{
  "id": "el-segundo-object-library-001",
  "name": "El Segundo Object Library",
  "edition": "Concept catalog / 01",
  "date": "2026-10-02",
  "canonical": "https://pointcast.xyz/object-library/",
  "description": "Borrow an idea. Try a ritual. Make it better. Six useful object concepts and a browser-only lending rehearsal connected to the El Segundo Weather & Living Atlas.",
  "disclosure": "Concept catalog and local demo only. No physical inventory, operating lending service, pickup, reservation, payment, shipment or factory submission exists. All object capabilities are proposed and unverified.",
  "boundaries": {
    "physicalInventory": false,
    "bookings": false,
    "payments": false,
    "submission": false,
    "factoryOperating": false,
    "storage": "browser-local; export and clear available"
  },
  "uses": [
    {
      "id": "focus",
      "name": "A calmer work session"
    },
    {
      "id": "room",
      "name": "A more comfortable room"
    },
    {
      "id": "outside",
      "name": "A better hour outside"
    },
    {
      "id": "weather",
      "name": "A small weather ritual"
    }
  ],
  "objects": [
    {
      "id": "turn",
      "number": "01",
      "name": "TURN",
      "type": "Focus Dial",
      "color": "coral",
      "utility": "focus",
      "tagline": "Give the next twenty minutes a shape.",
      "description": "A proposed tactile timer: choose a short interval, press to begin, then stop and decide what comes next. A small physical start instead of another open tab.",
      "ritual": "Write one task. Set twenty minutes. Put the phone aside. When the interval ends, stand, look away and decide whether to continue.",
      "experiment": "Compare a paper timer sketch with your current start ritual. Does one clear physical action make beginning easier?",
      "materials": "Rotary control / visible timer / removable foot",
      "boundary": "Concept only. No hardware has been built; the library demo does not run a timer or measure productivity.",
      "season": "summer",
      "weather": "Pair focused indoor work with a shaded outdoor break. Use the atlas to choose a comfortable window for your own location.",
      "question": "What would make starting feel easier?",
      "image": "turn.svg"
    },
    {
      "id": "glow",
      "number": "02",
      "name": "GLOW",
      "type": "Ambient Lamp",
      "color": "yellow",
      "utility": "room",
      "tagline": "A softer end to the day.",
      "description": "An imagined dimmable desk lamp with a warm evening setting and a simple off control. Light for a reading corner, a shared table or the moment work ends.",
      "ritual": "Choose one evening activity. Compare a low, indirect light with the room’s usual lighting. Keep enough light to move and read comfortably.",
      "experiment": "Try the ritual using an existing lamp. Notice glare, shadows and whether everyone in the room can use the control.",
      "materials": "Diffused shade / physical dimmer / repairable base",
      "boundary": "Concept only. Electrical safety, brightness, power use and accessibility need testing. No sleep or health effect is claimed.",
      "season": "winter",
      "weather": "Make a comfortable indoor corner for darker evenings; take daylight opportunities when local conditions allow.",
      "question": "Where would a little less glare help?",
      "image": "glow.svg"
    },
    {
      "id": "pip",
      "number": "03",
      "name": "PIP",
      "type": "Pocket Companion",
      "color": "blue",
      "utility": "outside",
      "tagline": "Keep the thought. Keep walking.",
      "description