIABILITY INSURANCE
Cost estimate: $6-8K per year (or ETH equivalent)

In all instances, when paying for physical goods projects in ETH, we need to address the volatility of ETH. We would need to convert all ETH payments into fiat immediately in order to pay vendors like factories, warehouse, logistics companies etc.

Suggestion to establish quarterly payment to maintain all of the parts moving.  Warehouse, logistics/production manager etc

2F: Global Community Engagement Strategies

Promoting Noun glasses & increasing visibility of the brand. Some of our ideas include:

Toy & pop culture conventions around the world (UK toycon/DCON, TTS, Wonder festival Design Fiesta, Shanghai toy show, beijing toy show etc)
NFT-related meetups & events
Sports events Pro and college level - Funglasses giveaways at stadiums
Promotional tie-ins e.g. Bud Light? 
Commercial use / brand use of the products Custom glasses frames with unique packaging similar to Bearbricks
Art shows and events like a space at ART Basel (wynwood walls or SCOPE) , a DesignerCon takeover, a booth at NYCC, etc
Active social media placements through targeted giveaways and event appearances documented on social media 
DCON TAKEOVER (NOUN-A-PALOOZA) with a 20x30 or larger booth experience with DJs, live art and activities  (papercraft, coloring books. DIY glasses projects etc) - featuring all of the current & upcoming Nounish projects sponsored by the DAO presented as a case study for what is possible with Nouns and more.
5000 sets of glasses insert into the VIP bags at Dcon
A NOUNTOWN in a metaverse, a place to hold events, art shows etc. DECENTRALLAND or?
We could use Funglasses in an onboarding package for new community members, both Nouners and newbs. - can have QR codes to easily disseminate info about the Nouns community and what is available to community members - answering the questions who, what and why?
Influencer mailers


Timing of New Production Projects:
Any Funglasses needs / events that the community decides upon that would overrun our available inventory in the USA warehouse would have to be communicated to us within a timeframe that allows us to quote on, produce and ship the required goods. Both air and sea shipping are extremely expensive these days, so a lot of advance planning is required for bigger production projects (ideally 4 months advance notice, can be cut to 3 months if we do air shipping).
Cost estimate: TBD

One way to avoid long production delays is to initially produce an overage of thousands of pairs of glasses in the main colors and store them in our USA warehouse so we have an abundance of stock to ship out as needed.

Warehousing extra units has a cost - our warehousing partner charges by square foot. So we would need to estimate monthly cost of keeping the inventory based on how many units we keep on hand and how long we intend to store them.
Cost estimate: TBD




Due to fluctuating ETH value and the fact that we need to immediately convert ETH into fiat to send to factory, we need to calculate each of the above payments right before it is due.

 
LETS GO!












SUMMARY OF COSTS:

OVERALL FUNGLASSES ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS
(not including marketing / community engagement)

Tooling: 10 ETH *Note Small Grants is giving 5E to get this going now
Production @ 5K units: 26 ETH
Shipping / logistics estimate: 5 ETH
Warehousing for 1 year: 4 ETH
Liability insurance for 1 year: 3 ETH

TOTAL ESTIMATE: 48-55 ETH (approx 0.01 ETH per unit)

Expenses for a 2nd order would be lower per unit due to the elimination of the one time costs.
SIMPLE PAYMENT BREAKDOWN:

SharkDAO & Bigshot Multi-Sig -    0x6C3A3374f1250597431d4ead59C35FBadf132b40

#1 tooling payment due ASAP to begin - 10 ETH (project is ready to go - there is a 35-45 day process between initial payment to test shots stage)
#2 - 30 days later - production deposit payment 50% of whatever production ends up being
(There may be minimal fluctuations in costs due to the deluxe packaging) 
#3 - 45 days  later - final balance production due
#4 - 30 days later logistics - costs determined at time of payment due

Still trying to figure out the final cost/process etc on the small details as it is pretty involved and needs to be developed for this and future projects. 



# FUN Noggles Stage 2

# Bring luxury Noun sunglasses to market

## Summary

A couple months ago small grants funded the prototyping of a luxury sunglass initiative by salvinoarmati: https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/small-grant-request-create-luxury-noun-sunglasses-irl/658. This proposal is to fund the initial run and launch of the physical and NFT components of this project. More details here: https://ivory-pine-ebc.notion.site/NounsDAO-Proposal-29a658f763f74f958f7c6bd916533dbb.

## Upcoming plan

We’re planning to launch these as an NFT collection of limited-edition glasses. Each NFT is *consumable* in the sense that it can be used *once* to redeem a physical pair. Once the NFT is used, a boolean value is flipped to indicate consumed status and the underlying tokenURI is permanently changed. A physical pair of sunglasses is then sent to you.

**~7.2% of supply reserved for NounsDAO Treasury**

The total supply of the collection will be 6969 units. This project would not have been possible without the NounsDAO and the treasury.  As a thank you, we’ve decided to allocate ~7.2% of the supply to the treasury (500 units). We hope to make other such contributions as a thank you to the DAO in the future. 

**Custom Edition Glasses Just For Noun holders**

We’re also making a custom “special edition” pair *exclusively* for noun owners. The design of these glasses will be based off of the under-appreciated and rare “disco” glasses featured on some nouns. *There will only 500 of these glasses ever made, and will be available to the first 500 nouns during mint. This means, future nouns (up to #500) will also be able to receive the glasses.*

## *High-level todos that still remain*

- **Create Smart Contract, Website, Minting, and Redeeming Experience.**
    - Have had a preliminary call with @blequity at Zora and will be using Zora’s smart contract system to launch this NFT.
    - Both Signora Armati and I are software engineers so will be able to build most of this —but we may hire 1 or 2 engineers to accelerate the timeline.
- **Finalize a storage/distribution facility for shipping the sunglasses.**
    - We’ll need to organize a distribution facility which will serve a few functions:
        - Long-term storage of glasses (for those that are unredeemed or redeemed later)
        - We have items coming from multiple manufacturers (Sunglasses, Nouns Box, Carrying case, polishing cloth, thank you cards) — and will need an area to assemble and ship out all boxes.
- **Promotional Video / Ad**
    - We want to create a fun promo (IRL) video that showcases the glasses + nouns brand. We’ve had a preliminary call with [@jasonmorena_](https://twitter.com/jasonmorena_) (who was previously the filmmaker for Gary Vee) who has expressed interest in creating an ad for us.
- **Finalize glass design and create units at scale.** 

### **Funds Requested**

- 115Ξ for creating the smart contract, website, promotional/marketing material (this will be most of the remaining work), distribution facility, and to start manufacturing.
- 1 Noun of the DAO's choice upon successful delivery of the first physical pair of glasses.


# Bring luxury Noun sunglasses to market

# Increase Voting Delay and Voting Period

As the number of nouners and nouns sub-communities increase, we will see more proposals appear on-chain without prior off-chain coordination. This is a proposal to increase the ‘Voting Delay’ to 4 days, and the ‘Voting Period’ to 5 days, so that nouners have more time to diligence proposals and to decide how they will vote.

# Increase Voting Delay and Voting Period

# Gamify fundraising for Ukraine by donating 51 ETH through the Rescue Toadz project


## Summary
The goal is to donate 51 ETH for humanitarian aid to Ukraine and increase the popularity of the Rescue Toadz (https://rescuetoadz.xyz/) charity project so that more people start donating as well.

## Methodology
Rescue Toadz is a charity project that gamifies the fundraising process. It is an NFT collection of 18 toadz with 100% of the funds being donated to Ukraine via Unchain Ukraine. A special bidding mechanic encourages people to donate more.

The gamified aspect is that you can not only mint toadz, but also transfer someone else’s toad in your wallet by matching or increasing their last donation. The toad then drops its noun glasses as POAP in the wallet of the original holder.

This mechanism is coded directly in the smart contract and a toad owner cannot prevent the toad from hopping into another wallet. This encourages people to donate more - if they want to keep their toad they need to increase the price of the donation or acquire back the toad if somebody donated more.

100% of the funds are immediately sent from the Rescue Toadz smart contract to Unchain Ukraine. It is a pure charity project - the project devs make no money from it.

## Why not donate directly to Unchain?
The idea is not only for Nouns DAO to donate, but also to encourage other people to donate as well. For example, NounsDAO will donate for already minted toadz and “steal” them from the previous owners. Some of them will then donate again to get their toad back.

The goal of the proposal is to donate 0.2 ETH for 5 toadz that are already minted and “steal” them from the previous owners and also raise the prices for two other toadz to 10 ETH and 40 ETH respectively.

## Conclusion
Donating 51 ETH through the Rescue Toadz project has the following benefits:

Funds raised by NounsDAO to help Ukrainian people recover from the war
Raised popularity of the Rescue Toadz charity project, so more people start donating
People that had their Rescue Toad taken from them are incentivized to get it back by donating again.
Recue Toadz or Noun Glasses NFTs collected by the NounsDAO
Raised popularity of the iconic Nouns Glasses, which are dropped as POAP for everybody that participated

# Gamify fundraising for Ukraine by donating 51 ETH through the Rescue Toadz project

# Test Foundation's Ability to Veto a Proposal During Timelock

Can they do it?

Only time will tell...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JWfULMcFikI

# Test Foundation's Ability to Veto a Proposal During Timelock

# Residency for cdt.eth

Hey all, my name is Christian. Through this proposal I will be able to dedicate myself full-time to Nouns as opposed to when I can fit it in after my day job & other responsibilities.

**What I’ve worked on for Nouns**
- Currently building Nouns Center, a [community site](https://nouns.center/) for Nouns projects & tools
- Co-developed Lost Nouns, an [extension](https://lostnouns.wtf/) project with unused assets
- Host & produce Noun O’ Talk, a [podcast](https://pod.link/1615472873) interviewing Noun owners & builders
- Worked on [Nouns proposal #9](https://nounspoap.com/) for creating POAPs for daily auctions
- Created [SharkDAO’s](https://sharks.wtf/) (Nouns sub-dao) website
- Founding [Nouncil](https://nouncil.wtf/gov) member

![final](https://i.imgur.com/fNOPFAh.jpg)
 
**What I will do during my residency**

**1. Nouns Center -** I have incredibly high hopes for this project and a big feature list that is ever-growing. Capturing the entirety of our community’s data in one place is no small feat but has already proven to be useful. Seeing it being linked to answer questions is gratifying. I want every piece of Nouns info to be a link away and I want to empower devs and artists to build off Nouns. I will continue to hold “office hours” and be as transparent as possible with my progress.

**2. Noun O’ Talk -** A passion project in the truest sense. We’ve had 27 guests on over 9 episodes from extension builders to board members to DAO members and even Bud Light. I aim to keep these conversations interesting and informative, and I have a ton of other folks lined up and would love to keep working on this. I’d like to add a theme song and edit the audio while continually hosting these live on a weekly basis and then publishing to all podcast platforms.

**3. Prop House -** I plan on coming aboard and helping out with the frontend, developing v2, and solidifying it’s place as a great tool in our ecosystem.

**Funds requested**

$175K* paid over 6 months in USDC which equates to roughly 8.5E/month by todays valuation.

*the equivalent of $190k `(to absorb potential volatility in ETH from time period between submission and execution)` would  would be sent to a multisg managed by trusted members of the community (9999, Seneca, and Toastee), they would then convert $175k worth of ETH to USDC, set up the stream and then send back the remaining ETH to the DAO.

The safe to handle cdt's transaction was created at 0xb809f32CfE33F3CcA0bbfdf8f56041c081138bb3:

**Signers**
- toastee: 0x353224270c2C9a7eCcE7d8dBA98a61587da6F50a
- 9999: 0x6223Bc5fd16a19bcFAe2281dDE47861CFE1023eE
- seneca: 0xfC9e8dB5E255439F430e058462360Dd52b87cB4f

**Recipient**
cdt's address: 0x1Bf87eAd2Fc2A4751CF5Bda011E5Afa320391cc2

# Residency for cdt.eth

# Prop House Continuation

**tl;dr:**
Prop House has shown promise as an alternative funding mechanism for the DAO via it’s web app and ETH<>Proposal auction format. I’m requesting 214 ETH (120 funding props / 94 opex) to continue to explore the Prop House model as a way to scale capital deployment over the next 4 months. 

### What has  happened since [Prop 23](https://nouns.wtf/vote/23):
- Built [prop.house](https://prop.house) 
- Funded 9 proposals for a total of 15 ETH
- Received 69 proposals over two funding rounds (third round kicked off 4/13)
- Opened dialogue with extension communities to onboard into Prop House, holding conversations with leaders and community members to understand their footing.
- Gained 1,000+ followers on the Prop House twitter account
- [Expense report](https://airtable.com/shr5UPKk4jyhveIDd)

### Reflections:

**Quality proposals**
The two core hypotheses with initial testing were that 1) there would be a meaningful volume of proposals given the ETH<>Proposal auction format and 2) some subset of proposals would be high quality. With 69 proposals and a double digit % of those being highly desirable, I feel confident that we should continue to pursue scale via the prop house model.

**Communities are eager to participate**
With a total of 48 proposals and 520 votes casted by 77 non-nouners for Round 1, it’s clear that members of the broader community, both individually and as part of extension communities, are eager to participate. It’s behavior like this that points to how NFT communities can grow beyond their ownership-constrained communities (particularly true for Nouns).

**DAO-only voting won't scale**
Given the volume of proposals received in Funding Round 1, it's clear that a Prop House where only Nouners are voting won't enable us to scale to 1000s of proposals. i.e. It's irrational to expect Nouners to be reading through 50 proposals every week. If we are to hit scale, decision making needs to be gradually decentralized. 

### Beyond funding - a new way to interact:
Framing the ERC721 standard as the social graph, Prop House may be looked at as a “permissionless ETH power source that communities gather around” (h/t joel).

Analogous to reddit, we now have crypto-native subreddits but are missing the key ingredient that makes crypto so special - the ability to transact, transform and create value. 

**With this proposal**, Prop House looks to do two things:
1) Focus development on the Nouns Prop House as the main node in the network:
    - Nail down UX 
    - Experiment with different funding amounts, longer and shorter rounds 
3) Explore the ways in which the DAO can further its reach via independent Prop Houses (e.g. prop.house/**japan**, /**extensions**, /**budlight**)
    - Enable these communities to become self-curating Prop Houses where their members both submit and vote on their own proposals.

![](https://i.imgur.com/kQ1JnVC.png)
![](https://i.imgur.com/le4Q4Xz.png)
![](https://i.imgur.com/ElCNZge.png)


### Team:
- seneca (all hats)
- devcarrot (backend)
- toastee (design)
- cdt (frontend)
- jckbutcher (memes)

### Budget:

We are requesting working + funding capital for **4 months** of operations. 

- Funding props, 120 ETH:
    - 80 ETH for Nouns Prop House
    - 40 ETH for 1-3 Nouns extensions Prop Houses (e.g. japan, nounpunks, budlight)
- Operational, 94 ETH:
    - 23.5 ETH per month:
        - 10 ETH seneca 
        - 3.5 ETH devcarrot
        - 3.5 ETH toastee
        - 3.5 ETH jckbutcher
        - 3 ETH for other potential misc expenses 

**Considerations**
- Funding schedule is meant to be flexible so that we can both experiment (diff funding amounts) and slowly ramp up (i.e. start with 1 extension prop house)
- Funding amounts and corresponding communities will be decided internally by the Prop House team. Some of the heuristics we are using to select communities:
    - Enough activity to merit competition between proposals
    - Willingness to onboard from leadership
    - Alignment with nounish culture and proliferation
- The ideal and final version of Prop House would allow for all decisions with regards to funds leaving the DAO to be decided upon by Nouners via vote. 

**Multi-sig**
The [multisig](https://etherscan.io/address/0x5BcD6f3B0a5519D448FBDf33204091bbE097C992) is currently 2/3 where the signers are seneca, devcarrot and toastee. It still holds ~20 ETH from [prop 23](https://nouns.wtf/vote/23). With the passing of this proposal, we will be adding 2 more signers (cdt and jckbutcher). The addresses are as follows:
- safe: 0x5BcD6f3B0a5519D448FBDf33204091bbE097C992
- seneca: 0xfC9e8dB5E255439F430e058462360Dd52b87cB4f
- devcarrot: 0xB1C41C71d36cedEa7DdCd5f8D5c5C32BA8f3CBFc
- toastee: 0x5F99FC2d2A98e046t9689d3117e0F96bb5c640d88
- cdt: 0xD19BF5F0B785c6f1F6228C72A8A31C9f383a49c4
- jckbutcher: 0xD1295FcBAf56BF1a6DFF3e1DF7e437f987f6feCa


### Closing thoughts
Prop 23 enabled the first experiment of the Prop House model. Given the results, it seems to me that the answer to "is there something here?" was a resounding yes. Moving forward, I hope to continue to build with the same framing: an exploration to see what the model can amount to.

For this next phase, there are a few key questions that I'd like to have more definitive answers to, chief among them: 
- Is the volume of quality proposals meaningful?
- Will funding align extension/external communities to proliferate Nouns? 
- Is the Prop House model a viable approach to pursue 100x growth? 

The goal of this proposal is to answer these questions by continuing to develop the UX while taking our first steps towards independent Prop Houses.

If this second phase succceeds, I intend to eventually  develop Prop House into an trustless on-chain solution. As stated in [Prop 23](https://nouns.wtf/vote/23):
> Conceptually, the contracts could be the seed to a crypto native Y Combinator model. Where as before you had partners, now you have DAO members. Instead of summer and winter batches, you have weekly or monthly cadences. And instead of demographic restrictions for applicants, you have anyone with an Ethereum wallet. It might be the case that breaking thresholds in the categories mentioned above transforms the model to something completely different.

From lessons learned in the first phase, I'd reframe it by saying that utilizing only DAO members won't scale. Instead, plugging into open and available social graphs (ERC721) is the way.

# Prop House Continuation

# Pilot Collectivized Nounish Allocation 

 **Purpose**
 
 Equip Builders to Steward DAO Resources
 
 **Ask**
 
100 Ξ

**Covenant (tl;dr)**

Any Noun ("Nouner") or member of the Nouns Discord server and given the "Nouncillor" role (http://discord.gg/nouns) will be eligible to co-administer distribution of Ask in an experimental effort to democratize funding by and of protocol (NounsDAO) contributors. The objective for this round will be to empower the collective of active Nouns builders to convey Ξ in a manner that attempts to effect sustained outsize benefit to Nounish Culture.

**Procedure** 
1. Funds custodied in the Nouncil (nouncil.eth) multisig, which signers and their constituents (Nouncillors) have agreed to defend according to the above mandate. 
2. Open call will be held in the Nouns Discord Server for Nouners/Nouncillors wanting to co-administer. 
3. Administrators will refine a process for adding candidates who are interested in participating, biasing for inclusivity where possible, while considering how the process may be sustainably implemented at protocol level in future.
4. If nominated, addition of non-voting addresses (NounsDAO/SubDAO Treasuries, Public Goods etc) as potential beneficiaries may be considered.   
5. Approved contributors will be allowlisted / encouraged to participate in an off-chain weighted voting process (via an application such as https://snapshot.org/ or https://coordinape.com/) to determine the final distribution coefficients.
7. Any funds which the administrators conclude they are unable to disburse constructively (in accordance with Covenant) by 07/01/22 will be returned to DAO.
8. The custodian of the proposing Noun (*wag#5265*) will recuse themselves from the round. 
9. Some additional context is currently available at: https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-pilot-coordinape-round-s-to-implement-retroactive-impact-rewards/929/5

**Possible Failure Conditions**  
1. Disagreements arise as to proper execution of Covenant, where clear consensus (measured as a simple majority vote) among Administrators cannot be reached.
2. Number of nominated contributors is too low or too high to be deemed a useful representation of active Nouns builders.
3. Unforeseen technical constraints make executing the weighted vote or disbursement impractical. 

**Possible Success Conditions** 

good will and trust are Nounish ⌐◨-◨ ❄
![](https://i.imgur.com/w73OG8A.png)


# Pilot Collectivized Nounish Allocation 

# Marketing Studio for Nouns-funded Projects

**TL;DR**

- Fund a studio to create short videos telling the world about the projects that Nouns fund.
- Offer builders to tap into a marketing studio with Noun-specific expertise, free of charge.
- We will work with builders to tell their project’s story in the most digestible and compelling way.
- We will edit these videos to fit the formats of the top social media platforms.
- These videos will be shared on new social media accounts dedicated to telling the stories of Nouns-funded projects. The goal of these videos will be to reach new audiences to amplify the reach of the projects we have funded.
- Create a free resource of CC0 Nouns-proposal-related footage and assets.

**The Problem**

- Prop builders don’t necessarily have the skills/resources/time to execute a marketing campaign for their projects.
- Wonderful projects with really great output are not being amplified and we are missing out on a lot of noun proliferation potential.
- It’s difficult to explain what Nouns are to the world.

**The Solution**

- We propose to build a team dedicated to market the projects that Nouns fund.
- We will offer the most promising projects the option to work with us closely to produce a video that markets their project.
- We will do whatever is necessary to make the videos as compelling and impactful as possible, like:
    - Develop a compelling story about the project.
    - Send a film crew to the builders' studio for an interview and B-roll footage.
    - Edit the videos in different formats for different social media platforms to maximize virality.
    - Publish the videos on social media accounts - on all major social media outlets: twitter, facebook, instagram, tiktok, and youtube.
    - Manage interaction with social media followers.

**Why is this awesome?**

- **Tell the Nouns story via the projects we fund**
    - The best way to tell the story of Nouns is via its funded projects. The projects and builders that the treasury funds are what is nounish. The substance of the proposals are the most compelling and accessible narratives of Nouns DAO. These stories will also attract more builders to submit proposals to the protocol.
- **Let the builders focus on building**
    - Builders don’t have to be marketing experts.
    - We want to enable builders to focus on delivering their projects in the best way - and let us produce the video marketing assets they need.
    - We hope that potential builders who see these videos will get inspired to create quality proposals themselves, knowing that this support and exposure will be there.
- **Use the treasury to its fullest potential**
    - An awesome Nouns-funded project that not many know about is a waste of our treasury.
    - We will make sure to amplify the work that’s being done by our prop builders and reach a wide audience.
- **CC0 Nouns Video Stock**
    - Similar to public domain stock videos, all footage that we will gather in the process of producing these videos will be CC0 and available online
        - Initially we will share a Google Drive or Dropbox with these files. We will also experiment with posting the footage in CC0 stock video websites like [Pexels](https://www.pexels.com/).
        - In the future, if there’s demand, we may want to build a dedicated website to enable easy access to the footage.
    - This will enable the composability of our storytelling by giving access to right-free footage to, for example:
        - Projects like the [Rose Parade documentary](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-nouns-go-to-the-rose-parade-a-documentary-by-the-makers-of-robot-chicken/1046) will be able to use our raw footage as part of their documentary, permissionlessly.
        - YouTubers who produce an explainer video about Nouns.
        - News outlets who are reporting about Nouns.
        - All future documentaries about the protocol.
    - This will enable more “memetic stimulus”: more visual content from our projects can result in more nounish memes!

**Scope of The Pilot**

We want to start with a small pilot of 4 published videos, delivered within the next few months. These videos will be 30-90 seconds, bite sized content for easy consumption and maximum shareability. They will focus on summarizing a single project/proposal – with a little context about nouns as well.

In this pilot we want to experiment and learn as much as possible (e.g. How to work best with builders? What content type and format gets the most engagement? How do we manage remote film crews?).  Once we successfully deliver on the pilot and we have learned a ton, we will probably submit another proposal to produce more videos.

- Work with builders to create videos telling the stories of 4 projects:
    - Confirmed:
        - Coloring Books by Messhup
    - Other projects we would love to work with but haven’t fully confirmed yet:
        - Nouns Psychogeography Sculpture with Dustin Yellin
        - Perpetual Glasses to Kids In Need
        - TSP x Nouns: Skateboard Design and Giveaway
        - Luxury Noun Sunglasses
        - Hong Kong Takeover
        - Nouns 3D-printed fashion collection
- Upload all relevant high quality raw footage to a cloud service and make it available to anyone.
- Setup, brand, and manage new social accounts for Nounish on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok & YouTube
- Share videos to social media accounts

**Team**

**[142](https://twitter.com/danpeguine)**

- Strategy, scriptwriting, and storytelling
- Coordinating with builders
- Manage socials

**[Goldy](https://twitter.com/Goldypix) & [Pixel](https://www.pixel.melbourne/)**

- Strategy, scriptwriting, and storytelling
- All video production: from footage to edited files, film crews
- Visual brand assets

**Questions or comments? Feel free to reply in the [discourse](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/marketing-studio-for-nouns-funded-projects/986) thread or DM us!**

**Funding**

40 ETH for this pilot (4 published videos)

# Marketing Studio for Nouns-funded Projects

# Mad Realities x Nouns DAO

# Mad Realities x Nouns DAO

### **What is it?**

Mad Realities is building audience-owned TV, starting with an interactive reality TV network where the audience votes on cast, shows, and more via holding an NFT. Think TV, but owned by and voted by the community. 

**The finale taking place on May 1st at Webster Hall** is for our first show Proof of Love, a community funded, created, participated, and decided dating show powered by NFTs. Season 0 kicked off March 13th and we've already had:

- 1,500+ people on the internet co-creating the show with us
- 172 ETH worth of Membership Pass NFTs minted which funded all the show production to begin with
- 4 IRL live shows hosted at NFT art gallery [Bright Moments](https://www.brightmoments.io/) with 300+ audience members (max capacity of the venue)
- Notable guests judges like [Victoria Paris](https://www.tiktok.com/@victoriaparis?lang=en), [Matt Medved](https://twitter.com/mattmedved), [Antoni Bumba](https://www.tiktok.com/@antonibumba?lang=en), [Elsie Hewitt](https://instagram.com/elsie), [Meltem Demirors](https://twitter.com/Melt_Dem), [Nolita Dirtbag](https://www.instagram.com/nolitadirtbag/?hl=en), [Aubrey Strobel](https://twitter.com/aubreystrobel), [Alex Zhang](https://twitter.com/alexzhang__), and more.

This proposal is for NounsDAO to put **50 ETH** towards the festivities alongside Zora (also contributing 50 ETH) for a chance to be 800+ 20-somethings in NYC’s first touchpoint with web3 and the endless possibilities of crypto in culture. It’s also going to be really fucking fun.

### How would it work?

**Date: Sunday, May 1st**

**Venue: Webster Hall**

**IRL Audience: 800-1000 NYC based 20-somethings (50% female)**

**URL Audience: NFT holders of the episodes, Twitter** 

**Run of show:** In our season finale, 4 winning couples from past episodes will compete in a showdown to prove their love to the audience, where the audience is the final decider of which couple wins the jackpot prize (4.20 ETH). Anyone in the world will be able to text our hotline to vote – similar to American Idol days — and by doing so will be able to mint one of our condom NFTs as well — not so similar.

- 6:30pm ET - Doors Open
- 7pm ET - Begin airing recap episodes from Season Zero
- 8pm ET - Final Episode Airs on Youtube and live at Webster Hall
- 8:30pm ET - One hour long live streamed After Show (with 2-3 musical performances)
- 9:30pm ET - Winner of finale episode is chosen live
- 10:30pm ET - Invite only after party at The Jane (you are invited to join us!)

### **Why?**

The Mad Realities team has mad respect for NounsDAO as one of the pioneers of CC0 as a viable model to spread a decentralized brand & meme.

We ourselves are making that leap, and the night will mark history as Mad Realities enters Proof of Love into Creative Commons (CC0) and allows anyone to mint full episodes of the show and most meme-worthy clips, and own a piece of reality TV.

It will be a bold experiment in putting a whole TV show in Creative Commons — along with the infinite stories that we expect our community to tell far into the future. We picture anyone in the world creating their own Proof of Love spinoff in the future — including experimenting with new formats, mediums (TikTok vs. Youtube vs. Live Stream vs. Audio vs. Snapchat, and more), themes, locations, and casts.

### **Funds Requested**

This proposal requests from the DAO:

- 50 ETH to go towards the production of the festivities

Funds would be used towards live after show production, venue costs, talent booking, co-branded merchandise, marketing expenses, and a portion of the bar tab at our invite only after party at the Jane Hotel (open to NounsDAO members shall the proposal be approved 👀).

`Address for transaction: madrealities.eth` 

### What does NounsDAO get out of it?

Help Mad Realities herald a new era in Hollywood. In exchange, Nouns gets...

1. [Marquee placement at Webster Hall](https://www.google.com/search?q=webster+hall+marquee&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiMoaSj9qP3AhVBs3IEHZ0pDkoQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=webster+hall+marquee&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoKCAAQsQMQgwEQQzoFCAAQgAQ6BggAEAUQHjoGCAAQCBAeOgQIABAYULoCWJQIYPMIaABwAHgAgAFfiAHLBJIBATmYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=lahgYsyCNsHmytMPndO40AQ&bih=719&biw=1440#imgrc=BzKvuVP_sF1KKM) (think MAD REALITIES’ PROOF OF LOVE *Presented by ⌐◨-◨* x **🟣)
    
    
    ![How we picture our collaboration appearing on the Webster Hall marquee](https://i.imgur.com/UZ3DBKa.jpg)
    *How we picture our collaboration appearing on the Webster Hall marquee*

2. Nouns branding in the finale episode/after show, finale merch like stickers and pins, and across the venue in the form of photo opps (let’s fly out the massive Nouns glasses!)
3. Shoutouts during the live after show
    
    ![Webster hall main standing area](https://i.imgur.com/Njd4ZUy.jpg)
    *Webster hall main standing area* 
    
4. Branding on red carpet, on invites, photo booth photos, and across venue at the official after party at the historic Jane Hotel
5. 50 invites to after party to Nouns + friends of Nouns
6. Mad Realities is doing an open edition mint of each episode. Nouns DAO will receive 3 NFT editions of each Proof of Love Episode. The season finale will feature Nouns branding.

### **Who is behind this proposal?**

The [Mad Realities](http://madrealities.xyz) Core Team:

- [Devin Lewtan](https://twitter.com/DevinLewtan), Co-founder (started [NYU Girls Roasting Tech Guys](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/09/clubhouse-nyu-girls-roasting-tech-guys-bar/))
- [Alice Ma](https://twitter.com/alicemama15), Co-founder (started [ConstitutionDAO](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/business/crypto-constitution-sothebys.html))
- [Adam Faze](https://www.instagram.com/adamfaze/), Head of Creative (most recently a producer at [Annapurna Pictures](https://annapurna.pictures/)).

### Relevant Links

[NY Mag Feature](https://www.vulture.com/article/mad-realities-crypto-dating-show.html)
[Mad Realities Website](http://madrealities.xyz/)
[Genesis Membership Pass NFT Collection](https://opensea.io/collection/mad-realities-genesis-membership-pass)
[Past Episodes (Youtube)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJjane-NIEN4bIrCGpVUM-Q)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/madrealities)
[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/madrealities/) (see photos from an example past event [here](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb_TKjUMTqY/))
[Discord](https://discord.gg/G89KhwAfRQ)
[Casting Race Game](http://love.madrealities.xyz/) (how we cast our bachelors and bachelorettes)

# Mad Realities x Nouns DAO

# Nouncil Proposal #1

![](https://i.imgur.com/WQ7Zlco.jpg)

OG Nouncillors POAP - art by [Messhup](https://mobile.twitter.com/messhup)

__________________

**TLDR**

Nouncil is asking for 64.20 ETH to fund:

1. Q1 retroactive operating costs
2. Q2 operating costs
3. Nouncil Community Grant Program Pilot

__________________

1. **Q1 Retroactive Operating Costs - 10 ETH**
__________________

“Nouncillor” is a volunteer position, whose main role is discussing and voting on Nouns DAO proposals. We are requesting a reasonable budget to incentivize Nouncillors to put in additional work beyond that scope.

“Operating cost” funds would be earmarked for Nouncil administrative items such as:

 - Creating and operating Gnosis Safe
 - Social media management
 - Meeting notes
 - Content development
 - Website development
 - General organization
 - Nouncil proposal development & on-chain submission

Operating Costs will be distributed via a collaborative Coordinape round and all Nouncillors will get an equal voice. External contributors and Nouners who helped set up Nouncil up will be invited to join the circle as potential recipients. Q1 Coordinape will be administered immediately. We will prepare a report of how the operating costs were distributed and host it on the Nouncil website publicly.

Program specific operating costs will be distributed in separate Coordinape rounds with the teams that worked on them.

Currently Nouns DAO proposal discussion on Discord and Discourse is encouraged, but still considered a volunteer activity. In the future we would like to think through and develop intuitive programs to incentivize Prop discussion.

__________________

**2. Q2 Operating Costs - 12.2 ETH**
__________________

Same as #1 but to be administered at the end of 2022 Q2.

After this, we will reflect on the administration process / budget and re-apply for future operating cost funding as needed.
__________________

**3. Nouncil Community Grant Pilot - 32 ETH**
__________________

1 ETH grants available to each eligible Nouncillor, to be spent in collaboration with the communities / projects they represent with the goal of proliferating Nouns by leveraging their networks.

Ideally, the grant will be sent directly to project / community wallets. The grant is permissionless, any eligible Nouncillor will receive it if they apply. It must be spent proliferating Nouns in the most effective way possible. Nouncillors may choose to delegate their grant to another Nouncillor. Funds that are unable to be spent effectively within the period will be sent back to Nouns DAO.

Nouncil will establish basic guidelines and rules on how these grants can be spent, but will leave a lot open to imagination. Projects should be highly aligned with Nouns DAO and celebrate both Nouns and Nounish culture. Nouncillors who accept the grant and misspend it will not be eligible for future Community Grants and may face expulsion from Nouncil.

Rule #1: funds from this grant cannot be used to buy NFTs or cryptocurrency.

At the end of every grant period we will host a Nouncil Community Grant wrap-up where recipients will be responsible for demonstrating what they were able to achieve. We intend for this wrap-up to be entertaining, and will only apply for future funding if Nouns DAO is thoroughly impressed.

For the Pilot all Nouncillors as of 4/20/22 (30 in total) will be eligible. In the future eligibility will be defined as: 2 months of Nouncil membership with a proposal vote participation rate of 69% or greater.

The Pilot grant period will be 3 months from receipt of funds. After the pilot the intention is to have quarterly grant periods.

Admin Team: maty, Toady Hawk, Joel Cares

30 ETH - - - - - - 1 ETH / Nouncillor
2 ETH - - - - - - - Program Operating Cost


__________________

**4. What is Nouncil?**
__________________


Nouncil is a special council of Nounish BUIDLers and NFT community leaders that seek to extend the Nouns DAO universe. Our goal is to work together within the framework of Nouns DAO, using the Nouns that have been generously delegated to us, to be a voice for the nounish states and do our part to proliferate CC0 and Nounish culture.

Nouncil Facts
- Founded in Feb 2022
- Currently have [6 Nouns delegated to us
](http://noun.pics/nouncil.eth?includeDelegates=true)
 - There are 30 Nouncillors, and we accept new applicants every month
- We have voted on 15 Nouns DAO Proposals ([Noun 23](https://nouns.wtf/noun/23) has our whole voting record)
- We are very active in Discord and Discourse publicly discussing Nouns DAO proposals
- We have [Our Own Theme Song](https://twitter.com/SuperTightWoody/status/1513986196409565185) by Woody
- We delivered a [sick POAP](https://app.poap.xyz/token/4714306) to founding Nouncillors (art by Messhup)

__________________

**5. Where can I find Nouncil?**
__________________


The #nouncil channel in the [Nouns DAO Discord
](http://discord.gg/nouns)Twitter - [https://twitter.com/nouncil
](https://twitter.com/nouncil)Gov Docs (in progress) - [https://nouncil.wtf/gov
](https://nouncil.wtf/gov)Medium - [https://medium.com/@nouncil](https://medium.com/@nouncil)

# Nouncil Proposal #1

# Nouncil Proposal #1

![](https://i.imgur.com/WQ7Zlco.jpg)

OG Nouncillors POAP - art by [Messhup](https://mobile.twitter.com/messhup)

__________________

**TLDR**

Nouncil is asking for 54.20 ETH to fund:

1. Q1 retroactive operating costs
2. Q2 operating costs
3. Nouncil Community Grant Program Pilot

__________________

1. **Q1 Retroactive Operating Costs - 10 ETH**
__________________

“Nouncillor” is a volunteer position, whose main role is discussing and voting on Nouns DAO proposals. We are requesting a reasonable budget to incentivize Nouncillors to put in additional work beyond that scope.

“Operating cost” funds would be earmarked for Nouncil administrative items such as:

 - Creating and operating Gnosis Safe
 - Social media management
 - Meeting notes
 - Content development
 - Website development
 - General organization
 - Nouncil proposal development & on-chain submission

Operating Costs will be distributed via a collaborative Coordinape round and all Nouncillors will get an equal voice. External contributors and Nouners who helped set up Nouncil up will be invited to join the circle as potential recipients. Q1 Coordinape will be administered immediately. We will prepare a report of how the operating costs were distributed and host it on the Nouncil website publicly.

Program specific operating costs will be distributed in separate Coordinape rounds with the teams that worked on them.

Currently Nouns DAO proposal discussion on Discord and Discourse is encouraged, but still considered a volunteer activity. In the future we would like to think through and develop intuitive programs to incentivize Prop discussion.

__________________

**2. Q2 Operating Costs - 12.2 ETH**
__________________

Same as #1 but to be administered at the end of 2022 Q2.

After this, we will reflect on the administration process / budget and re-apply for future operating cost funding as needed.
__________________

**3. Nouncil Community Grant Pilot - 32 ETH**
__________________

1 ETH grants available to each eligible Nouncillor, to be spent in collaboration with the communities / projects they represent with the goal of proliferating Nouns by leveraging their networks.

Ideally, the grant will be sent directly to project / community wallets. The grant is permissionless, any eligible Nouncillor will receive it if they apply. It must be spent proliferating Nouns in the most effective way possible. Nouncillors may choose to delegate their grant to another Nouncillor. Funds that are unable to be spent effectively within the period will be sent back to Nouns DAO.

Nouncil will establish basic guidelines and rules on how these grants can be spent, but will leave a lot open to imagination. Projects should be highly aligned with Nouns DAO and celebrate both Nouns and Nounish culture. Nouncillors who accept the grant and misspend it will not be eligible for future Community Grants and may face expulsion from Nouncil.

Rule #1: funds from this grant cannot be used to buy NFTs or cryptocurrency.

At the end of every grant period we will host a Nouncil Community Grant wrap-up where recipients will be responsible for demonstrating what they were able to achieve. We intend for this wrap-up to be entertaining, and will only apply for future funding if Nouns DAO is thoroughly impressed.

For the Pilot all Nouncillors as of 4/20/22 (30 in total) will be eligible. In the future eligibility will be defined as: 2 months of Nouncil membership with a proposal vote participation rate of 69% or greater.

The Pilot grant period will be 3 months from receipt of funds. After the pilot the intention is to have quarterly grant periods.

Admin Team: maty, Toady Hawk, Joel Cares

30 ETH - - - - - - 1 ETH / Nouncillor
2 ETH - - - - - - - Program Operating Cost


__________________

**4. What is Nouncil?**
__________________


Nouncil is a special council of Nounish BUIDLers and NFT community leaders that seek to extend the Nouns DAO universe. Our goal is to work together within the framework of Nouns DAO, using the Nouns that have been generously delegated to us, to be a voice for the nounish states and do our part to proliferate CC0 and Nounish culture.

Nouncil Facts
- Founded in Feb 2022
- Currently have [6 Nouns delegated to us
](http://noun.pics/nouncil.eth?includeDelegates=true)
 - There are 30 Nouncillors, and we accept new applicants every month
- We have voted on 20 Nouns DAO Proposals ([Noun 23](https://nouns.wtf/noun/23) has our whole voting record)
- We are very active in Discord and Discourse publicly discussing Nouns DAO proposals
- We have [Our Own Theme Song](https://twitter.com/SuperTightWoody/status/1513986196409565185) by Woody
- We delivered a [sick POAP](https://app.poap.xyz/token/4714306) to founding Nouncillors (art by Messhup)

__________________

**5. Where can I find Nouncil?**
__________________


The #nouncil channel in the [Nouns DAO Discord
](http://discord.gg/nouns)Twitter - [https://twitter.com/nouncil
](https://twitter.com/nouncil)Gov Docs (in progress) - [https://nouncil.wtf/gov
](https://nouncil.wtf/gov)Medium - https://medium.com/@nouncil

🙏

# Nouns Esports

**Goal**
Proliferate Nouns through esports initiatives, starting with the signing of a professional Dota 2 roster.

**Description**
Dota2 is a multi-decade-old esport that is currently being developed by Valve Software. They host the single largest prize pool tournament in esports, The International. The latest purse for this annual tournament was around $40 million USD. To qualify for The International, you participate in the Dota Professional Circuit (DPC) 2 league which takes place throughout the year. This is mostly an online, regional format, but each season culminates in an international LAN called a Major.

One of the first initiatives of our esports pod will be to sign “4 Zoomers” 3, a Division 1 North American DPC team.

**Budget: 35 ETH**

The majority of this budget will be used to compensate the roster of five players, their manager and coach for the upcoming DPC season. The team has agreed to sign from the day the proposal is voted-in until the end of the third DPC season, July 17.

We will be working with former player and caster Brax to to act as an ambassador and liaison within the Dota community. He will be hosting and casting at least two different Nouns branded Dota tournaments.

Some of the players stream individually via Twitch. We will create assets for their on-stream overlay.

**Administrative Multisig**
Brennen
Sasquatch
Maty
Goldy
Wag

**Deliverables**
Tournament stream viewership - Their most recent series from April 16th has 283,352 views on the VOD via Twitch. Live tournament broadcasts regularly have tens of thousands of concurrent viewers

1. Individual stream viewership - Some of the players on the roster regularly stream on their own while practicing (hundreds or thousands of concurrent viewers)

2. In game branding - Dota allows for DPC teams to have in-game branding through assets placed inside of the game’s landscape. Nouns branding will be visible in game as the team competes.

3. Name branding - The team will rebrand from 4 Zoomers to **Nouns Dota**.

4. Player name branding - Player names will include a Nounish sponsor tag. e.g.
**Gunnar.⌐◨-◨**

I am happy to report the team has offered us “Right of First Offer” for the upcoming Major and The International.

The road to TI for the team is as follows:

Achieving a top 2 placement in DPC North America (June 6 - July 17) qualifies them for the Major LAN in Arlington Texas (Aug 4 - 14th)
Performing well at the Major qualifies them for The International.(date TBD)

**Future**
If this pilot is deemed successful by Nouns, potential next steps include signing this Dota roster for an extended term, signing other gaming teams or esports athletes, and fleshing out an esports-focused subDAO.

# Nouns Esports

# nounify muc.xyz

# tl;dr
[MUC.xyz](https;//muc.xyz) is a two-day NFT event, which is scheduled for 27th & 28th of May 2022 in Munich, Germany.
Goal of the event is to offer a platform to a broader audience to empower, educate and onboard the interested public onto the NFT space.
We would ask for a nouns grant of **15 ETH** to have nouns sponsor the event and nounify it.
![image|
100%](https://i.imgur.com/H8VJZH0.jpeg)

# event in detail
The event will be hosted in Munich but will collaborate with a hackathon in Nuremberg. This way we ensure an inter-regional promotion of NFTs in the two biggest Cities of Bavaria (total population of ~2M people)

**The first day** introduces the underlying technologies of NFTs such as blockchain and smart contracts through panels and talks. Different areas of application of NFTs and their economic significance will be presented using successful examples from the gaming, fashion and art sectors. A panel discussion will be held to critically examine the technology and its benefits and to take a visionary look into the future of NFTs. On this day, the audience will be introduced to the world of NFTs and informed about the basics and possible areas of application.

**The second day** will be a deep dive into current topics and trends in Web3 and the world of NFTs. Representatives from Web3 projects and companies will present their NFT journey, current strategies and experiences. Trends, technological developments, as well as tax and regulatory aspects will be covered. The crypto and NFT communities and all interested parties are invited to exchange ideas in an interdisciplinary manner on this day.

The event is planned to attract ~400 people in-person and around the same amount to stream online over the course of 2 days.

# who is organising muc.xyz?
[Benjabo](https://twitter.com/benjabo): Benjamin Bauer (CEO of [ZOLLHOF](https://www.zollhof.de/) - Tech Incubator) is a long-time fan of blockchain technology. He first invested in Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2016 and went all-in on NFTs early 2021. Fascinated by the new possibilities of the decentralised web3, Benjamin pushes this topic for ZOLLHOF and the German startup ecosystem.
[Cairol](https://twitter.com/cairol2_0): aerospace engineer, idea creator and value-based leader in the field of innovation and deep tech.
[Aguwiku](https://twitter.com/aguwiku): architect and urban planner, sustainability and climate protection expert, grew up with art, big fan of tennis.
[niftynaut](https://twitter.com/niftynaut): noun172, building [swap.kiwi](https://swap.kiwi) to help others swap their NFTs the safe way with each other.

# how will the event proliferate nouns?
In general, as the event has an educational approach, we hope also to spread the word about cc0 and convince more builders to think about what kind of license they want to use for their future NFT projects. Moreover, Nouns are not yet proliferating in Europe and sponsoring the conference will help get more attention to the protocol outside of North America.

+ We will let nouns nounify the event completely. Nouns will be THE sponsor who has their logo everywhere where the muc.xyz logo is.
+ We will have posters around the city to draw attention to the event.
+ We will nounify our website accordingly.
+ We will add nouns logo on all of our merchandise which is free for all attendees.
+ We will nounify the venue accordingly (roll-ups, photo wall).
+ We will mention nouns in our press release.
+ We will add a cc0 talk/panel to our event schedule
+ We organise some side NFT exhibitions - here we have the possibility to display nouns and their story. 
+ With representatives from the city and the state of Bavaria, chances are high that there will be photos circulating in the regional and national newspapers.

# event location and schedule
we are hosting the event at the [Haus der Kunst](https://hausderkunst.de/en/) (House of Art) which is a non-collecting modern and contemporary art museum in Munich, Germany.
![image|
100%](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Haus_der_Kunst_-_Munich_-_2013.jpg)
Photographer: Avda / avda-foto.de

Date of the event is the 27th & 28th of May 2022.

The NFT event will help to educate the interested public about NFTs. We are sure this event will draw attention to NFTs and blockchain because it is touching the Zeitgeist and there are not many other events to educate the public about this technology in Germany, and so far none in Munich.

**There is still a great need for education and information in Germany.**  **There are a few events, but they differ in their objectives and focus.** 
**So far there are not many events to compare it even with.**

Right now it is a right and important time for our muc.xyz, precisely because there are so many different approaches, ideas, areas of application etc… **Our approach also stands out above all because of the first day, which focuses on critical observation and informing the broader public.**  On top of it, Bavaria has developed its own blockchain strategy. The added value of this technology for society, the economy and even for the administration is seen.

Munich is a hotspot for art! The art scene is alive and well. There are many collectors and art enthusiasts here. There is a lot of “old” culture and a lot of tradition. Our event fits right in as there is a vacuum currently we hope to fill.
We are also partnering with [Hackbay](https://www.hackbay.de) which organised many hackathons (200+ participants) and now organises its first web3 hackathon (Sponsors: Adidas, Siemens) in Nuremberg (population of ~800k).

Some more info about Munich:
* 3rd largest city in Germany, 11th largest City in the EU with a population of 1.6M
* The city is a global centre of art, science, technology, finance and its economy is based (besides cars) on high tech, creative industries, as well as IT.
* With large universities it attracts a lot of young people with whom it would be great to connect and educate about web3 and NFTs.

# confirmed speakers
+ [Annette Doms](https://twitter.com/Annette_Doms)
+ [Jiayin Chen from Artnet](https://twitter.com/curatingthings)
+ [snowfrow from Artblocks](https://twitter.com/ArtOnBlockchain)
+ [Yat from Animoca Brands](https://twitter.com/ysiu)
+ [Keith from TIME](https://twitter.com/KeithGrossman)

Looks promising to be confirmed soon:
[Judith Gerlach, Bavarian State Minister for Digital Affairs](https://twitter.com/gerlach_judith)

# Expenses muc.xyz has
+ venue 
+ catering 
+ event set-up 
+ technical support for the event and renting hardware (venue, exhibition, and streaming the event)
+ advertisements (print and online)
+ merchandise

**The money from the sponsorship provided by the nouns will be used to partially cover the expenses (expenses > nouns grant). A payout from this grant to the organisers is not included**.

# SUMMARY:
what we ask for:

15 ETH for sponsorship of the NFT event.
We are trying to cover costs completely through sponsorships.
We would be more than happy to welcome nouns in Munich for the event and have an IRL meet-up.

what nouns get:

+ We will let nouns nounify the event completely. Nouns will be THE sponsor who has their logo everywhere where the muc.xyz logo is.
+ We will have posters around the city to draw attention to the event.
+ We will nounify our website accordingly.
+ We will add nouns logo on all of our merchandise which is free for all attendees.
+ We will nounify the venue accordingly (roll-ups, photo wall).
+ We will mention nouns in our press release.
+ We will add a cc0 talk/panel to our event schedule
+ We organise some side NFT exhibitions - here we have the possibility to display nouns and their story. 
+ With representatives from the city and the state of Bavaria, chances are high that there will be photos circulating in the regional and national newspapers.

# nounify muc.xyz

# SharkDAO: Nouns CC0 Story Foundations & Development

Let's create CC0 Story Bibles that can be the foundation for future stories and inspire creatives to create their own stories, animations and Nouns content.

When Blockbuster DAO recently proposed creating a Story Bible for Nouns there was hesitancy to fund the project for fear of establishing Canon. 

Through a series of conversations with various Nouners there seems to be concensus that rather than fund only BBDAO we want to fund multiple groups to create great CC0 Story Bibles for anyone in the community build off of, fork, animate, draw, etc.

I've spoken with BBDAO, Sam Ellis, StudioDAO & Greidiens who have all been following Nouns from the beginning, have great accomplishments and want to pursue this idea.

We will begin the process of creating Nounish characters, story explorations and series ideas that can lead to more and more diverse worlds built around Nouns. 

We propose to create a Multi-Sig and start by funding 6 CC0 Story Bibles at ~20E each (120E total) all by accomplished writers. This seems to be a bit above industry standard but takes into consideration the CC0 requirement for this experiment.*

Creative Teams (click names for more info)
 1) [BBDAO 1 - Animated Series - Scott Albert & Will Bryan](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dATW6a93NF5NelKz2PM3ap7HiOUWadFrOpcvmQurMao/edit)
 2) [BBDAO 2 - Feature Film - Van Robichaux & Garfield Lindsay Miller](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dATW6a93NF5NelKz2PM3ap7HiOUWadFrOpcvmQurMao/edit) 
 3) [Sam Ellis - Animated Series](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yeSJcwZRSygWKAsRIJkQ2fMVY93Qcakax_YtOhOtTkU/edit?pli=1)
 4) Studio DAO - Mixed Media Noun O'Clock - link
 5) Greidiens/Keenan Thompson
 6) TBD Group - 

A story bible typically contains a cast of characters, some story ideas, maybe a season 1 arch and is delivered in a fully fleshed out document with drawings, text, etc. Some examples can be found below:

Example Story Bibles:
[#writers-room, Nouns Discord](https://discord.com/channels/849745721544146955/921486884826406982/961336684505595995)

Deliverables: Based on this thread we expect each Bible to include a general world/universe outline, 15-20 Characters w/ illustrations and character descriptions, 10+ story/episode ideas. We expect these to be illustrated and 20+ pages each.

The multi-sig would pay the writers on a schedule of 30% Up Front, 20% Upon Rough Draft, 50% Upon Completion. For this first round we will be focused on writer/creator teams that have high level credits and a history of delivering professional works on time.

Multi-Sig: 0x9667Ac39E7534c43Ca1A2a4a5BC4a6FFC2783458
SharkDAO Multi-Sig (5/7 signer wallet): 0xAe7f458667f1B30746354aBC3157907d9F6FD15E
JoshuaFisher.eth

Story Foundation & Development Lead 
Jawshua Fisher
I’ve been actively working with the teams, Nouners and Nouncil members on creating this proposal. I want to continue advising and consulting teams and basically providing an oversight over the whole project.

My goals for this project:
- project oversights - payments, deliverables, DAO updates
- advising and consulting the creative teams
- active outreach to writers, animators and producers for consideration
- phase 2 planning - reaching out to additional teams for production, illustration, animation, etc as well as exploring alternate ideas to create Story Foundations.

I anticipate this project drives a lot interest and this comp will cover other activities that arise such as general Noun advice (I get a lot of questions and offer support for folks looking to get into Nouns or make proposals) and overall Noun Creative support/activity. For this I am proposing a compensation of 6ETH/month for trial period of 3 months.

As a creative manager by trade I have experience helping creatives deliver while holding them to high standards and helping with ideas. I've also been here paying close attention since Noun 3 and feel I have a good foundation for many of the fun moments and underlying themes that have been embraced. Finally, I'm a multi-sig signer at SharkDAO and am active in the community. 

Legal & Set Up Fees 
I don't have a legal quote but think we could create a simple agreement with writers with a great lawyer for 10E or less, the high cost is due to uncertainty about DAO, CC0, etc. We will send back any unused funds. Will also use this fund for reimbursing the set up of the multi-sig.

Total Funding - 148E 
Creative Teams - 120E
DAO Oversight - 18E 
Legal Fees - 10E

*To be clear if a great creator with passion shows up and wants to participate we would consider them in this group or could support through Small Grants or other mechanisms, we want all creators of all levels to work on Nouns including potentially non-CC0 interpretations.

# SharkDAO: Nouns CC0 Story Foundations & Development

# Non-fungible Aotearoa: documentary about the artist behind Noun Cats

[Discourse Proposal](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/non-fungible-aotearoa-documentary-about-the-artist-behind-noun-cats/1109)

**tl;dr**

An 8 minutes documentary on Dean Harvey, the artist behind Noun Cats extension. The focus of the film is to show how NFTs and Nouns are transforming people’s lives in NZ and in the world. We are aiming at international film/documentary festivals. The goal is to inspire more artists to join Nouns DAO.

**WHAT?**
A short documentary (between 8 and 10 minutes) on Dean Harvey, the artist behind Noun Cats extension.

**WHY?**
The focus of the documentary is to show how NFTs and Nouns are empowering emerging artists and really transforming people’s lives in NZ and in the world.

We learn about the Dean’s journey from web2 to web3 and hopefully inspire others to join the web3 movement and Nouns DAO.

We plan to release the film at international film festivals and therefore expose their audiences to the Nouniverse.

**VALUE PROPOSITION**
Nouns Dao to sign “Executive Producer” in a documentary aimed at international film festivals. Opening credit “NOUNS DAO presents” at the start of the film. All the raw footage, music and artwork to be added to the Marketing Studio free resource of CC0 assets.

**FUTURE / NEXT STEPS**
As we researched the web3 space here in New Zealand for an ongoing feature-length documentary, we found a group of very talented artists connected through NFTs and their own DAO. The Wenbreakfast DAO.

So, our next plan is to start a series of spin-offs for a streaming platform. One episode per artist in the Wenbreakfast DAO.

We hope the artists will wish to join Nouns DAO after watching Dean’s film and going through the experience of being the next talent portrayed in our documentary series.

**MORE ABOUT DEAN**
Among other things, he is hosting pixel arts lessons on twitch for the Noun Cats community.

A firm believer in the power of web3, not only he is working full-time on his project with backseats, but he is also building yet another extension, Early Birbs, with his Discord community.

During the live sessions, the PFP traits are created with the audience, in real-time.

Dean is paying it forward by teaching others the art and technique that transformed his life.

**BUDGET: 12 ETH**

Pre-production and research
Production: 3 days of shooting in Nelson, NZ with a 5 people team
Post-production: Editing / Graphics / Grading and online / Audio Mix
Original soundtrack
ROADMAP / TIMELINE

2 months from funding to online/final cut delivered
TEAM

[Leo Clark](https://twitter.com/leoclark) Discord: leoclark.eth ⌐◨-◨#2267
[Filmmaker obsessed with NFTs and Nouns evangelist](https://www.linkedin.com/in/leoclarkribeiro/)

[Neil Stichbury](https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-stichbury-6374794/)
Director/producer with over 20 years of experience in factual and commercials.

[Jacob Bryant](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-bryant-4144b01a/)
DP. Social and environmental photography/Documentary Drama.

[Ashton Lee](https://twitter.com/ashtoneys)
FPV drone pilot

[Phil Brough](https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-brough-63757023/)
Animation Director at Vinewood Animation.


[Rhian Sheehan](https://www.rhiansheehan.com/)
Soundtrack composer.

Department of Post (https://www.departmentofpost.com/)
One of New Zealand’s best post-production facilities.

[Dean Harvey](https://twitter.com/theharveydean)
Discord: theharveydean | NounCats Artist#7165)

Pixel artist @ Noun Cats.

# Non-fungible Aotearoa: documentary about the artist behind Noun Cats

# NOUNish Friends Stage 1: Collectibles by BigShot

The proposal is for Nouns DAO to fund Stage 1 of 2 of NOUNish Friends, a 10,000 run of modular Nounish collectibles designed, created, and distributed by Bigshot Toys. Klim and team have been working on this for months (along with other Nounish projects, like [Propsal 56 for Fun Noggles](https://nouns.wtf/vote/56))  and they not only have extensive expertise in creating collectibles like this but also have a specific vision for their NOUNish Friends line beyond just making them but getting them distributed in high signal locations and in front of forward thinking people. 

* [Discourse Discussion for NOUNish Friends (“NOUN TOWN”) Collectible Figure Series by Bigshot Toyworks](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-nounish-friends-nouns-town-collectible-figures-and-more-by-bigshottoyworks/967)
* [Up-to-date Google Docs for full vision](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eT3Qr7diwWm6JhBwZb9iwuVoqg__nHuXW_HUDd-VajU/edit)

![enter image description here](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/2X/0/0b614027a5f63693886c61be4c65318287176f8f.jpeg)

**What is the NOUNish friends project?**

A modular collectible physical toy series based on Nouns and created by an award winning creative studio. Uniquely crafted in a new look and style that will showcase the fact that “nounish” does not just mean “pixelated”. Unique packaging and interactive elements will make this series stand out above all other figures in this format.

**STAGE 1 (DEVELOPMENT & PRE-PRODUCTION)**

* Finalize sculptures (1 modular body, 7 heads, accessories & base stand)
* Create prototypes (1 set of 1st prints, 3 sets of paint masters / tooling patterns)
* Create paint masters (design colorways, tampo prints, 2 sets of samples & AI production files)
* Packaging design for individual boxes & display cartons & master cartons

**Stage 1 Cost Estimates**

* Design & sculpture: ~$12K (5 ETH)
* Prototypes (12 figures / 6 heads / accessories x2): ~$16K (6 ETH)
* Paint masters (12 figures / 6 heads / accessories x2): ~$16K (6 ETH)
* Packaging design (templates, die lines, color callout for production): $6K (2 ETH)
* **TOTAL STAGE 1 ESTIMATED COSTS: 18 ETH**

Klim and his team have been working on this project over the past 3 months and the final designs are fun, playful, modern and we feel represent NOUNs well in this funky new style. The sculpts are ready to go but we have gone as far as we can without help.

A more robust description of the proposal dealing with production costs and beyond is in the Google Docs.

**Stage 1 AND Stage 2 Cost Estimates**

* Pre-Production: 20ETH (Stage 1 with cushion, what is being funded in this Proposal)
* Tooling: 20-22 ETH 
* Production @ 10K units: 30 ETH
* Plus 500 ROYGBIV sets: 8 ETH
* hipping / logistics estimate: 15 ETH
* Warehousing for 1 year: 5 ETH
* **TOTAL ESTIMATE: 100 ETH**
* *Potential Success-based Bonus: 1 Noun after launch, at the DAO's discretion*

**Who is Bigshot?**

 Bigshot Toyworks is an award-winning creative studio with over 25 years of experience in the design, licensing and merchandising space, We have  worked with some of the top brands and IPs in the world innovating and delivering award winning executions. In both the physical retail, advertising and digital space.

Bigshot Toyworks is trusted by industry giants like Turner Network, Disney and Bungie, and independent creators and artists to bring their unique visions to life. For 25 years this has meant creating and delivering physical goods like toys, collectibles and consumer products, as well as the related 2D and 3D digital files necessary for ad campaigns, animations, commercials, billboards, activations and experiences of all shapes and sizes.

While crafting assets and collectibles for clients, Bigshot has also developed and produced a wide range of original collectibles under our own label, and sold them both DTC and B2B through our own shop and various distribution partners. Years of community engagement, several successful Kickstarters, booths at shows like New York Comic Con, DesignerCon, Licensing Expo and other events have allowed us to service an impressive range of happy customers and clients.

Within the past few years, the unique capabilities of Bigshot have been deployed more and more frequently by NFT project creators as they put out a mix of physical and digital collectibles under their IPs. In 2022 the lines between the physical and the digital blur more each day as consumer behavior and the definition of what is “collectible” change daily.

Bigshot is uniquely positioned to help IP holders and creative organizations engage and thrill their communities by straddling the physical and digital collectibles spaces.

**Twitter**

[Nounworks for updates](https://twitter.com/NounWorks)
[Bigshot](https://twitter.com/bigshottoyworks)

**Transactions**

* 20 ETH for NOUNish Friends Stage 1 at
0xd25912007EBC2527d4ED9DC536f928E550b0f02C

# NOUNish Friends Stage 1: Collectibles by BigShot

# Nouns Around Town - a Documentary Film Proposal from the makers of Robot Chicken

We propose producing a comedic documentary film about the groundbreaking nature of the Nouns DAO and the web3 community and our weird journey of getting the Nouns featured in the Rose Parade. The Noun community has shown itself to be forward thinking, enterprising, generous, warm, funny and bold. Everything from donating to Ukraine, making eye glasses for the underprivileged, to being featured in a Super Bowl ad. This is a story worth telling!

This project will be unique for three reasons:

1. Stoopid Buddy has spent years developing a very specific comedic tone we want to bring to this documentary. The doc will tell the story of the Nouns community and all the amazing initiatives it supports, but will be anchored with a strong narrative - the journey of getting the Nouns into the Rose Parade as the first ever NFT featured. This narrative lends itself to keeping things fun, silly and strange, while providing a strong hook to tether the larger story of Nouns.
2. As part of the documentary story, we'll be building and featuring six life-size walk around Noun costumes that will spread the Noun ethos through activities the community will have a say in driving. Do we want them handing out glasses? Giving random hugs to people in Times Square? Running in a charitable half marathon? We'll have fun and create great content for the documentary, all while showcasing how the DAO works.
3. Our story will revolve around the journey to get a giant, vibrant Noun float in the Pasadena Rose Parade in 2023. The film will reach a climactic end with the six life size Nouns partying their way down the Rose Parade with a massive Noun float in tow!

_Tone_

We're inspired by docs like "Exit Through the Gift Shop" which was light, playful, and blurred the line between real and imagined. We want to tell this story in an imaginative way, often with tongue firmly in cheek.

_Why?_

We are inspired by this community and think the world needs to know how amazing and revolutionary this DAO is. We also think this is a great way to get this organization and brand out to a much wider audience. The Rose Parade will create tens of millions of impressions but the documentary will give this story life and legs and tee up the Nouns to further their reach into mainstream pop culture.

_Who are we?_

We are [Stoopid Buddy Stoodios](https://www.leagueofbuddies.com/). Most of you might know us from our flagship series, [Robot Chicken](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuWZzOusVJ8), but we're also the studio behind Marvel's MODOK, Crossing Swords on Hulu, and all the costumes on FOX's [Masked Singer](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/the_masked_singer-characters-publicity-split-h_2019.jpg). And the studio that built a 15 foot walk around for [League of Legends](https://www.leagueofbuddies.com/news/buddy-builds-at-pax-east/). We've been nominated for over [22 Emmys](https://www.emmys.com/shows/robot-chicken) and won six of them. We've also won Cleo Awards for our advertising work and have worked with brands from DC, Marvel, Walking Dead, Star Wars, LEGO, Target, and [Denny's](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBLThhKIoFM) among many others. All that is to say we know how to translate the spirit of a brand into entertainment. We're also the studio that last year built a life-size walk around goat Noun that made [an appearance at NFT.NYC](https://twitter.com/grelysian/status/1456665812182487048). While our ambition for the next round of life size Nouns is even greater, this experience was amazing, and a source of inspiration for what's to come.

But we don't want to do this alone. We want to bring the entire Nouns community together to help tell this story. We've been amazed by the early positive support of this proposal and are excited to engage with you all. Nouners will have the opportunity to participate by voting on where these life size "Nouns in the Wild" go on their journey, and even participate by walking along with other Nouns in the actual Rose Parade. The documentary will feature interviews with Nounders and Nouners alike, and highlight projects that have been successfully funded and what type of impact they've made. This will be a movie making experience that engages the entire community.

### BENEFITS TO THE NOUNS DAO


ROSE PARADE
- HUGE AWARENESS OPPORTUNITY TO TELL THE NOUN STORY
_(all data below provided by the Tournament of Roses staff)_
  - Rose Parade seen by 22 million people in the US, and in over 60+ countries across the world
  - 1,000,000 people line the streets in Pasadena for the parade, and another 150,000 visit the floats pre and post parade
  - 1.8M+ social impressions
  - 20 seconds of airtime during telecast with scripted description for Nouns
  - Inclusion of the float in printed program
  - Estimated media value of media coverage $300M


DOCUMENTARY
- First documentary about a DAO community to fully tell the Nouns story and cement their place in public imagination, but in a way that's funny and on-brand for both the Nouns and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios.
- The Nouns community will vote on random acts of joy that our Nouns will spread throughout real world communities as part of our documentary so we can highlight other initiatives the DAO funds and feature other Nounish events.
- Sequels and other content opportunities to expand on the story we tell in the documentary. Our plan is to take any net proceeds from the sale of the documentary and reinvest them into more Nouns content.

### PHASES OF EXECUTION

PHASE 1: (May-July)

- Select and design the six life-size Nouns
- Sign contract with the Rose Parade team for 2023
  - (NOTE: Document each of these phases with our production team)
- Line up interviews and identity storylines for the documentary (those that would like to remain anonymous will be free to do so)
- **MILESTONE 1 - Fund 45% of proposed allocation\***

PHASE 2 (July-September 2022)

- Begin building out the Noun costumes for the documentary and the parade
- Begin the designs that will ultimately become the massive Rose Parade float

PHASE 3 (August-September)

- Community votes on winning float design
- Approve the build
- **MILESTONE 2 - Fund 45% of proposed allocation\***

PHASE 4 (September 2022-January 2023)

- Film interviews and storylines for the documentary including the "Nouns in the wild" segments
- Film behind the scenes of the parade build and the day of festivities.
- Release short segments of the film to build awareness and hype for the parade.

PHASE 5 (January-Feb 2023)

- Party at the Rose Parade!
- Post-Production and editorial cut
- Screen film exclusively to the Nouns community for feedback on final cut
- Determine best distribution outlets for the film
- **MILESTONE 3 - Fund final 10% of proposed allocation\***

PHASE 6 (Q2/3 2023)
- Distribution. Our objective is to maximize viewership with wide distribution. Tactics may include submitting to festivals, pitching to streamers and networks (SVOD), or even distributing on AVOD services like YouTube to keep from being behind paywall. We'll make this decision with transparency and will confer with Nouns DAO as we consider options.

_\* Milestones to be funded at commencement of each phase. Note that these are guidelines only and that a final determination will be made in collaboration with the stoopid-buddy-escrow multisig._

### BUDGET

- Parade fee - $23k USD
  - Paid to Pasadena Tournament of Roses
- Float build - $400k USD
  - Inclusive of design, build, and storage. We will solicit creative proposals/bids from each of the three Rose Bowl Parade approved float building companies and select one to help us build the float.
- Six life-size Noun costumes - $330k USD
  - Inclusive of design and build and storage
- Film production - $450k USD
  - Inclusive of crew, travel, accommodation, equipment, editing, post-production, music, legal, etc.
- 1 Noun
  - We want to be part of this story!

*MULTISIG*

The proposed budget + 15% to cover volatility will be released in ETH to a 2 of 3 multisig with signers 4156, gremplin, and 9999. The ETH will be immediately converted to USDC, and everything in excess of the original budget, minus 1 ETH to cover gas for the life of the multisig, will be returned to the DAO. If, due to high volatility, insufficient ETH is available to cover the proposed budget, a second proposal will top up the multisig at a later date.

*TOTAL*

23k + 400k + 330k + 450k = 1,203,000

1,203,000 \* 1.15 / 2269 = 609.71 ETH

Multisig address: 0xC57a137BB518336A9B793442885518eE07f8DC54

# Nouns Around Town - a Documentary Film Proposal from the makers of Robot Chicken

# Fia World Rally Championship × Nouns


Posting this proposal on behalf of DonJon#2860
Additional Details / Screenshots [on Discourse](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/fia-world-rally-championship-x-nouns/1007)

# Sponsor a 3 car team for the Fia World Rally Championships

*This year, June the 24th-27th,the sixth leg of the World Rally Championship will be going down in Kenya. The event is the highest discipline of rallying governed by FIA.*

*Being a native of Kenya, I decided to take into my care a team of 3 drivers both of who have extensive experience and have boasted great results in the rallies they have participated in. Mr Andrew Muiruri, the lead driver, who started his career under the FIA young stars and his co-driver Mr.Edward, one of the most experienced rally drivers in the Southern hemisphere, boasting over 51 podium finishes over a period of over 10 years ,by sponsoring them with 3 stock cars for modification,and to get them registration to be able to participate in the World Rally Championship.*

[![Fia](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/044a29041eb3f76db7e423bd85fc93b1c9823b00.jpeg)](https://www.fia.com/events/world-rally-championship/season-2022/2022-world-rally-championship)

# Proposal
*I am proposing that my racing team partner with the Nouns in the World Rally Championship Safari Rally that is scheduled for the 24th of June. The initial ask is a one-time off cost and the rally team will be able to participate in future events (upto 20 events) for the next three years thereabout for almost a tenth or less of the current ask. (aprx 8-12 ETH)*

# Benefits

*This will be the first time any NFT project has participated in Rally sports, more so the biggest Rally event in the world, generating lots of publicity from people in and out of the Crypto fraternity. The same event last year generated 832 million impressions world-wide, from streaming sites(Red Bull TV, WRC+).*

*•Nounified branding of team race cars and gear.
•Registration costs paid to the WRC.
•Servicing the cars to the performance and safety standards required by FIA.
•Multiple ad work and promotion during and before the event.
•Mechanical and car service.
•Filming personnel.
•Travel and accommodation expenses for the racing team
Event Mechanics personnel.
•Spare parts.*


[![Stephan.L of Citroen wrecked his rally car in Poland, which his mechanics fixed completely in less than 30 min.](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/8a0a1dd79f8daa3ea56e95199a2f7bc6eeebb81f.jpeg)


## Media & Coverage
*The event will be broadcasted on more than 30 live sports channels in over 50 countries all over the world. The Kenyan leg of the rally garnered 832 million impressions, putting up higher numbers than the Super Bowl and the Champions League. Streaming services such as Red Bull TV and WRC+ will also stream the event live.*

## WRC Rally Car
*WRC Rally cars are built to the standards stipulated in the FIA WRC Sporting Regulations Handbook. All participating Rally Cars are inspected by FIA, the governing body,to make sure they are up to safety and performance standards to the letter.*

*Like all competition cars, a rally car features a roll cage, upgraded suspension and a strong braking system. In order to pound rough roads at high speeds, however, they require sturdier parts.
Beefier engine mounts ensure the block won’t shake loose on bumpier road sections, while a thick aluminium skid plate prevents sharp rocks from lacerating an otherwise vulnerable oil pan. Meanwhile, bespoke wheels and tyres are essential for dealing with varied, challenging terrain.*

*Today’s WRC cars are built to the specification set by the international motorsports governing body the FIA.In 2011, rules for WRC cars became more restrictive. Cars were smaller models and exotic materials such as titanium, magnesium and composite were forbidden expect when present in the base model. Initially, gear changes had to be made with a mechanical system, so the use of paddle shifters was not allowed, however this was reversed in 2015.*

*In 2017, manufacturers were given more freedom to maximise aerodynamic performance, while the turbo restrictor diameter was increased from 33 mm to 36 mm, increasing the engine’s power output from 310 bhp to 380 bhp.*


## Promotion and Nounified Onsite Clothing & Accessories
*During the course of the Rally all members of Team Nouns will be donning some form of nounified apparel. The Rally driver’s and their co-drivers, the mechanics and the engineers (Service team) will wear noun safari hats or baseball hats to shield themselves from the scorching African sun.
The team will also be supplied with nounified towels to use after completing each leg. Any sort of supplies will also be carried around the site in nounified duffels. We plan to give away loads of t-shirts and umbrellas to willing spectators. Hoodies will be worn by the team throughout their stay in and out of venue*

## Outdoor Advertising
*There will be a total of 3 ads bearing Nouns DAO selected media. One billboard, one vide adboard and a projection mapping on the Kenya International Conference Centre*

[![Ad1](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/ff6b265c6355db6c1464d7e5257135b873b8740d.jpeg)

[![Ad2](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/1X/1054a7bdfd1de50a4134a85f1c78c3b1d30ab4ae.jpeg)


# Funding Request: 153 ETH
**Pool 1: 150 ETH (50 ETH per Rally Car x3)**
Cost of Vehicular upgrades - 15 ETH per car
Racing Gear - 5 ETH per car
Safety Equipment - 10 ETH per car
Service team equipments - 10 ETH per car
Spare Parts - 10 ETH per car
[**A comprehensive and detailed breakdown of Pool 1 allocation is linked here.**](https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjtoTcl4akPtc3_sHE6lnP13jEU)

**Pool 2: Sponsored by an external Sponsor**
Used to cater for the cost of hiring engineers,mechanics, fuel differentuals, registration costs and event fees.
[**A comprehensive and detailed breakdown of Pool 2 allocation is linked here.**](https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjtoTcl4akPtd3yjyKfOShmsHes)

**Pool 3: 3 ETH**
Accomodation for the nouns team
Travelling expenses
Promotion
Media
Advertisment coverage.
[**A comprehensive and detailed breakdown of Pool 3 allocation is linked here.**](https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjtoTcl4akPteQDVMzB5b-Xrwx4)

*I plan to make a small grants request to compensate the artists responsible for the designing of the car wrap,racing suits and helmets and ads*

*The team received external sponsorship of 40 ETH that will be deposited into Pool 2 (22 ETH) and the remainder covering part of Pool 3 (Originally 21 ETH now down to 3 ETH)*


**Transaction Details:**
```
tx1: 153E to 0x6fbcB02a48505d396ceD4ACE46bf69754C72f197 (prop funding)
tx2: 0.5E to apenoun.eth (prop coordination)
```




# Fia World Rally Championship × Nouns

# Nouns x Madhappy Apparel

# Nouns x Madhappy Apparel

NounsDAO and Madhappy collaborate on a nounish apparel capsule.


## What do we want to do?

This proposal is for NounsDAO to fund the design, production, content, marketing and release of a collaborative Nouns x Madhappy apparel capsule. 


### Budget: 100 ETH

#### Deliverables

* Design, production, & marketing of Nouns x Madhappy apparel capsule
* NounsDAO to partner with Madhappy on capsule design
* Nouns x Madhappy social media campaign for capsule release.
* Nouners will receive early access for future Madhappy drops starting in Q4.


#### Timeline: 5 Months
* [Nouns Vision](https://twitter.com/nounsvision) glasses on display in Madhappy temporary store June - Jul 2022
* Madhappy to design 3 custom Noun traits by July 31 2022
* Madhappy x NounsDAO lock in capsule design by Sept 30 2022 
* Madhappy x Nouns capsule to release in Q4 2022

### Examples of Madhappy Collaborations
Madhappy is a lifestyle brand on a mission to make the world a more optimistic place. Built to bridge the gap between impact and culture, Madhappy creates timeless products, content and experiences that spark positivity and drive conversation around mental health.

**Los Angeles Lakers - 2022**
![](https://i.imgur.com/ZENhfwA.jpg)
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**Pixar Studios - 2021**
![](https://i.imgur.com/7CuOSMJ.jpg)


## Madhappy Brand Power
Madhappy is brand often sported by influential and celebrity talent (see below). Partnering with brands that high profile talent enjoy supporting is a strategy worth experimenting with as NounsDAO continues to pursuing the zeitgeist.

Jay-Z, Lewis Hamilton, and Lebron James all featured below.

![](https://i.imgur.com/R9sqsNX.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/x5yo90E.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/fVNrvB5.jpg)


**Relevant Links:**

* [Madhappy.com ](http://madhappy.com)
* [Instagram.com/Madhappy ](http://instagram.com/Madhappy)
* [LVMH Invests in a Gen Z Streetwear Brand ](https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/luxury/lvmh-invests-in-a-gen-z-streetwear-brand)
* [Madhappy Celebrates Pixar in Collaborative Collection ](https://hypebeast.com/2021/9/madhappy-pixar-toy-story-release-info)
* [Can Brands Make Billboards Go Viral? ](https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/marketing-pr/can-brands-make-billboards-go-viral/)

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# Nouns x Madhappy Apparel

# Allocate Noun to Lil Nouns DAO

This proposal allocates Noun#253 (currently held by the NounsDAO treasury) to the Lil Nouns DAO treasury.


Rationale:

Lil Nouns has demonstrated product market fit, a demand for Nouns exposure at a lower price point, and well-aligned community values.

Nouns DAO receives 10% of Lil Nouns supply for first 5 years, which brings additional utility to the Nouns treasury.

Lil Nouns has broadcast intent to use treasury funds to acquire Nouns, but additionally granting a Noun will demonstrate that we value:
- the ownership stake they have granted NounsDAO
- the positive externalities they have created for the Noun ecosystem

Noun grants in the future to derivative projects should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis





# Allocate Noun to Lil Nouns DAO

# Nerman: A Nounish Community Bot

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# TL;DR
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Here is Nerman: [https://twitter.com/nermanbot](https://twitter.com/nermanbot)

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

Nerman is a community bot for Nouns. Nerman can also be a great friend. A shoulder to cry on. A guiding light.

In Discord he will help with coordinating group votes on DAO proposals (ie Nouncil), informal Nouner polling, offer helpful commands, post all relevant Nouns DAO activity, and allow the community to easily share content to Social Media. On Twitter he will listen for Nounish content and cleverly decide what is the top content to reshare.

Nerman will be open source, and Nounish communities can clone him and tap into the Nouns protocol within their own Discords. Every subdao with a Nouns vote needs a Nerman. Every subdao with twitter needs a Nerman curating their feed.

**DELIVERABLES**
Two Discord bots, a Twitter social listening bot, two websites, and a distribution ready open source library.

**TIMELINE**
6 Months (multiple collaborators)

**BUDGET**

69.420 ETH 


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# 1. PROPOSER: JOEL CARES
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![](https://i.imgur.com/DTQjQzu.png)

Joel has been building in Nouns since November. This projects coincides with him shifting into full time Nounish work, the beginning of many years of Joel x Nouns collaboration. Alongside (and separate from) this project he will be actively taking meetings in the entertainment / tech / comedy / animation worlds to spread the Nounish word and help groups put together proposals.

Socials: [Twitter](https://twitter.com/JoelCares_/) -  [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/joelcares/) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/joelcares.net) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelcares/)

Joel is:
 - a [Nounish Meme](https://twitter.com/JoelCares_/status/1520076489974190080)
 - a founding member of [Nouncil](https://twitter.com/nouncil)
 - the current elected Nouncil Ambassador to Nouns DAO
 - helping admin [Prop 63](https://nouns.wtf/vote/63)
 - building [Noggles.wtf](https://noggles.wtf/)
 - running [Crispy Nouns](https://twitter.com/CrispyNouns)
 - making 3D at [JoelCares.net](https://joelcares.net)
 - CEO of [ANOA.ca](https://anoa.ca/)
 - CEO of [Lobal Global](https://lobal.global/)

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# 2. PREAMBLE
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Earlier this year we received [support from Small Grants](https://lobalglobal.notion.site/Proposal-Nerman-1-0-f37a8407e49641a5b5f2d8f2c6ff334c) to develop Nerman 1.0 - a basic version of Nerman with social sharing and simple Discord commands. Nerman 1.0 is alive and well!

- Currently running in private server
- Manually retweeted and shared ~3000 Nounish posts as [NermanBot](https://twitter.com/nermanbot) 
- Curated 4 Twitter lists: [Nouners](https://twitter.com/i/lists/1495232888249491456), [Nouncillors](https://twitter.com/i/lists/1498451834545086470), [Nounish Projects](https://twitter.com/i/lists/1494410570161926147), [Nounish Content Mines](https://twitter.com/i/lists/1473482057246408707)

To showcase Nerman we released [Lil Nerman](https://twitter.com/LilNerman), a development bot currently running in NIL Discord.
 - will reshare Discord post content to  when :nerman: emoji used
 - has basic commands (/noun and /nouner)

We have also completed a first version of [Noun O'Clock bot](https://nounoclock.wtf/) that anyone can add. It is currently running in NIL and NounsDAO Japan.
 - shows time to Noun O'Clock in bot status
 - posts link to [FOMONouns.wtf](https://fomonouns.wtf) at Noun O'Clock 

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# 2. DISCORD BOT - NERMAN

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The Nerman Discord bot can help with internal governance and polling, sharing community news to the world, connecting people, lending a hand. A true friend.

**2. A.) DISCORD - SIMPLE VOTING**

Nouncil / subdaos all use emoji polls to vote on Nouns DAO proposals. It's messy and a lot of work. Nerman can fix this.

**Problems - Discord Emoji Polls**
 - people can vote for more than one option
 - if emoji votes are public, anybody can add reactions. Because of this you have to manually go through and manually tally results.
 - people can add unwanted emojis, cluttering the poll.
 - when the vote is finished you have to manually mark it closed and post the results.
 - the results aren't stored in a database, and there are no broad statistics calculated from them

**Simple Voting - Features**

 - allow / disallow voting based on Discord roles (public, Nouner, Nouncillor...)
 - votes can be anonymous, or public. For anon votes participation will still be tracked but actual vote content won't be stored
 - can enforce one vote per user, or allow multiple
 - specify an end time
 - live visual feedback, which can be turned on or off
 - uses Discords new button API
 - stores votes in a database in preparation for future web apps that display voting stats
 - basic API for db queries so others can build with this data

**FUTURE GOALS**
 - consider further voting methods: weighted voting, ranked choice, quadratic. Can any reliably be done from Discord?
 - manage and deploy votes from web app
 - create Snapshot vote and post to Discord
 - possibly automate executing Nouns DAO vote

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**2. B.) DISCORD - SOCIAL SHARING**
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Nounish Discords are contain a stream of Nounish content, creators put their soul into noggley creations and the world needs to see it. Nerman can fix this.

In V1.0 we implemented basic social sharing, active in the NIL Discord and the [@LilNerman](https://twitter.com/lilnerman) account. 

**FEATURES - COMPLETED**
 - user reacts "Nerman" emoji, Nerman responds with "NERMAN_BLAST" 
 - text & media (image, gif, video) are formatted appropriately for twitter
 - threshold function that determines how many votes needed to share

**FEATURES - NEW**
 - better media handling, adding support for large videos and any other misc media that needs to be formatted and handled for Twitter
 - create Nerman social media accounts on other platforms (instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn). Format it appropriately and post it there as well
 - test thoroughly and improve error handling and messages
 - if user's post is just a tweet, allow Nerman to simply retweet
 - further develop Twitter thread functionality for long text posts
 - test the Threshold functionality with live public, tweak and dial in
 - experiment with Threshold calculations in an active Discord


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 **2. C.) DISCORD - COMMANDS**
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Some people live in Discord.They live and breath Discord. They don't want to go on the *internet* to find Nounish facts and assets, they want it In-The-Chat. Nerman can... ah, whatever, you get it.

V1.0 Nerman implemented the following commands using https://noun.pics

**/noun [id]**
Returned a PNG of the specified Noun in an ephemeral response.

![](https://i.imgur.com/HZ4GiRE.png)


**/nouner [address or ENS]**
Returned a grid showing the Nouns owned by that address.

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


**FEATURES - NEW**
We will switch to the Nouns DAO subgraph and offer more details.

 - /nerman noun [id]
Can display a more detailed ephemeral message about the Noun. It could possibly include: a PNG image, the last sale price, current owner, basic DAO voting stats, other Nouns owned... we will try to express the most useful content in a minimal clean way.

- /nerman nouner [address or ETH address] [include delegates]
We will change this to an ephemeral with more stats about that address, including owned Nouns and delegated Nouns. Possibly things like auctions won, etc.

- Other Useful General commands
We’d like to add further useful commands as we think of them, while also not clogging up the Nouns command space. We will experiment!


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  **2 D.) DISCORD - BOT MESSAGES**

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Nerman will be active in the Discord posting useful things about the State of Nouns, social media, and anything else he can chime in on.

**FEATURES**

 - When a new Nouner !joins Nerman will provide a welcome package with all links and instructions required to enjoy their Nouns experience.
 - When someone wins an auction Nerman will look on ENS for connected Social Media accounts and try to tag them with a Warm Welcome when possible
 - All State of Nouns events will be available with nice formatting: new auction, bids, auction end, new DAO proposal, proposal executed, etc
 - Notifications whenever a Noun is transferred - if it occurs on a marketplace with an API (OpenSea, LooksRare, Zora) we will provide appropriate metadata like price
 - These notifications will be configurable - work with the commmunity to figure out which ones are useful, turn the rest off
 - top daily Twitter messages

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  **2. E.) DISCORD - ADMIN CONFIG**

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In the beginning Nerman will only be allowed in approved Discords under the devs watchful eyes. We will tweak, and improve, and help Nerman be the best bot he can be.

Once Nerman is a well built, reliable bot, we will build out a simple config system for people to install and configure Nerman to run in any Discord and share to any social media accounts. 

**FEATURES**
 - configure which "State of Nouns" events post, and to which channel
 - configure which social media accounts Nerman posts too, including posting to your orgs own social media
 - where Nerman listens for posts to share to social media
 - turn options on and off (swear filter, welcome committee, etc)
 - customize messages things like the Noun O'Clock message
 - change language

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  # 3. DISCORD BOT - NOUN O'CLOCK

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Noun O'Clock bot is a very basic fork of Nerman that does two simple things:

 - Counts down to the next Noun O'Clock in the bot status:
![](https://i.imgur.com/w7F9c0O.png)
 - At Noun O'Clock - posts a link to [FOMO Nouns](https://fomonouns.wtf/) in the designated channel:
![](https://i.imgur.com/a0GLIjP.png)

This is currently running in several discords, including NounsDAO Japan and NIL. You can download and install the current version of Noun O'Clock here: https://nounoclock.wtf/

**NEW FEATURES**
 - Integrate new State of Nouns libray
 - Add more details to announcement link, including an image of the sold Noun, sale price, and buyer address.


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# 4. TWITTER BOT - NERMAN LISTENER

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Nerman surfs through social media (Twitter, LinkedIn, Instawhatever, etc), sharing, caring, looking for primo Nounish content to showcase. He is on a mission to automate his Twitter account. Nerman will try to figure out novel ways to find high quality Nounish content and decide which ones should be shared to [@NermanBot](https://twitter.com/nermanbot). This will take some experimentation, we have ideas but will be trying them out and continuously refining.


**FEATURES**
 - Nerman will listen on Twitter @NermanBot tags. In the beginning he will retweet all of them, and when there are too many, will develop further metrics for choosing what to Tweet.
 - Nerman will listen for common Nounish content, like "@nounsdao", "#nouns", and "⌐◨-◨" and share the top results.
 - Nerman will share important events from the State of Nouns, including saying hello to New Nouners when an auction finishes, 
 - Nerman will compare content from all methods and ensure only a reasonable amount of tweets are sent each day.
 - broadcast Nerman activity to additional social networks: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn

If the DAO desires Nerman can eventually post directly to [@NounsDao](https://twitter.com/nounsdao).


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# 5. WEBSITE - NERMAN.WTF

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Nerman will maintain a presence in the *old web* at https://nerman.wtf. There will be some fun, basic info about Nouns DAO, a guide to following Nerman and Nouns activity, and a web app that displays voting stats from Discord polls.

**FEATURES**

 - a summary of Nerman and Nerman's activities
 - discord bot documentation
 - State of Nouns documentation
 - instructions on how to engage with Nerman on Twitter
 - links to all Nerman social media
 - breakdown of vote results and decisions made
 - breakdown of behaviour across all votes, including user behavior (if not anon) 

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# 6. WEBSITE - NOUNOCLOCK.WTF

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Nerman will maintain a very basic site for Noun O'Clock. It's already complete. 
[https://nounoclock.wtf/](https://)

**FEATURES**
 - a website with stuff on it. Go look

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# 7. JS LIBRARY - STATE OF NOUNS

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WHEN DO THINGS HAPPEN?! Nerman needs to know, and so do other Nounish bots. When a Nouns auction ends, when a proposal is created, when a Noun sells on OpenSea. Nerman needs these events, and the data associated with them.

State of Nouns is a standalone JS library for the Nounish community. Nerman will use it, and any other JS project can use it to accurately get events from all Nouns DAO activity.

Our first priority is developing this fully for Nerman. Afterwards we will package and release it as an open source, free standalone library.


**FEATURES**
 - provides access to all Nouns events across governance, NFTs, etc
 - will report all Noun transfers. Will report sale metadata if on OpenSea, LooksRare, or Zora
 - simple JS library that can be incorporated into other projects
 - user provides own Web3 connection details (supports various JSON-RPC options)
 - no centralized service, simply fork the code and run your own


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# 8. USER ROLES & META DATA RESEARCH

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Discord user roles are often verified with Collab.Land. Nerman will be able to function with existing User roles. 

We will experiment with other options in a separate Discord, try to find a better way. We have specific advanced Nerman functionality we want to explore. There are solutions like [The Guild](https://www.the-guild.dev/) and devcarrot's [custom idea](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/lets-build-a-better-way-to-verify-ownership/297). A simple connection to ENS would also be great.

**FUNCTIONALITY RESEARCH GOALS**
 - connect Discord username -> wallet address -> Twitter username so we can correctly tag users on Twitter when sharing. This could be a custom app, or there might be existing tools we can use.
 - NOUNS: automating "[Nouner](https://twitter.com/i/lists/1495232888249491456)" Twitter list to automatically add new Nouners, and remove Nouners who sell their Noun
 - if people have ENS with twitter and Discord usernames added we can tag people live as the Nouns auction bids happen, and we could send winners nice welcome messages on Twitter and Discord.
 - We will publish our findings as a guide for other communities to follow


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# 9. RECURRING COSTS

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**HOSTING & MAINTENANCE**
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**Discord Bots**
Nerman
Noun O'Clock Bot

**Twitter Bots**
Nerman Listener

**Websites**
Nerman.wtf
NounOClock.wtf

**Code Libraries**
State Of Nouns JS

All of these will need to be hosted and maintained over time. We will be in Discord and on Twitter paying attention to quality and listening to the community. We will publish the State of Nouns library on something like NPM, ensure it's accessible to devs, and answer questions from the community.

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**SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT**
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Nerman has been active since January: https://twitter.com/NermanBot/

The account has been operated manually by Joel Cares for about 5 months now (almost 3000 RTs!) and involves scouring Twitter for content daily. We will continue this for 6 more months, until Nerman is ready to automate the content curation and take over the reigns.

Once Nerman Bot is live, we will still loosely moderate the feed to ensure quality is kept high and nothing Vile comes through. As the algorithms are tweaked to perfection this moderation will no longer be needed.

**FEATURES**
 - Constant content moderation to ensure quality
 - Manual curation of [Nounish Content Lists](https://twitter.com/NermanBot/lists) until they can be automated

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# 10. PRIORITY USE CASES

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Once Nerman is live these are our top priority use cases:

 - NOUNS: #nouncil-vote
   - a channel where only Nerman can post
   - votes are automatically created for every new DAO proposal
   - Nouncillors can also create votes through /nerman vote command
   - Nouncillor role has 1 vote per user
   - votes last 60 hours, after which they close and display results
   - Nouncillor manually process Gnosis Safe vote
   - simple stats to help ensure Nouncillors are participating

 - NOUNS: #nouner-poll
   - only Nerman can post
   - Nouners can create polls through /nerman command
   - Nouners have 1 vote per Noun
   - Votes have 72 hour period.
   - used for informal consensus gathering only. Used to gauge Nouner opinions, help choose between options when writing proposals, judge contests... Quick and semi-fair off-chain feedback from the Discord Nouner hive-mind.

 - TWITTER: [@NermanBot](https://twitter.com/nermanbot)
     - automate content curation

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# 11. BUDGET
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**One Time Costs**
**Item - Budget (Ξ)**
 -  Discord Bot - Nerman - 25.20
     - *Simple Voting - 10.32*
     - *Social Sharing - 3.67*
     - *Commands - 4.98*
     - *Bot Messages - 4.21*
     - *Admin Config - 2.02*
 - Discord Bot - Noun O'Clock Bot - 2.50
 - Twitter Bot - Nerman Listener - 12.95
 - Website - Nerman.wtf - 4.14
 - Website - NounOClock.wtf - 1.69
 - JS Library - State of Nouns - 10.22
 - User Roles & Meta Data - Research - 1.88

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**Recurring Costs**
**Item - Budget (Ξ)**
 - Hosting & Maintenance (1 year) - 7.72
 - Social Media Management (6 months) - 3.12

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**Total Budget**
**Item - Budget (Ξ)**
 - Nerman - 69.420

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# 13. TIMELINE
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6 months (multiple collaborators)

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# 14. PROPOSAL TRANSACTION
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Payments will be made to Lobal Global's wallet:
0x1dbcede8075cbd1911b8d16ac7e30ac6fed9c469

20 ETH - paid immediately
49.420 ETH - streamed over ~4 months (July '22 - Nov '22)

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# 15. LICENSING
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⌐◨-◨

All project materials, including art and code, will be released CC0. We will encourage Nounish communities to clone the content and use it to help build their own communities.


# 16. CONCLUSION
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What a novel of a proposal eh? Congrats on making it this far, respect. 🙏

# Nerman: A Nounish Community Bot

# Make Nouns Visible From Space : IRL event space 

[Discourse Proposal](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/make-nouns-glasses-visible-from-space-part-of-the-permanent-record-google-earth-maps/1126)

**Request for 150 ETH to:**
1. Fund installation of Nouns glasses VISIBLE FROM EARTH ORBIT
2. Serve as venue retainer for future Nouns IRL events
3. Establish Nouns DAO as a founding supporter of charity beer garden that will utilize the space
4. Provide drone photography of finished project and initiate media coverage

**Benefits:**
1. Imprint Nouns upon the permanent record via Google Earth, Google Maps, etc.
2. Retain two venues for IRL Nouns events in the US Midwest
3. Reinforce the Nouns ethos by supporting a community-oriented charity event series
4. Raise Nouns awareness and proliferation potential on a previously unrealized scale

![Event Space](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/2X/0/0d7ffadc9ee9fe961e06d937ecc2a31cf2273d46.jpeg "Event Space")

The DAO has already funded a Nouns expedition space and the ISS. This proposal will MAKE NOUNS VISIBLE FROM SPACE by installing a pair of Nouns glasses large enough that they’ll be seen from orbit and for long enough to be included when satellite maps are updated in Google Earth/Maps, etc. They’ll become part of the permanent record, visible even to normies that don’t frequent NFT social media. The glasses will appear less
than 300 yards from the largest stadium in the US (third largest in the world) and one of the largest universities — a destination for hundreds of thousands every year. It’s also an area that has undergone major municipal and private development over the past 12 months so updates to online maps are sure to follow.

Nouns funding will fulfill multiple goals simultaneously: the biggest and most visible being the massive Nouns glasses, obvious not only to online navigators but to in-person visitors and media providing ground & aerial coverage during sporting events. The glasses will be included as part of a synthetic turf upgrade at the site and will align with a North-oriented map display for a natural viewing angle. Replacing the natural lawn with
synthetic turf will improve durability at the site and preserve the Nouns glasses long enough for the next satellite maps update to take place.

Funding will also serve as a retainer for Nouns IRL events in a Midwest US city accustomed to large gatherings and a short drive from an international air hub. The Nouns community is welcome at the charity beer garden and can also request a private visit. Nouns DAO will have access to a 10,000 square foot outdoor site and a
premium residential venue for any dates not reserved for charity events).

Installation of the Nouns glasses at the site will identify Nouns DAO as an advocate for community-oriented events in public spaces and will benefit a well-established charity beer garden that began at this location in 2016. The family-friendly public tailgate successfully attracted tens of thousands of patrons each season (before a pandemic hiatus) and grossed six figures for cancer programming.

A licensed drone photographer will capture photos of the Nouns glasses in situ so that images and Nouns backstory may be included in a press release for local and national media. The owner/manager of the charity event spent 26 years as a professional photographer and has numerous media and connections, including a spouse in the publishing and PR industry.

# Make Nouns Visible From Space : IRL event space 

# Allocate Noun to Lil Nouns DAO - "treasure quest" edition

Replaces Proposal 76: https://nouns.wtf/vote/76

Instead of directly allocating Noun#253 to the Lil Nouns DAO treasury, create an on-chain offer only fillable by Lil Nouns treasury. 

Lil Nouns will have to successfully pass a governance proposal of their own to accept this offer.



# Allocate Noun to Lil Nouns DAO - "treasure quest" edition

# Allocate Noun to Lil Nouns DAO - "treasure quest" edition

Replaces Proposal 76: https://nouns.wtf/vote/76

Instead of directly allocating Noun#253 to the Lil Nouns DAO treasury, create an on-chain offer only fillable by Lil Nouns treasury.

Lil Nouns will have to successfully pass a governance proposal of their own to accept this offer.

offer price: 4.2069 ETH

# Allocate Noun to Lil Nouns DAO - "treasure quest" edition

**modified to reduce token approval surface area**

Replaces Proposal 76: https://nouns.wtf/vote/76

Instead of directly allocating Noun#253 to the Lil Nouns DAO treasury, create an on-chain offer only fillable by Lil Nouns treasury.

Lil Nouns will have to successfully pass a governance proposal of their own to accept this offer.

offer price: 4.2069 ETH

# Sell Noun #253 to Lil Nouns DAO

As an alternative to Proposal 81, we submit to sell Noun #253 to Lil Nouns DAO for a fair market* price of 69.420 ETH.

We don't believe that it is a wise decision to gift Lil Nouns a noun, but we do want to see Lil Nouns succeed, and would like to see them join the DAO. And therefore we propose to facilitate their purchase of one for 69.420 ETH in a historic DAO to DAO on chain transaction.

This is a proposal to create an on-chain offer only fillable by Lil Nouns treasury.

Lil Nouns will have to successfully pass a governance proposal of their own to accept this offer.

This proposal was developed by:
* 142
* Goldy
* Noun 172 | niftynaut
* beautyandpunk | B | Noun 137

_Developed & posted on chain spontaneously during a very productive Nouner World Call_

_* "fair market" was calculated as the lowest noun sale in the past 7 days on auction (67 eth) + 2.42 for the culture_

# Sell Noun #253 to Lil Nouns DAO

# Nouns Children's Book Development

*Copied from [Nouns Discourse](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-nouns-children-s-book-development/1231/11) on behalf of @brandonmighty*

Hey Nouners,

You may have seen me (Brandon James Scott / @brandonmighty) on twitter or around the discord. I’ve been making Nouns-inspired art like my [Myth of Noun collection on Superrare](https://superrare.com/series/0xca4607aad52f654cf6357895c397094c077a3236) and my [Nouns at Work collection on Foundation ](https://foundation.app/collection/nounsatwork).

![](https://i.imgur.com/N70U3r8.jpg)

*The Myth of Noun & Nouns at Work collections*

I am an artist with over fifteen years of experience in children’s entertainment via animation and publishing. I’m writing this proposal because I think the world needs a Nouns children’s book - and I’d like to make one.

**Goals**
Introduce the fun, positive energy of Nouns to a young audience (and their parents). Create a wonderful nounish illustrated experience in physical form. Open a path to the traditional publishing world for Nouns.

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

**I am a Noun**

I am a Noun (tentative title) will be an illustrated book for young children where we meet, learn about, laugh with, laugh at, argue with, understand, admire and ultimately love the Nouns. It will read like a curious journey with occasional reader involvement instead of a traditional linear story. For those familiar with children’s books, think along the lines of Julie Morstad’s Today, Oliver Jeffer’s Here We Are, or Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever - these books take a big idea and explore them visually and nonlinearly.

The book may start with asking a simple question to the reader: What is a noun? Our Nouns characters will have their opinions on this, which will lead to more questions, and more opinions - often at odds with each other and the narrator, with the reader stuck in the middle of it all. The book will be curious, funny, smart, absurd, and nounish… always. And it might end with another question for the reader: What kind of noun will you be?

You already have an idea of what it might look like. I don’t see the book as fully painted as my Myth of Noun pieces - probably more minimal like Nouns at Work with characters on simple backgrounds. And like the art I’ve done, I will base as much as possible on official Nouns traits. I’ll also be adding new characters (people, places, things…) and will put the Nouns glasses on almost everything.

It should be noted that the story will not directly reference the dao, nfts, crypto, ect. I would consider this project a very gentle trojan horse for nouns for a brand new audience.

I will also encourage and welcome any input from the Nounders as I develop this story to keep the nounish vibes in check. ⌐◨-◨

**Package**

This is not funding for a finished book, but rather funding for the development of a book submission package. Once a successful submission and sale takes place, the publisher would acquire publishing rights and offer an advance so that I may finish the rest of the book.

I have literary representation (Emily Van Beek at Folio Jr. literary agency) who has already shown interest and encouraged me to pursue this idea. I will work with her to fine tune this submission and once we’re both confident that it’s ready, she will work on my behalf to find a publisher for it.

I’d like funding from the DAO so I can devote time to write, illustrate and develop this idea into a package that would include:

* A finished manuscript
* A book ‘dummy’ (a sketched out layout of the full book)
* 2-3 pages of finished art
* Cover art

This amount of material makes up a strong package which solidifies all the main creative decisions (the concept, the story, the content and flow of the pages, and the final art style) for a confident submission.

The goal would be to have material ready to submit to publishers in fall 2022.

**Funds Requested**

15 ETH

**Caveats**

* There is a small possibility that the normy publishing world may struggle to support a project based on a nft collection, or using a public domain ‘brand’, or because we just don’t get it all those weird heads. I don’t believe any of these things will happen because A) I believe I can create a wonderful, unique book that publishers will want, and B) I love the Nouns, and I believe many others will too.
* I’ll be relying on my agent for her experience and advice with regard to submitting, and any and all publishers, from the big 5 to smaller indie publishers may be considered. In the event that a traditional publishing deal proves difficult, self-publishing could be another option, in which case I would return to the DAO to explore further funding for production and distribution with a separate proposal.
* The DAO should anticipate that any book published with a traditional publisher will most likely end up in a more traditional copyright situation and not CC0.

**TL;DR** - I’m asking for 15 ETH to develop a robust submission package for a Nouns children’s book for traditional publishing.

**About Me**
I’ve worked for over 15 years in animation as an art director, director and creative director at Guru Studio on a range of hit animated series including Paw Patrol, True and the Rainbow Kingdom, Pikwik Pack, and Mecha Builders. I’m also the creator of my own series, the Emmy-nominated Justin Time.

I’m the illustrator of I Was Born a Baby and I Live in a Tree Trunk with Harper Collins, A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree with Astra Publishing/Hippo Park, Cow Says Meow with HMH, Snow Falls with Penguin Random House/Tundra Books, and The Dog Who Wanted to Fly with Annick Press. I am represented by Emily Van Beek at Folio Jr. 1 literary agency.

You can see more of my work and experience on my website, brandonjamesscott.com 4

Thank you for reading and considering this proposal!

# Nouns Children's Book Development

# Nouns Coffee

## tl;dr

### Nounders. Nouners. And Nounish Friends.

As Nouns continues to strive to be a household name throughout the world, our team began to think, let us not lose our tie to our everyday life. We are not necessarily here to use our digital space as a means to escape the real world, but rather, as a means to improve it. An ethos and belief that we know many Nouners also feel.

With this in mind and our team’s love and experience in the international coffee industry, we come to the DAO and the Nouns Community with a proposal for Nouns Coffee, the first ever Nounish consumable brand. With hopes of being on the shelves of your favorite cafe, local market, or frequented grocery store. With the potential of someday having special real world locations at the corner of your favorite neighborhood to meet up and sip a cup with some of your closest nounish friends.

### Nouns Coffee Brand
*Below you will find key details on how our team plans to bring this prolific coffee brand to life.*

## Phase One
### Coffee

- For Phase One of Nouns Coffee, the team will be sourcing a high-quality roaster in order to whitelabel for the brand. (read more about the potential plans for phase 2 and 3 later in this proposal)
- Our team will use their connections within the coffee industry to find the right partner to roast our coffee. We will work diligently to ensure the highest quality coffee. This includes virtually hosted cupping sessions where we will send the roasts around to members of the community so we can all decide on the roasts together.
- All coffee will be fair trade and organic. We care deeply about not only who drinks our coffee, but the hands that were instrumental in the planting, growing, harvesting, and roasting of our coffee.
- Phase One will include a variety of different single origins as well as a variety of blends so that all of our nounish palettes are satisfied and caffeinated (and decaffeinated for you weirdos).

### Ecommerce

- In order to get Nouns Coffee into as many cups as possible, we will build an ecommerce site in order to streamline operations and provide trustworthy purchasing and shipping of Nouns Coffee.
- This will be inclusive of a custom web experience reflective of the existing Nouns brand, to ensure a cohesive experience.
We will most likely use Shopify along with an integration of Coinbase Commerce in order to accept payments in crypto as well.
- The team will work on Web3 integration to enable all Nounders and Nouners to access and claim certain coffees/roasts for free as part of their participation in the DAO.

### Collateral/Advertising

- Beyond just caffeinating you, we will provide you with vessels to sip from as you listen to hosted noun o’clock spaces by CDT, while at work, or out for your morning walk.
We will create custom cards to place in each order with QR codes (or similar) sending people to nouns.wtf so they can check out the daily auction while brewing their morning coffee.
- Phase One will also include the creation of other nounish collateral like tote bags to carry around your coffee, your mug, your books, your HW, you name it. We’ll work with the community to decide what pieces of collateral will be best used to show off your love for the community and your love for coffee. Proliferation is the name of the game.

### By Nouns for Nouns

- Being a Nounder/Nouner will open the door for monthly perks from Nouns Coffee. This may come in the form of monthly coffee deliveries, custom mugs and totes, and even “Noun of the Month” featured roasts where Nouners can have their Nouns featured on the packaging etc.
- Beyond being a Nounder or a Nouner, if you hold a Nouns Bidder POAP (brkfstsndwch’s first project for the DAO), you will also have the chance for added features and perks from Nouns Coffee.

### (If prop is approved by June 9th) Soft Launch at Korea Blockchain Week 2022 in August

- In collaboration with alphanonce, holders of Noun 75, we will be the Coffee Break Sponsers of Korea Blockchain Week in 2022.
- Being the Coffee Break Sponsors of the event means:
- Possibly the greatest branding exposure at KBW2022 as attendees are
constantly searching for their next cup of coffee. Branding will include
full-colored signage at all coffee stations, and on branded napkins and
coffee sleeves.
- Thousands of eyes, and mouths, witnessing the glory of Nouns and Nouns Coffee.

### Project Timeline
#### Phase One Accelerated for Korea Blockchain Week
Full Timeline Can Be Viewed [Here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G1l5sQb3JRQ5C0NGSklu_KoSe4p0KWk_/view)
*Branding and Coffee Ready for KBW | 8-10 Weeks from Approval of Proposal*

#### Phase One (if not approved by June 9th)
4-8 Weeks | Roaster Sourcing for Whitelabel
4-8 Weeks | Brand Identity
6-8 Weeks | Packaging Design
4-6 Weeks | Packaging Production
6-8 Weeks | Collateral Design
6-8 Weeks | Collateral Production
6-8 Weeks | Website Design + Development
2-4 Weeks | Coffee Production (begins after roaster is sourced)
*Site is Live and First Bags Shipped | 12-18 Weeks from Approval of Proposal*

## Phase Two
*Sourcing/Roastery | Warehouse Leasing and Hiring Head Roaster*
- Upon the successful adoption of Phase One and dependent on the demand for more coffee, we will submit a second proposal to lease our own warehouse and roaster, while also hiring a head roaster to roast and produce our own coffee.
- The pros to this are the eventuality of bringing down costs, allowing us to keep our quality high, and giving us the opportunity to produce at scale.
- A successful Phase Two will also set us up with a better position to execute on Phase Three (read below).
- More details will of course be shared with the Nouns Community throughout Phase One as we begin thinking towards a Phase Two.

## Phase Three
*Nouns Cafe*
- A real world cafe, bringing the meme to life. Imagine you are walking down the cobblestone streets of soho and you look to your right to see a bright red figure appear, to realize it’s a pair of noggles. The sweet aroma of nougat, chamomile, and chocolate fill the air. It pulls you in. Taking a step through the door, you see a few patrons sporting Salvino Armati’s noggles, clinking their Nounish mugs, and bidding on the auction for the day.

### Team
Brkfstsndwch | Producer and Project Manager, Liaison to Nouns Community
**Experience:** Builder in the Nouns Community since inception, executing Nouns Bidder POAPs as their first major project with the DAO. Brkfstsndwch has also developed and produced their own coffee brand for Brkfst World 1 and has assisted half a dozen local coffee shops and cafes in branding and operations over the years.

Kettlez | Web Design and Development
**Experience:** Proven track record developing the brand for Brkfst World, as well as a design director and partner for a leading B2B Marketing Firm.

Brand Designer | Coffee Brand Design and Development (packaging, collateral, etc.)
**Experience:** Over half a decade of specialty coffee design experience for the likes of Blue Bottle Coffee, Stumptown, and others.

Coffee Partner | TKTKTK (based on sourcing phase)

Alphanonce | KBW Sponsor Partner and Asian Market Partner for future Nouns Coffee Phases

### Project Fee
##### Phase One | 70.5 ETH

#### 20 ETH | Coffee Sourcing and Production (inclusive of 3-4 roasts/blends or roughly 6 months of operations)

- 5 ETH | Roaster Sourcing for Whitelabel
- 15 ETH | Coffee Production

#### 12 ETH | Brand Identity and Design

- 5 ETH | Brand Identity
- 3 ETH | Packaging Design
- 4 ETH | Collateral Design

#### 10 ETH | Web and Ecommerce

- 10 ETH | Web Design and Development

#### 11 ETH | Packaging and Collateral Production

- 5.5 ETH | Packaging Production
- 5.5 ETH | Collateral Production

#### 17.5 ETH | Project Management and Marketing

- 10 ETH | Project Management
- 7.5 ETH | Marketing + Social Media

##### *If Approved No Later Than June 9th*
- 35 ETH | Soft Launch of Coffee at Korea Blockchain Week
- If not approved by June 9th, or if sponsorship falls through, the 35 ETH will be returned to the Treasury. 
##### *105.5 ETH Total*

# Nouns Coffee

# Refill Retroactive Funding and Small Grants Pool 

Proposal by Noun 22

The Retroactive Funding and Small Grants Pool is running low on ETH and needs to be refilled. Since [inception](https://nouns.wtf/vote/13) the group has funded a number of project trials, Nouns derivatives, tattoos, ⌐◨-◨s, and other contributions to the Nouns ecosystem.  The full list of everything the group has paid out is available [here](https://noun22.notion.site/noun22/Nouns-DAO-Small-Grants-ac22114a6c004bafa500e2d824e32dc3), with further context on recent activity in these tweets ([1](https://twitter.com/undeadnoun22/status/1529511556811472896), [2](https://twitter.com/undeadnoun22/status/1497274480783028225)).

As the DAO scales, Small Grants role has evolved.  This flexible pool of capital is here to serve the DAO's interest on a fully discretionary basis.

This group was formed with an initial pool of 20 ETH and was [topped up with 50 ETH](https://nouns.wtf/vote/31) in January 2022, and then again [with 100 ETH](https://nouns.wtf/vote/43) in March 2022. This proposal would top up the group's multisig with another 200 ETH.

# Refill Retroactive Funding and Small Grants Pool 

# Mint a PoolTogether Judge NFT

https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-mint-a-pooltogether-judge-nft/1294

# Mint a PoolTogether Judge NFT

# Nouns x Vector DAO: Secret Nouns 1/1s drop at NFT NYC

# Nouns x Vector DAO: Secret Nouns 1/1s drop at NFT NYC
Nouns ℅ Vector DAO Proposal 

## Summary
Vector DAO will commission 8 artists in our community to design a series of unique Nouns artworks and print them on 200+ extra-large (6ft high!) wheatpaste posters around New York City for NFT NYC. Each unique poster design will be posted in a grid of 8 (all 8 posters will be the same artwork), with different designs being posted in their own grid of 8 across different locations, creating a scavenger like hunt to collect all 8 artworks.

Each poster will have a QR code that will allow individuals to mint 1 of 150 limited editions of each artwork. There will be 1,200 total mints at a price of 0.15 ETH each. All primary and secondary sales will go to the Vector DAO treasury to be used to purchase a Noun, replenishing the Nouns treasury. Any remaining ETH post Nouns acquisition will be split among the artists and team. As a stretch goal, we will try to support having the first 25 mints of each artwork be free, allowing this drop to be accessible to more people – this will depend on our ability to find an elegant sybil resistant solution in time.

Vector will provide photographers to take photos of all the posters to share on social to boost visibility (blurring out the QR code) as well as write an article about our collaboration experience with Nouns DAO to help future creators make proposals.

![N|Solid](https://i.imgur.com/HB7iq5Y.png)

## What’s in it for Nouns DAO?
### Spread the Nouns meme
- We're putting up 200 giant posters (6ft tall) around NYC during a high visibility week + taking photos to share online
- The artwork will be done by a roster of top tier artists with their own audience and community
- There's a fun game attached to being the first to find the posters and mint the limited NFTs, creating a viral loop to share back online
- Vector DAO will use proceeds from the mint to purchase a Noun, forming a long term relationship between Vector and Nouns, helping replenish the treasury, and cementing the culture of paying it forward to more nounish builders

### Pave a path for more creatives to contribute to Nouns
- We'll bring 8 really amazing artists into the Nouns universe, who will then talk about it with their friends, driving more high caliber builders to the Nouns universe
- This also forms a relationship with Vector DAO, a community of 80 super strong makers who are excited to further contribute to nouns
- We'll write an article about the entire process to help onboard more makers into the community

## The Artists
[Shawna X](https://shawna-x.com) | New Yorker, Academy Awards, Nike, Google
[Elijah Anderson](https://www.instagram.com/spacehose/) | Adidas, SNS / New Balance, Popeye’s
[Lulu Lin](https://www.instagram.com/da__h_/) | Adobe, MAYDAY Magazine, Migrant Journal 
[Adam Ho](https://www.adamho.com/) | Cash App, Beat Foundry, Airbnb, Nike
[Danny Jones](https://yasly.com/) | Grammy’s, Nike, New Balance
[Haruko Hayakawa](https://www.haruko.co/) | New York Times, Bon Appetit, Fly by Jing
[Moon Collective](https://www.instagram.com/mooncollective/) | Saturdays NYC, Instagram, Popi CBD
_And more (pending proposal approval)_

## The concept: Independent, together
![N|Solid](https://i.imgur.com/bYQ8hIH.jpg)
_(Similar concept for Art Basel in 2021)_

We’re commissioning 8 artists with distinct styles to create a series of posters remixing Nouns, showcasing each artist’s unique styles and perspectives (illustration, 3D, typography, color, etc). To create a consistent visual motif across the posters, the artwork must feature a Nouns artifact, but interpreted however the artist sees fit. Vector will have these artworks printed on 200+ wheatpaste posters and posted around the NFT NYC conference in Times Square and in neighborhoods like Williamsburg and SoHo.

Each poster will have a QR code where viewers can mint 1 of 150 limited edition NFTs of that poster’s artwork. Each NFT edition will have a mint price of 0.15 ETH and be sold using the [Zora Protocol](https://create.zora.co/).

We hope the end product not only propagates the Nouns brand and reflects the power of placing goods in the public domain, but also the power of individuals in forming digital communities like Vector to create across both digital and physical mediums.

## About Vector DAO
Vector DAO is a collective of artists, designers, and developers in web3. Our mission is to give individuals autonomy over all aspects of their work from lifestyle and creative freedom to team and compensation. We believe in a future where creatives and makers aren’t tied to any one employer but can freely contribute to communities, like Nouns, that excites them. We believe in the power of working independently, together. That means members run their own independent practices but share resources, risks, and opportunities as a community, working together in groups when projects call for it, or individually at other times. Over time, Vector hopes to prove this new model of working that other communities and builders can replicate, sustainably working for public goods and moving web3 forward.

## Budget
200 Wheatpaste posters in Times square, Williamsburg, SoHo [1]: **20 ETH ($36,000)**
8 Independent artists’ commission [2]: **100 ETH ($180,000)**
NFT mint mini-site design & dev [2]: **10 ETH ($18,000)**
Contribution process blog post w/ photos [2]: **0 ETH**
Total: **130 ETH**

_[1] Vendor: TBD, evaluating several proposals_
_[2] Vendor: Vector DAO Community_


## Timeline
**June 6, 2022** Artwork finished and sent to printers
**June 20, 2022** Wheatpaste posters printed and posted around NYC
**June 24, 2022** NFT minting closed

## Artist work sample
![N|Solid](https://i.imgur.com/d11dgfR.png)
_Shawna X (http://shawna-x.com/, https://twitter.com/shawnax, https://www.instagram.com/shawnax/)_

![N|Solid](https://i.imgur.com/E5h0QiU.png)
_Danny Jones (https://yasly.com/, https://foundation.app/@yasly, https://twitter.com/yasly)_

![N|Solid](https://i.imgur.com/Hc9nMJq.png)
_Adam Ho (https://www.adamho.com/, https://twitter.com/omgadamho, https://foundation.app/@adam)_

![N|Solid](https://i.imgur.com/KGVtNIO.png)
_Elijah Anderson (https://www.instagram.com/spacehose)_

![N|Solid](https://i.imgur.com/1Gazydq.png)
_Moon Collective (moon-collective.com, www.instagram.com/mooncollective)_

![N|Solid](https://i.imgur.com/8DbrpCv.png)
_Lulu Lin (https://www.instagram.com/da__h_/, https://super-noodle.com/, https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/lulu-lin-illustration-050319)_

![N|Solid](https://i.imgur.com/WtWop9N.png)
_Haruko Hayakawa (https://www.haruko.co/, https://www.instagram.com/harukohayakawa/, https://foundation.app/@haruko/)_



# Nouns x Vector DAO: Secret Nouns 1/1s drop at NFT NYC

# Nouns IRL World Art Tour - NYC Mural

# Nouns IRL World Art Tour - NYC Mural
By Nouns Collective

![N|Solid](https://i.imgur.com/fJ9nndG.png)
_(Microsoft Surface Mural, Jasper Wong)_

## TL;DR
Let’s bring Nouns to the world through a global art tour starting with Nouns IRL in NYC! This activation will take place during NFT NYC (June 20 – 23) and will feature:
- Hand painted mural by Jasper Wong who is an artist and founder of Worldwide Walls (http://www.powwowworldwide.com/ 3), the mural will be viewable from June 20 – July 10 and will promote NFT culture by highlighting several well known projects with Nouns at the center.
- Simple website / landing page to commemorate the mural

**The activation is estimated to generate ~2.5M impressions. The total amount being requested is 87.5 ETH.**

## Why Should You Care? 
We can all agree that art is a pretty powerful communicator; it appeals to our emotions, forces us to think, and does a pretty good job of bringing us together on some level. We hope to use this power to accomplish the following: 
- Increase awareness of Nouns at NFT NYC—online and IRL
- Increase brand awareness of the Nouns DAO as a leader in the industry;
- Invite NFT enthusiasts and the public at large to become involved with the Nouns DAO community. We want to let people know that we are here and we invite them to come build the future with us; and,
- Create a website (nounsirl.live) that tells the story behind the art (plan is to also include art from other cities on the tour)
  - High-res images and time lapse video of the mural, artist’s explanation etc.
  - Links to Nouns website, twitter, discord, etc.  

## Nouns IRL — Person, Place, Thing
Nouns: person, place, thing… We thought that it would be really cool to bring this concept to IRL via fun and engaging art activations around the world. Each stop on the tour will feature a specific artist (or group of artists), a city, and an interesting Nounified art piece. Imagine Nouns on Venice Beach, or Nouns on a rehabilitated basketball court in Chicago. Imagine the looks on people’s faces if a huge inflated Noun floated by them in Miami. These art activations will vary in flight time from several weeks to several months, with the goal being to create longer lasting pieces that become a part of the cultural backdrop in the city. There are a ton of things we can explore on this tour and we think NFT NYC would be a perfect place to start. 

## Person
Jasper Wong, founder of [Worldwide Walls](https://www.instagram.com/powwowworldwide/?hl=en).

Jasper Wong is an artist, illustrator, curator and art director; his art style can be described as a unique clash of Asian-influenced pop culture on paper. Jasper has exhibited worldwide in places such as Japan, California, France, London, Mexico, New York, Hong Kong, Chicago, and Australia. Jasper is also extremely accomplished having been chosen as one of the HB100, a list of Hypebeast’s 100 most influential figures in the industry, which includes the likes of Kaws, Pharrell, Banksy, Jay Z and Kanye West.

Jasper is a big fan of Nouns, he has been following the project for some time and is very excited at the opportunity to get involved with the DAO. In addition to painting the mural, Jasper will be sending out Nouns-related messages on his social media platforms to engage his followers before and during the mural’s flight time. Jasper is also very well known within the art community and will attempt to leverage his network to invite some of his artist friends to hang out with him at the completed mural during NFT NYC. The goal will be to use both Jasper and his artist friends’ followers to generate additional traffic at the mural and further amplify social media impressions.

Jasper is very involved with the community through his non-profit organisation Pow! Wow! of which he is the creator and lead director. Pow! Wow! is a group of contemporary artists committed to community enrichment through the creation of art outreach programs, educational programs, and engaging the community in the creation and appreciation of art. Pow! Wow! has executed projects (murals, school renovations, basketball courts, etc.) in 13 cities around the globe, such as Honolulu, Taipei, Tokyo, Nepal, Guam, Seoul, Israel, and others. 

![N|Solid](https://i.imgur.com/Gd2UFLO.jpg)
_(Jasper Wong)_

## Place
New York City during NFT NYC, the Super Bowl of NFT conferences.

NFT NYC is the perfect staging ground for the first Nouns IRL activation. One of the stated missions of the DAO is to attract builders/creatives who are ready to create products that proliferate the Nouns brand to a wider audience and shed positive light on the concept of DAOs. NFT/crypto enthusiasts attending NFT NYC are a perfect target for this mission as many are informed about the space and are also builders/creatives looking for a project to support. The general public present in New York at this time will be surrounded by a ton of NFT related themes which should generate interest and curiosity. Many of these people (who may also be builders/creatives) have not yet fully explored the crypto space, this will be an opportunity to capture their attention and encourage them to become involved with Nouns DAO.

## Thing
Sharable hand painted mural art piece promoting NFT culture (optimised for social sharing on Twitter and Instagram) and website.

We have encouraged Jasper to create a mural in his style that is a conversational piece. The mural will act as an introduction to the crypto space for many newcomers, we hope that it inspires a sense of curiosity and an urge to dig deeper. For those in the know, the mural will act as a proverbial nod of acknowledgment to the projects that have made an impact and have shed a positive light on the crypto space in general. The mural will showcase popular CC0 and non-CC0 projects such as BAYC, Doodles, Moonbirds, Cryptoads, Chain Runners, CryptoPunks, Coolcats, World of Women, Creature World, DeadFellaz, Okay Bears, etc. Each of these projects have extremely large and very loyal followings which we believe will ensure that the mural reaches the widest audience possible. The goal is to create a compelling piece which shows unity within the crypto space and inspires the viewer to get involved. 

![N|Solid](https://i.imgur.com/HKKgICa.png)

The mural will be located at 300 W Broadway, next to the entrance of the Soho Grand Hotel, facing the busy Holland Tunnel) and will measure 8’9” H x 16’ W in size.

As mentioned above, the ultimate goal is to launch a continued effort to promote Nouns worldwide through art. NYC is the first stop of the tour. The Nouns IRL website will act as an artefact for this and all future activations. The website will contain high-res images, time lapse video, artist bio, story behind the art, and links to the discord, the main Nouns website, discourse, etc. 

## Budget (all figures are in USD):
- Mural Wall: $62,000.00:
A soft hold was placed on the mural location until the 27th of May; we are in communication with the mural company about extending the hold for at least another week. If we are able to keep the current location, the cost for the wall will be $36,000.00. The $62,000.00 amount is a rough quote for an alternate location. We are in communication with the wall company to determine if cheaper locations are available. We are more than willing to return any funds that we did not end up needing to use to secure the wall.
- Artist: $40,000.00
- Team: $25,000.00
- Nouns IRL Landing page + capturing of video and photos for social: $11,000.00
- Travel / Accommodations: $6,000.00

**Total: $144,000.00, total ETH ask: 87.5 ETH**
_Based on $1,700.00 price of ETH as of May 27, 2022; we have added 2.5 additional ETH to try and account for volatility and fees._

## Team
This activation is being executed by the [Nouns Collective](https://twitter.com/Nounscollectiv3) (formerly the Collective DAO) which is a liquid super team made up of friends building playful, useful, and beautiful products and experiences with the crypto communities they love. We have previously contributed to the community via the [Nouns iOS app](https://www.nounsapp.wtf/) (proposal 6) which was officially launched on May 16, 2022. The Nouns Collective is composed of experienced founders, brand builders, and developers with over 15 years of experience building successful products. 

For this activation we have teamed up with [@miss_singh](https://twitter.com/Miss_Singh) who is a creative professional, cultural connector, community builder, experiential expert, and entrepreneur. @miss_singh has over two decades of experience that spans industries from tech, marketing, fashion and retail with her most recent gig being with Shopify. @miss_singh is extremely excited to jump into the Web3 world with us and looks to use her considerable experience and talents to deliver a memorable and lasting experience.

## To be Nountinued…

We are super excited to merge Nouns with IRL. The Nouns community is strong and vibrant; we hope to show the world who we are and what we are about. The best way to onboard more individuals, especially builders, into the space is to meet them where they are. DAOs, NFTs, blockchains, this can all be difficult to grasp for newcomers. Using familiar / traditional mediums of delivery (pop-ups, art, events, etc.) to introduce these concepts are an effective way to drive engagement. We hope that this stop on the tour will be the first of many to come!

![N|Solid](https://i.imgur.com/9upXNjf.png)
_(Uniqlo Mural, Jasper Wong)_

# Nouns IRL World Art Tour - NYC Mural

# Nouns IRL World Art Tour - NYC Mural

# Nouns IRL World Art Tour - NYC Mural

![N|Solid](https://i.imgur.com/fJ9nndG.png)
_(Microsoft Surface Mural, Jasper Wong)_

## TL;DR
Let’s bring Nouns to the world through a global art tour starting with Nouns IRL in NYC! This activation will take place during NFT NYC (June 20 – 23) and will feature:
- Hand painted mural by Jasper Wong who is an artist and founder of Worldwide Walls (http://www.powwowworldwide.com/ 3), the mural will be viewable from June 20 – July 10 and will feature Nouns in all their glory.
- Simple website / landing page to commemorate the mural

**The activation is estimated to generate ~1.7M impressions. The total amount being requested is 72.5 ETH.**

## Why Should You Care? 
We can all agree that art is a pretty powerful communicator; it appeals to our emotions, forces us to think, and does a pretty good job of bringing us together on some level. We hope to use this power to accomplish the following: 
- Increase awareness of Nouns at NFT NYC—online and IRL
- Increase brand awareness of the Nouns DAO as a leader in the industry;
- Invite NFT enthusiasts and the public at large to become involved with the Nouns DAO community. We want to let people know that we are here and we invite them to come build the future with us; and,
- Create a website (nounsirl.live) that tells the story behind the art (plan is to also include art from other cities on the tour)
  - High-res images and time lapse video of the mural, artist’s explanation etc.
  - Links to Nouns website, twitter, discord, etc.  

## Nouns IRL — Person, Place, Thing
Nouns: person, place, thing… We thought that it would be really cool to bring this concept to IRL via fun and engaging art activations around the world. Each stop on the tour will feature a specific artist (or group of artists), a city, and an interesting Nounified art piece. Imagine Nouns on Venice Beach, or Nouns on a rehabilitated basketball court in Chicago. Imagine the looks on people’s faces if a huge inflated Noun floated by them in Miami. These art activations will vary in flight time from several weeks to several months, with the goal being to create longer lasting pieces that become a part of the cultural backdrop in the city. There are a ton of things we can explore on this tour and we think NFT NYC would be a perfect place to start. 

## Person
Jasper Wong, founder of [Worldwide Walls](https://www.instagram.com/powwowworldwide/?hl=en).

Jasper Wong is an artist, illustrator, curator and art director; his art style can be described as a unique clash of Asian-influenced pop culture on paper. Jasper has exhibited worldwide in places such as Japan, California, France, London, Mexico, New York, Hong Kong, Chicago, and Australia. Jasper is also extremely accomplished having been chosen as one of the HB100, a list of Hypebeast’s 100 most influential figures in the industry, which includes the likes of Kaws, Pharrell, Banksy, Jay Z and Kanye West.

Jasper is a big fan of Nouns, he has been following the project for some time and is very excited at the opportunity to get involved with the DAO. In addition to painting the mural, Jasper will be sending out Nouns-related messages on his social media platforms to engage his followers before and during the mural’s flight time. Jasper is also very well known within the art community and will attempt to leverage his network to invite some of his artist friends to hang out with him at the completed mural during NFT NYC. The goal will be to use both Jasper and his artist friends’ followers to generate additional traffic at the mural and further amplify social media impressions.

Jasper is very involved with the community through his non-profit organisation Pow! Wow! of which he is the creator and lead director. Pow! Wow! is a group of contemporary artists committed to community enrichment through the creation of art outreach programs, educational programs, and engaging the community in the creation and appreciation of art. Pow! Wow! has executed projects (murals, school renovations, basketball courts, etc.) in 13 cities around the globe, such as Honolulu, Taipei, Tokyo, Nepal, Guam, Seoul, Israel, and others. 

![N|Solid](https://i.imgur.com/Gd2UFLO.jpg)
_(Jasper Wong)_

## Place
New York City during NFT NYC, the Super Bowl of NFT conferences.

NFT NYC is the perfect staging ground for the first Nouns IRL activation. One of the stated missions of the DAO is to attract builders/creatives who are ready to create products that proliferate the Nouns brand to a wider audience and shed positive light on the concept of DAOs. NFT/crypto enthusiasts attending NFT NYC are a perfect target for this mission as many are informed about the space and are also builders/creatives looking for a project to support. The general public present in New York at this time will be surrounded by a ton of NFT related themes which should generate interest and curiosity. Many of these people (who may also be builders/creatives) have not yet fully explored the crypto space, this will be an opportunity to capture their attention and encourage them to become involved with Nouns DAO.

## Thing
Sharable hand painted mural art piece promoting Nouns and a simple website.

We have encouraged Jasper to create a mural in his style that is a conversational piece. The mural will act as an introduction to the crypto space for many newcomers, we hope that it inspires a sense of curiosity and an urge to dig deeper. For the more experienced, the mural will act as an introduction to Nouns; we hope that it shows them the many possibilities of being involved with the DAO. The overall goal is to create a compelling piece which introduces Nouns to the viewer and inspires the viewer to get involved. 

![N|Solid](https://i.imgur.com/HKKgICa.png)

The mural will be located at 300 W Broadway (next to the entrance of the Soho Grand Hotel, facing the busy Holland Tunnel) and will measure 8’9” H x 16’ W in size.

As mentioned above, the ultimate goal is to launch a continued effort to promote Nouns worldwide through art. NYC is the first stop of the tour. The Nouns IRL website will act as an artefact for this and all future activations. The website will contain high-res images, time lapse video, artist bio, story behind the art, and links to the discord, the main Nouns website, discourse, etc. 

## Budget (all figures are in USD):
- Mural Wall: $36,000.00:
We have been advised by the wall company that a soft hold will be placed on the mural location for us at least until the 10th of June.
- Artist: $40,000.00
- Team: $25,000.00
- Nouns IRL Landing page + capturing of video and photos for social: $11,000.00
- Travel / Accommodations: $6,000.00

**Total: $118,000.00, total ETH ask: 72.5 ETH**
_Based on ~$1,700.00 price of ETH as of June 3, 2022; we have added ~3 additional ETH to try and account for volatility and fees._

## Team
This activation is being executed by the [Nouns Collective](https://twitter.com/Nounscollectiv3) (formerly the Collective DAO) which is a liquid super team made up of friends building playful, useful, and beautiful products and experiences with the crypto communities they love. We have previously contributed to the community via the [Nouns iOS app](https://www.nounsapp.wtf/) (proposal 6) which was officially launched on May 16, 2022. The Nouns Collective is composed of experienced founders, brand builders, and developers with over 15 years of experience building successful products. 

For this activation we have teamed up with [@miss_singh](https://twitter.com/Miss_Singh) who is a creative professional, cultural connector, community builder, experiential expert, and entrepreneur. @miss_singh has over two decades of experience that spans industries from tech, marketing, fashion and retail with her most recent gig being with Shopify. @miss_singh is extremely excited to jump into the Web3 world with us and looks to use her considerable experience and talents to deliver a memorable and lasting experience.

## To be Nountinued…

We are super excited to merge Nouns with IRL. The Nouns community is strong and vibrant; we hope to show the world who we are and what we are about. The best way to onboard more individuals, especially builders, into the space is to meet them where they are. DAOs, NFTs, blockchains, this can all be difficult to grasp for newcomers. Using familiar / traditional mediums of delivery (pop-ups, art, events, etc.) to introduce these concepts are an effective way to drive engagement. We hope that this stop on the tour will be the first of many to come!

![N|Solid](https://i.imgur.com/9upXNjf.png)
_(Uniqlo Mural, Jasper Wong)_

# GOAT CLUB's Nounish Meme Factory

**TLDR;**
Order 69 nounish gifs, jpegs and mp4s for 15E from the first Nounish Meme Factory –hereby known as GOAT CLUB aka Goldy and tummlin (owners of noun #116).

![|300x300](https://media.tenor.com/images/307ba7102a129618fa4766d17a031e8b/tenor.gif)

**WHY?**
One of the founding principals of Nouns DAO is based on the thesis that backed by provenance, NFTs can be used as value capture for memes, and that therefore we should spend the treasury to proliferate Nouns as much as possible.

Nouns is digital (and internet) native, and the majority of people interacting with it are doing so on twitter and discord, so the first port of call should be to arm the nouns, and extended NFT and crypto communities with as much ammo for the meme war as possible.

![|573.526066350711x237.42583817429912](https://c.tenor.com/AIuauz6uAwUAAAAC/nouns-nouns-dao.gif)

**THE RIGHT TEAM FOR THE JOB**
Goldy has been a part of the Nouns community since early testnet, and Tummlin was lurking for a weeks before they purchased their noun together ~150 days ago. Both have already compulsively created all manner of high quality nounish, memish content, which has garnered hundreds of thousands of impressions, and been shared countless (no, literally, we don’t know how to do this) times on twitter and discord by the wider community to express their nounishness and spread the meme.

You can see gifs already by GOAT CLUB here: [https://tenor.com/users/goldypix
](https://tenor.com/users/goldypix)
And more nounish content below:

**![|588x832](https://www.dropbox.com/s/mc7wudpn0zraryj/goatclubnounishness_march2022.jpeg?dl=1)**

**CONTENT**
Our vision is to focus mostly on the content we know works; we want more of it. But we also want to be flexible, and move wherever both excites us and is getting traction. Part of the process will involve some experimentation to try to find new avenues for impact, ideally we unlock new nounish ideas. We will deliver within 1-3 months.

**We will mainly focus on:**  
* Nounish remixes of reaction gifs

**With a secondary focus on:**
* Nounified static memes, cartoon/comics, and pop culture remixes
* Nounish artwork (pixel art and otherwise) with cultural references and memetic resonance.

**And we may experiment with:**
* Brand new nounish memes (as opposed to remixing existing memes)
* Lo-fi nounish videos
* …Perhaps something not yet considered

**Community requests:**
* We will create a twitter hashtag, and a channel on the nouns discord for the project (or perhaps our own discord if its neccesary) for community members to request remixes, content or share ideas.

**Bonus**
* Livestream the creation of 1-2 gifs
* Timelapse of a creation of 1-2 gifs

![|444x235](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/SNtkogr9Bq5pFxATI3itMf_YblttSCdyqCWNdQJAj-Jox9AbWsYxYLQP8H8JaSM5_Hcy0nDcItBaAuDJiJbsSLB18rTWLnf8PPyzc3tO4NwG6zxpkTI1zxlwQzNwOVAlx-GbAw69)


**ACCESS & PROLIFERATION**
We’ll upload everything we make to accessible repositories for easy use, especially those with native integrations to social platforms like Tenor and Giphy, as well as a repository of all the things we have made and will continue to make (Google Drive or Dropbox etc.)

We’ll convert the most appropriately scaled work as Discord reactions (emotes) for extra ease of use. (Happy to either host these on a Goat Club discord server or give to Nouns DAO server admins).

We will also make dedicated efforts to share this content, as natively as possible (as well as find ways to encourage others) via twitter and discord to increase awareness of the existence of all of them. Connecting the gifs with a hashtag like #nouns or #nounify could be quite powerful.

![nounish-more|500x500](https://c.tenor.com/lCq21Mx-m0UAAAAC/nouns-nounsdao.gif)

**RISKS & REWARD**
**Worst case scenario:** 
There’s a whole bunch of new Nounish content to enjoy, share, and proliferate.

**Best case scenario:** 
We strike gold memetic gold and some content we create spreads far and wide on the internet, beyond our nounish bubble.

We’re big fans of Noun 40’s Retroactive Outsized Rewards idea in general, and we’d love for the DAO to be open to such a thing if anything we made here became a huge success (eg. millions of views etc).

![nounish-bet-casino 3|500x500](https://c.tenor.com/8IzaluQFhFwAAAAd/nouns-nounish.gif)


**THANKS!**
Thank you Nouners and Nounees, we look forward to hearing feedback, ideas and questions.

Goldy 🐐 & Tummlin 🐐

![nounish-thanks-partner-kid-4|380x283](https://c.tenor.com/bNL0vsp36oMAAAAd/nounish-nouns.gif)

# GOAT CLUB's Nounish Meme Factory

# # Nouns DAO esports - Pokémon Unite expansion & BLVKHVND partnership trial

* Pokémon Unite team for 3 months
* Lots of Noun representation on twitch & youtube
* Mini documentary series following the tournament during their London trip
* Competing in $550,000USD worth of events over the next 3 months
* Trial and introduce BLVKHVND as operational partner for Nouns esports.
* Direct results and exposure between now and the end of August, no delay due from ‘building’

**Goal:**

To expand the Nouns DAO esports division operations and increase the audience reach for the nouns brand using the diverse, engaged global audience that gaming and esports presents. Additionally, to trial BLVKHVND as an operational partner for Nouns DAO esports.

**Pokémon Unite:**

Pokémon Unite released in June 2021 and is a MOBA for Nintendo Switch and Mobile. Currently the Unite Championship Series (UCS) season 1 is underway with 1 monthly final, the regional championships ($50,000USD prize pool) and the world championship ($500,000USD prize pool) remaining until the conclusion of the season.

The official Pokémon Unite twitch channel shows 36 hours streamed over the last month with an average viewer count of 2,398 and a peak viewer count of 20,574. That peak occurred during the European AEOS Cup finals, which our proposed team won first place in. Due to that we can assume that the European Regional Finals and especially the Pokemon World Championships will beat that viewer count.

**The Proposed Team:**

The proposed team we are looking to acquire is known as Random Gaming who have consistently placed 1st or 2nd in all European UCS events to date, including winning the AEOS Cup and the $20,000USD first place prize, with the top 2 teams from European Regional Championship qualifying for the World Championship on August 19th-21st in London we are confident in the team’s ability to qualify for this event.

The team consists of five players who are;

ADESu (Spain) - https://twitter.com/ADESuUnite 1 - Twitch
Redmaw (Norway) - https://twitter.com/redmaw_ 1 - Twitch
Bruv (England) - https://twitter.com/BruvHD 3 - Twitch 1
Gyz (Spain) - https://twitter.com/Cepriii 1 - Twitch
Ghatlue (Germany) - https://twitter.com/Gatlue 1 - Twitch

At the time of writing this proposal, the team in total has 976 hours streamed on twitch in the last three months with a team average of 56 viewers at any given time. Most notably is BruvHD who averages 167 viewers throughout his streams in this three month period.

**The Proposed Agreement:**

This proposal consists of a three month agreement with the team which will have them representing Nouns DAO for the remainder of the UCS. This agreement will consist of a signing bonus and funding a boot camp in London on the 15th - 20th of June in the lead up and during the European Regional Finals. This boot camp will be documented by a videographer to produce a mini series and various other forms of video content for the Nouns community to engage with and to spread Nouns around the gaming and Pokémon Unite community, we would be looking to utilize the Nouns DAO marketing studio, however we do have alternative options locally to London.

**BLVKHVND:**

BLVKHVND are the first decentralized esports organization, fielding teams through Halo, Counter Strike, Pokémon Unite, Apex Legends, Rogue Company and Blood hunt. Being knowledgeable in both the esports/gaming industry but also the web3 industry we are in a unique position to be able to contribute to this project with in depth understanding of both elements. Our involvement would be being the point of contact for the team, organizing and executing all the elements of this proposal and working alongside the existing Nouns DAO esports contributors in Sasquatch, Brennen and Brax to scale the current Nouns esports resources and continue to develop and improve the operations as well as increase our branding image and implementation of Nouns culture throughout the operation.

Our tasks include but are not limited to;

* Organizing and executing the Bootcamp in London on 15th - 20th of June, this consists of booking flights, accommodation, training facility, media for content creation and having a staff member on site to monitor and assist.
* Working with the players and media contributors to create engaging content and roll out on YouTube and Twitter.
* Monitoring events throughout the three month period and posting results to Twitter.
* Networking with the existing Pokémon Unite community to spread the Nouns brand through additional tournaments and media opportunities.
* Using BLVKHVND in-house media team in potential collaboration with the Nouns media studio to implement Nouns branding to the players social media accounts and content platforms such as youtube and twitch, this consists of banners, profile pictures and stream assets.
* Using BLVKHVND in-house media team in potential collaboration with the Nouns media studio to create engaging images and short form video to post to twitter during tournaments to drive engagement and viewership to Nouns esports tournament performances.
* Maintaining consistent communications with all the players on the team to ensure smooth operations throughout the agreement and guarantee a positive interaction between the team and Nouns esports.
* Pending qualification for Pokémon World Championships in London on August 19th - 21st, organizing all flights and accommodation in collaboration with the Pokémon Company. During the event having a staff member escorting the team to assist them with anything they require.
* Pending qualification for Pokémon World Championships in London on August 19th - 21st, organizing media for content creation surrounding the London event and working alongside them to roll out the media.
* BLVKHVND sourced the team presented in this proposal, negotiated on the proposed offer and constructed the proposal presented.
* All the expenses listed above being the labour, travel and accommodation are covered in the BLVKHVND management services fee. This includes the labour cost of designers, editors and videographers. The proposed fee will cover the full three months of operation.

**Content Creation Expenses:**

The proposed allocated amount for content creation expenses is 1.5ETH, this is to cover travel and accommodation for videographers to London for the boot camp and potentially for the Pokémon World Championship pending qualification. The videographer will be paid for their time out of the BLVKHVND management services budget, however their travel expenses are separated.

**Budget:**

3 month salary & signing bonus - 2 ETH per player (10 ETH total)

Bootcamp cost (Flights, accommodation & facility hire) - 3 ETH

Content creation expenses - 1.5 ETH

BLVKHVND operational management services - 7.5 ETH

Total: 22 ETH

**Multi-Sig:**

Brennen.eth (Nouns Esports DAO)
Sasquatch (Nouns Esports DAO)
Brax (Nouns Esports DAO)
Sirsu (BLVKHVND)
Teelon (BLVKHVND)


# # Nouns DAO esports - Pokémon Unite expansion & BLVKHVND partnership trial

# David Horvath / Nouns Studio1 extension

Please see:
<https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/david-horvath-nouns-studio-1-extension/1113>

and for additional context:
<https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-nouns-studio1/390>

This proposal will transfer 60 ETH to the address provided by David:
0xA8C9FFF404EF60876922E91E2f93e727F9c16264

# David Horvath / Nouns Studio1 extension

# Nouns Bidder POAP V2

## tl;dr
**Nounders, Nouners, and Nounish friends. ⌐◨-◨**
After an exciting V1 Bidder POAP experiment, the team is back with a proposal for a stronger, more robust, and more engaging Bidder POAP experience. With the top-tier UX talent from 0xDesigner, the unmatched creative prowess of SerNoadz, the development expertise of Plaid Shaman, and Brkfstsndwh (along with a direct line to Patricio and the POAP team), we aim to deliver a creative and engaging experience that will continue the spin wheel and proliferation of the meme to a whole new audience.

## Why
Through our V1 experiment, our team believes that having an ongoing incentive around bidding in the daily auction is not only beneficial to the DAO (promoting increased bidding on daily auctions to add capital to the treasury), but also allows more people to feel like they are a part of the DAO without actually winning the Noun on auction. POAP and team also have some fun ideas for incentives that will be coming via a secondary proposal (think, raffling off a Noun to POAP winners).

## What
- Revamped Gallery Page + Auction House and POAP Integrations
- More Advanced Claiming Mechanism
- Updated POAP Art with New Artists
- Retroactive POAPs for Winners Since V1 Ended
- 6 Months of POAPs and Management from Launch Date

## How
### Revamped Gallery Page + Integrations
- We will work with our team of designers and developers to create a revamped gallery page for showcasing the daily POAP, past POAPs, and winning bidders.
- This page will also show the live auction data for each daily auction, showcasing which bidders are currently in the running to receive one of the daily POAPs.
- Beyond that, we will integrate the POAP API more seamlessly to make the entire experience of the POAP page more engaging and informative.

### More Advanced Claiming Mechanism
- With our direct connection to the POAP team, we will work on building a more robust claiming mechanism than the direct send we conducted in V1.

### Updated POAP Art with New Artists
- Working with the incredibly talented SerNoadz, we will create a unique and updated art style for the Bidder POAPs.
- We will also aim to commission featured artists monthly that are voted on by the DAO to create unique POAP art in their own nounish style.
- Below is just an example of some of SerNoadz’s work, and is by no means the final art style. We will work with the community to land on the final and approved art style for the key POAP art.
- See example art and full prop [here](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-nouns-bidder-poap-v2/1440).

### Retroactive POAPs for Winners Since V1 Ended
- Once the art is complete, we will retroactively send all POAPs to their rightful winners since V1 concluded in May at Noun 296.

## Who
Producer + Project Manager | Brkfstsndwch
**Experience:** With close to a decade of production and product management experience, Brkfstsndwch has managed projects ranging from rebrands for some of tech’s biggest companies to 360 campaigns to website + app builds to feature-length documentaries and so many things in between. Brkfst was also responsible for the proposal and execution of the Bidder POAP V1 project, Nouns Coffee, and has been a part of the Nouns Community since the beginning.

Lead Artist | SerNoadz
**Experience:** An artist that needs no introduction, SerNoadz has been a staple in the Nouns community nearly since its inception, proliferating Nouns day in and day out with their project Noadz, among a plethora of other crucial pieces that have helped the DAO become what it is today. Most recently the current Nouncil site.

UX Designer | 0xDesigner
**Experience:** Being the lead designer on the POAP V1 project, 0xDesigner has a proven track record at executing to the highest degree. Beyond their involvement in the DAO, 0x is a product designer with a decade of experience working with companies ranging from seed stage startups to big tech like Facebook and Google. 0x has designed and helped launch over 50 digital products via founding a globally ranked UX agency.

Developer | Plaid Shaman
**Experience:** For nearly 20 years, Plaid Shaman (Brian) has been working with startups, agencies, and non-profits bringing 100s of projects to life. More recently, they’ve been collaborating on Web3 projects to create innovative experiences with NFTs and other blockchain technology. A few most recent projects have included, NounCats, Contract Reader, Chowies, and more.

Commissioned Artists | To Be Voted On by Community

### Timeline
**6-10 Weeks | Overall Timeline**
- 4-6 Weeks | Revamped Gallery Page + Integrations
- 4-6 Weeks | POAP Art Development
- 2-4 Weeks | Claiming Mechanism Development
- 1 Week | Retroactive POAP Shipment

### Budget
32.5 ETH | Revamped Gallery Page, Auction House + POAP Integration
- 12.5 ETH | UX Design
- 15 ETH | Development
- 5 ETH | Project Management

40 ETH | Updated POAP Art
- 20 ETH | Key Art Development
- 5 ETH | Art for Retroactive POAPs
- 10 ETH | Commission Budget for POAP Artists
- 5 ETH | Artist + Project Management

5 ETH | Updated Claiming Mechanism Development
6 ETH | 6 Month Management of POAP Sends
2 ETH | Retroactive POAP Sends
2.5 ETH | General Project Management and Community Project Lead

**Total Funds Requested | 88 ETH**

# Nouns Bidder POAP V2

# Nouns cc0 Space Image Bank

# TLDR:

Space is one of the core themes in cryptoart and the NFT universe. This proposal is to ask Nouns to fund a repository of cc0 space images for all artists to use freely in their work. Sponsored by the Nouns DAO, the website will feature nounish elements as well as an "about section" with information about Nouns. The Nouns ecosystem will be proliferated through exposure to the artistic community as well as any potential exposure from the featuring of the space images on mainstream and specialized media. Total amount requested: 12 Eth.

# About me:
If you prefer to watch instead of reading, check out this short video I made for my SuperRare application to learn more about myself and my work. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iffK8n9uYuJgV8BmHjQaYXPuhgGmvHxi/view?usp=sharing

My passion for space and astronomy started at a very early age and I started shooting astrophotography about 7 years ago when I first paired a camera to the eyepiece of my telescope. After doing this as a hobby for several years, two years ago I decided to quit my job in TV and film production to become a full time astrophotographer. In early 2021 I minted my first NFT and throughout this past year I've released two collections and over 20 1/1 NFTs. During this past year, my work has been featured across several media outlets such as NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day and the European Space Agency's social media profiles, as well as a number of astronomy websites and magazines, and I've even had the honor of having one of my pictures used as a stamp of the Argentine Postal Service.



# Goal:

As a way to give visibility to the Nouns DAO, a cc0 image bank of space images will be set up that will serve as a repository for artists working on space-themed art. Space is a huge theme in cryptoart and NFTs. These images will be free to be used as subjects, backdrops and to be repurposed as artists see fit without the need to attribute authorship, giving artists complete control. The url **cc0images.wtf** has already been secured to this end.

**Nouns proliferation:**

The website would be designed in line with the Nouniverse aesthetics and would contain an "about'' section with information about Nouns. Besides strengthening ties and gaining visibility within the artist community, space images are regularly featured on specialized and mainstream media, which could potentially increase visibility to the Nouns community outside the art/NFT circles, by being featured by space agencies and more traditional media outlets reaching the general public. When published in  media, images would be credited to the photographer and the Nouns DAO.

**Website Mockup:**

![690x460]( https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e2982b_b37b352373d746f89df20b099d550a89~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_750,h_421,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/mockup%20portada%20copy.jpg)

![690x460]( https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e2982b_27fa02424e8f4ef095329ff2748b6f8d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_750,h_421,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/mockup%20about%20copy.jpg)

# About the images:

As technology has pushed forward during the past years, the ability to image deep space objects like distant galaxies or nebulae has stopped being the exclusive realm of observatories and space telescopes, and amateur astronomers worldwide now have access to hardware that allows them to photograph these stunning objects. Taking hours and sometimes several nights to shoot with long exposures, these hi-res images combine complex processing skills with specialized equipment, resulting in unique artworks that capture the beauty that lies in outer space.

# Example images:

*NOTE: These are example images from my current body of work, all of the images for the image bank would be shot specifically for this project as stated in this proposal.*

**Carina Nebula**

Located 7.500 light years away, the Carina Nebula is a region of ionized gas and space dust almost 500 light years across.

![690x460]( https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/2X/e/e0388931de7aff71c05340b22cc050998b36d8f7.jpeg)

**Lambda Centauri**

IC 2944 or Lambda Centauri is an emission nebula located in the constellation of the Centaur.

![690x460]( https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/2X/a/ab9e7457e1bc3f16493a8b4d0a80304251b6dbf4.jpeg)

**Sun**

Active regions 2993 and 2994 in the solar chromosphere imaged through a Hydrogen Alpha filter.

![690x460](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e2982b_b522ed9029144fa9b06c10bab3629fbf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_420,h_584,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/16_50_32_lapl5_ap4496%20wavelets%20copy%20ps%20(1).jpg) 


**Moon**

30 panel mosaic of the Moon.

![690x460](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/2X/2/2cba2114b0adcf3a73362bbb399e173c083af6f4.jpeg)


**Deepscape** the core of the Milky Way rises over the archaeological site of Yacoraite in the Andes. Image selected as NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day on May 8th 2021.

![690x460](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/2X/3/3f2bdc87017cd8a34137724f1d5aceb926eb5cf5.jpeg)

**Milky way Mosaic**

![690x460](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/2X/1/1b70940142967ce77186ed442560aae318969964.jpeg)


# Space in Cryptoart
Some of the most well known and successful artists use space imagery in their work, here’s just a few examples from top selling artists.

"[Dunescape XXIV](https://superrare.com/artwork-v2/dunescape-xxiv-21529)" by jstn

![690x460](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e2982b_8f1de2baefe44db9ae9c9a4447ff152f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_324,h_459,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/dunes%20by%20justin.jpg)

"[Space Pool](https://superrare.com/artwork-v2/space-pool-24421)" by MiraRuido

![690x460](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e2982b_406407f725fb47a7b1c13d7c68b90876~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_419,h_419,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Spacepool.jpg)

"[Follow Me](https://frankmoth.com/art/)" by Frank Moth

![690x460](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e2982b_3a0752b9dded461aa73b6bcd49abff8a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_419,h_559,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/follow%20me.jpg)

"[Space Head](https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/80558671166428787868845713215115341808432523639303049960578709593636244291585)" by xmuratakyol

![690x460](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e2982b_eca7c4610fda49da8bfdaed6303dbbc3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_421,h_544,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/space%20head.jpg)

# Media appearences:

Here are a few examples of my images in mainstream media in the past year. All images from the cc0 Image Bank that are published in the media will be credited to the author and Nouns DAO.

**Newsweek online edition**

![690x460](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e2982b_9f4055186e8f4d18a748a9264d9d312b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_503,h_510,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/newsweek.jpg)

**Nasa Moon account feature on Twitter**

![690x460](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/2X/b/b53f3e0708f97d50e83cece3c76fdebdc98655ab.jpeg)

**European Space Agency**

![690x460](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e2982b_757f0b3d634e4967ab6c4a2a14850d2f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_470,h_341,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/ESA.jpg)

**NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (exposure to 1.45 million followers on Twitter - 870k on Instagram)**

![690x460](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e2982b_e4c4405dd8534915ab55fa1c141e60e8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_391,h_609,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/apod.jpg)


**Deutsche Welle featured article on astrophotography**

![690x460](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e2982b_e831eafbca3048118f2efff173586d22~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_494,h_664,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/DW.jpg)

**Postage stamp by the Argentine Postal Service featuring my December 2020 Total Solar Eclipse photograph**

![690x460](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e2982b_391ef12c9ee74634a0830c47b56cf36a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_484,h_538,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/stamp.jpg)

All of the above are examples where the Nouns DAO could get exposure through this image bank.

In time, the repository can grow and add other categories of images for non space-related art.

# Deliverables and timeline

A website with the Nouns DAO branding with a set of 30 space images available for free download under a cc0 licence. 

Deep space images take anywhere from a couple of nights to entire weeks and require careful planning to obtain, so this is a slow rollout project. Tens of hours of exposures as well as extensive processing time are needed in order to capture these objects, and most objects only appear in the night sky during limited periods of time during the year so the collection would be slowly built throughout an entire year. Some of the images will be shot from my rooftop observatory but others require traveling to dark sky sites. The images will be a balanced mix of deep space objects shot on telescopes, solar system bodies (Sun, Moon and planets), widefield images (star fields, milky way shots, star trail images) and landscape astrophotography, to offer a wider variety of objects and backdrops for artists.

Launch of the website would be scheduled six months after proposal is approved with an initial amount of 15 images at launch, and another 15 images would be added after a second six month period (this second update could be scheduled at shorter, more frequent intervals with a smaller amount of images).

# Budget

Project management and execution, consisting of planning and acquiring the images throughout a one year period - 5 Eth

Equipment upgrades (purchases to upgrade equipment already owned) - 3 eth

Expenses for dark sky sites travel - 2 eth

Website development and maintenance (according to scope of this proposal) - 2 eth

Total: 12 Eth

**Thank you for reading! Space is the Place!**

![bts|690x460]( https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard21/uploads/nouns/original/2X/1/119e0d9c31a8ea8a0cec00f30be3cd5ca49a5493.jpeg)

niftynaut put this proposal for [CosmosAstroArt](https://twitter.com/cosmosastroart) on-chain. nifty ≠ Cosmos

# Nouns cc0 Space Image Bank

# Nouns @ Art Basel (Basel, Switzerland)

# tl;dr
Nounify Basel using Guerrilla Marketing during 2 days of the Art Basel fair through various marketing campaigns, tying it up with my ([@beautyandpunk](https://twitter.com/beautyandpunk)) panel at the event.
For that, I’m asking the DAO for 16 ETH.

![B x Nouns at Art Basel](https://i.postimg.cc/7YwfdS1h/BatBasel.png)[B @ Art Basel](https://artbasel.com/events/detail/28655/Conversations-The-New-Patrons-NFT-Collectors-and-Supporters/18954)

# What is Art Basel?

![Art Basel](https://thumbs.gfycat.com/ChubbyFantasticBallpython-size_restricted.gif)

[Art Basel](https://artbasel.com/basel), exhibiting art of the 20th and 21st centuries, is indisputably the world’s leading fair in the international art market. Around 250 selected galleries from around the world present modern and contemporary works of high quality, making the fair the most important temporary museum.
Basel is where the art world meets. Art Basel is a meeting place for artists, art collectors and many celebrities from the art scene. The high-calibre exhibitions showcase various art forms, with both works by modern masters and art by emerging talents. Art Basel brings the art world to life – which is probably why it is so successful. 
The 2019 show in Basel attracted 93,000 visitors over six days. It presented 290 galleries from 35 countries, exhibiting the work of over 4,000 artists.

# What do we want to do?

Guerrilla marketing to make Nouns visible throughout the city during the 15th and 16th of June, all done through a marketing agency. How do we want to do that?
+ Give away chocolate! Distribute chocolate in Nouns branded packaging (containing a QR code to direct to nouns.wtf)
[![Choconouns](https://i.postimg.cc/kgJhhYh4/Choconoun-04.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/N5n4KDtq)
+ Floor ads (with chalk): Noggles will be spray painted in 50 placements in various places in the city
[![Floor ads](https://i.postimg.cc/W4tYsFVc/Choconoun-02.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/2qR7w530)
+ Posters: posters containing a Noun and a QR code will be placed around the city either in grids (3x3 and 2x2) or singles.
[![Posters](https://i.postimg.cc/y6nf3yNC/b4156choco.png)](https://postimg.cc/PNpbBZZS)
+ “Thomas Noun Affair” mob: we’ll have 12 people walking around the city wearing the same purple wig I will use for my panel (to maintain my anonymity) and large irl 3D printed Noggles on their heads. This is what I will be wearing at the event, with the difference that I will wear [Salvino D’Armati's](https://twitter.com/SalvinoArmati) creation. This will tie the marketing with a Nouner on Art Basel’s stage.
[![Thomas Noun](https://i.postimg.cc/rmsDnT5J/Thomas-Noun.png)](https://postimg.cc/nj8Vr6Rj)
+ Walking boards LED with QR code: 6 LED Boards with visible QR Code with people walking around the city with it.
[![Walking boards](https://i.postimg.cc/dV5SMRz9/Choconoun-03.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/0zJCDS56)


Total budget: 16 ETH
Breakdown:
+ chocolate: 1.4 ETH
+ floor ads: 2.4 ETH
+ posters: 2.6 ETH
+ mob: 2.7 ETH
+ 3D printed Noggles: 1.1 ETH
+ walking boards: 4.2 ETH
+ Social Media content creation (film and pictures): 0.3 ETH
+ Project Management (Swiss agency): 1.2
+ Graphic work (they create the visual for the boards and the posters): 0.1 ETH

Yours truly,
Um abraço,
B

⌐◨-◨

# Nouns @ Art Basel (Basel, Switzerland)

# Protect Treasury (down $43M since April)

Since its peak in April, the treasury has gone from $78M to $35M.

People calculate their expenditures in their native currency (typically dollars) and pay people in the same.

Having some bit in USD allows us to protect against massive downside while being able to pay people in the currency they calculate and pay everyone else in.

This was proposed months ago, and ignored - while such action wouldn't have saved an immense amount of cash, a 10% hedge would have saved ~$4M (which can fund A LOT of cool nounish things).

You might think that ETH can't go any lower, but keep in mind that it went from $1400 to $70 (-95%), right now we are at (-72%) with -95% being at around a price of $250. That would leave our treasury at $6.5M. 

I'm not saying that ETH is going that low, but it's not out of the question in crypto.

To add, we can always buy the ETH back. We have so much ETH, would it hurt to hedge against the chance of an additional 80% drop?

Do the prudent thing. Protect our treasury. Convert 10% of the treasury to USDT.

I'm not adding a transaction because there are a lot of ways to skin this cat and it may best be done with a TWAP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU9Daiu5XoM

~ Honk diddly.

# Protect Treasury (down $43M since April)

# MOOØNBEANS: Nouns Baked Beans

**TL;DR**

MOOØNBEANS is a project that produces and sells premium OpenSauce baked beans, and proliferates Nouns by getting them into grocery stores. This is a world first: a community-owned baked bean brand, and a true collaboration between Nouns and Sublime Butter (that’s us). To deliver on this vision, we’re asking for $150,000 (c.135 Ether).

---

**Who we are**

We’re Sublime Butter Ltd. We’re a UK-based butter company with a huge array of awards under our belt. We have excellent in-roads with distributors, a proven track record of amazing product development, and a profound understanding of brand.

[![https://i.ibb.co/949CgRH/Awards.jpg](https://i.ibb.co/949CgRH/Awards.jpg)](https://sublimebutter.com/)

But that’s not all. We have in our midst a team of powerful developers, designers, storytellers, marketers and strategists who are at the absolute top of their game. Between us we have won two Emmy awards, three Webby awards, and had two BAFTA nominations.

---

**What are the opportunities?**

1) There are a variety of legal, regulatory and licensing must-haves required to be an FMCG brand. It also takes a lot of skill, knowledge and experience to develop, produce and distribute a successful FMCG product. This makes it a tough market for a DAO to break into. UNLESS you have us as a partner. 

2) The baked bean industry in the UK is ENORMOUS. Brits get through two million tins of them every single day. And yet, it is one of the plainest and most uninventive verticals on a supermarket shelf. We think this makes it ripe for disruption.

---

**Introducing MOOØNBEANS**

Nouns-branded baked beans, developed according to Sublime’s incredible recipe. Each 400g tin will be sold for c. £2.50.

We really want to stress that this is a true collaboration, a first-of-type web3/CC0/real-world merger. Nobody has ever done anything like this before, because such a relationship has never been fostered before. It’s truly symbiotic, totally unprecedented, and paints an extremely exciting picture for the future.

Each tin will feature a Nouns character that is also represented in our marketing and on-site. We’re thinking four tin variants should be a good place to start for launch.

Nouns DAO will get **20% of all profits** from MOOØNBEANS sales. 

Moreover, getting this right (which we know we will) opens up a huge range of other opportunities in the FMCG space, and therefore a huge range of prospective revenue streams into the Nouns ecosystem. 

![https://i.ibb.co/mHg8fJr/Can-V2.jpg](https://i.ibb.co/mHg8fJr/Can-V2.jpg)

*Here’s a mock-up of some tins. Note: This is **super early,** and designed for illustrative purposes only. The actual branding, tins, website, etc. — all of which are a part of the scope of work — will be truly, abundantly Nounish.*

---

**Why we’re doing this**

- We believe in web3/CC0
- We love Nouns and everything it represents; we want to raise awareness of Nouns in an area that’s usually difficult to break into
- We want to position Sublime as a pioneering FMCG brand in the web3 space
- We believe there are a range of collaboration opportunities here, and this is an excellent test case for future disruption together
- We want to build a solid foundation for the wider MOOØNBEANS ecosystem

**Budget**

We are asking for $150k USD to take MOOØNBEANS to market (c.135 $ETH at the time of writing). Proposal costings within the model have been denominated in fiat because of the nature of FMCG engagements and their payments.

Budget Breakdown

- Brand & Product Development – $25k USD
- Website & eCom – $25k USD
- Initial MOOØNBEAN Production – $35k USD
- Initial Marketing – $65k USD
- **Total: $150k**

Profits from MOOØNBEANS will be consolidated in ETH and proportionally distributed back to a Nouns wallet address of your choosing on a monthly basis from month seven post launch.

A full model for the proposal is available as a spreadsheet on request.

**Deliverables**

In terms of our approach to delivering this project, we wanted to stress that we’ll be operating with full transparency. MOOØNBEANS will function as a distinct profit centre, and all accounts will be made public for the Nouns community to view. 

In terms of specifics, we’ll be delivering the following:

- Brand development for MOOØNBEANS
- Content strategy
- Product development
- Distribution strategy (UK first, then US by next year)
- Basic website development
- Integrated eCom functionality built into both [mooonbeans.com](https://mooonbeans.com) and [sublimebutter.com](http://sublimebutter.com) enabling the purchase of MOOØNBEANS
- Marketing plan with a heavy focus on mainstream consumer press

**Benefits to Nouns**

- Access to CPG/FMCG
- Real world revenues; first of its kind
- Major marketing and PR exposure
- Exciting new way to get people into crypto
- Future potential (e.g. other verticals)

**Timings**

---

![https://i.ibb.co/HFYQt37/Whats-App-Image-2022-06-10-at-11-57-31-AM.jpg](https://i.ibb.co/HFYQt37/Whats-App-Image-2022-06-10-at-11-57-31-AM.jpg)


**Future Phases**

If you’ve seen V1 of this proposal, you’ll know that we have a big vision for MOOØNBEANS. One that extends beyond physical products. Once we have successfully delivered on this core proposition, we have a huge range of ideas that will deepen and enhance it — with a view to stimulating mass consumer adoption, further proliferating Nouns and its derivatives, and creating other FMCG goods that will expand the Nouns x Sublime brand universe. Ideas like:

- Educational content that guides novices through their first crypto transactions/interactions
- Games, stories, and easter eggs that spotlight Nouns and other communities

**Transaction Details**

tx1: 135E to sublime.eth (proposal funding)

tx2: 0.69E to apenoun.eth (coordination & prop building)

N.b. The plan will be to convert all the ETH to USDC/stablecoin assuming proposal passes

**Project updates**

Fortnightly Twitter Spaces

Fortnightly Medium progress update posts

Discord community updates

---

**Closing**

Thanks so much for reading and considering our proposal, Nouners. We’re always around to answer questions or even just to chat, so we look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best wishes,

Team MOOØNBEANS

# MOOØNBEANS: Nouns Baked Beans

# NOUNS IN RIO - Nouns to be a part of the 1st Brazilian international NFT exhibition

# tl;dr

Nouns to be a part of the 1st Brazilian international NFT exhibition held in Rio de Janeiro.
30 June until 3 July 2022
22 ETH

⌐◨-◨


[![nounify-Rio.png](https://i.postimg.cc/XYbwhQSz/nounify-Rio.png)](https://postimg.cc/zVxbHwfC)


# WHAT?  

# The “11 Nouns as part of the exhibition” is already a done deal!

11 Nouns will be displayed during the event in Rio and on 300+ digital billboards in Rio de Janeiro (6.7 million people) and São Paulo (12.3 million people).

[![Billboards.png](https://i.postimg.cc/25mdMTv5/Billboards.png)](https://postimg.cc/zytRRCxm)


This proposal is for expanding, even more, the exposure that Nouns will have during the event which will be held at Parque Lage (Rio de Janeiro).
Parque Lage is a point of reference for artistic experimentation, research and innovation.
In addition, it is an impressive century-old building in the middle of the largest urban forest in the world (image below).


[![Parque-Lage.png](https://i.postimg.cc/q7SK0L6n/Parque-Lage.png)](https://postimg.cc/wt5MQDVT)



This proposal is a part of the broader Nouns DAO Brazil initiative led by [B](https://twitter.com/beautyandpunk) (Noun #137) to Nounify Brazil and bring Portuguese language natives into Nouns.

Based on the success of Japan, Art Basel, Nouns in Hong Kong and NounsDAO Amigos, we propose the following:

1. Pay NFT Rio a sponsorship quota as a way of thanking the event for welcoming Nouns. (Nouns in Rio was their pinned tweet for over 1 week).
The quota will also add:
+ Nouns on their website**
+ Mention in NFT.Rio’s social media.
+ 20 minutes of Nouns 101 talk in the sponsors' room (by [Leo Clark](https://twitter.com/leoclark)).
+ Noggles image to be displayed in the institutional video (during the intervals between talks).
+ Tickets for parties (Full PDF with details available).

** As a sign of good faith Nouns have already been added to their website.
http://nftrio.io/


[![website.png](https://i.postimg.cc/qq9D3nFC/website.png)](https://postimg.cc/bS9RXGpz)

2. Photo and video crews dedicated to Nouns to document the event plus the digital billboards in Rio and São Paulo.
+ All the footage and photos are to be sent to the Marketing Studio cc0 stock.

3. Portuguese translation of Nouns.wtf (Done by [Fabio Seva](https://twitter.com/fabioseva)).

4. 1,000 A2 posters around Rio de Janeiro.
+ Like in the Hong Kong and Basel example, posters with QR code are to be spread throughout the city during the event.

5. Art contest on [NounsDAO Brazil](https://twitter.com/NounsDAOBrazil) | [NounsDAO Brasil](https://twitter.com/NounsDaoBrasil).
+ During the event, we will be reaching out to the Brazilian community and promoting a #nounish art contest with a 2 ETH prize split between 5 winners.

We will engage with the NFT community, host Twitter spaces and get them excited to work on Nouns-related art.

⌐◨-◨

# The 11 selected Nouns on the link below:
[Nouns in Rio - NFTs selection](https://docs.google.com/document/d/194Zf1zMpitWJnV2Y7a3pTyW2_PxMV1fGGKFlYI7Yuho/edit?usp=sharing)

# WHY?

We already have great exposure as part of the exhibition alongside some of the great names in the space**. For a reasonable amount, we can thank them (and get the added bonus of being a part of the sponsors) and gain valuable media, footage/photos, as well as live Noun-pilling the audience and guests.

This will be a defining event for NFTs in Brazil.

This is a great opportunity to proliferate Nouns in Rio, also supporting the work being done with [NounsDAO Brazil](https://twitter.com/NounsDAOBrazil) | [NounsDAO Brasil](https://twitter.com/NounsDaoBrasil).

With the potential to reach millions of people and a very diverse art culture, we believe that Nounify Brazil and NounsDAO Brazil will have a great impact on inspiring and helping local communities, and at the same time bring valuable #nounish builders to Nouns.

** Including artworks from Justin Aversano, XCOPY, WoW and others (see image below)


[![Artists.png](https://i.postimg.cc/FHWvYCZf/Artists.png)](https://postimg.cc/68vgS0Fw)


# WHEN?

Event dates:
# 30 June until 3 July

The organizers agreed to add us as sponsors even before the proposal is approved. Like good Brazilians, they have faith it will pass.

# BUDGET 22 ETH
1) Sponsorship (Bronze - Cheaper option): 7 ETH (The organizers agreed to the ETH amount independent of the conversion rate to fiat)
    Air ticket from NZ to Brazil for one ([Leo Clark](https://twitter.com/leoclark)): 4 ETH
2) 2x film and photo crews for 1 week (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo): 4 ETH
3) Portuguese translation of Nouns.wtf: 0.5 ETH
4) 1,000 A2 posters (Printing and placement): 1.5 ETH
5) Art contest on Nouns DAO Brasil Twitter: 2 ETH
6) Team: [Leo Clark](https://twitter.com/leoclark) + [Fabio Seva](https://twitter.com/fabioseva): 3 ETH
 

[![Sponsors.png](https://i.postimg.cc/QxzSVp78/Sponsors.png)](https://postimg.cc/WhM0HqSC)

# TEAM  

**B | Noun #137**: [@beautyandpunk](https://twitter.com/beautyandpunk), Discord: thebeautyandthepunk#8285

**Leo Clark**: [@leoclark](https://twitter.com/leoclark), Discord: leoclark.eth ⌐◨-◨#2267  
Nouns Filmmaker (Proposal #71 and Nouns News creator).
Will deliver the Noun 101 talk as well as coordinate the film and photo crew.

**fabioseva**: [@fabioseva](https://twitter.com/fabioseva), Discord: fabioseva#2655
Nouns + cc0 evangelist | LilNoun#125
Creator of Nouns fork [QueenE](https://rinkeby.queene.wtf/) (in test right now)
And responsible for the [Lil Nouns POAP](https://poap.delivery/1000lilnouns) done with @messhup and @worthalter
Will coordinate the printing and placement of posters.

Event website:
[NFT Rio](https://nftrio.io/)

Crypto team (NFT Rio creators / curators):
[Crypto Rastas](https://www.cryptorastas.com/)

Creative Studio (responsible for the physical event):
[SuperUber](https://superuber.com/)


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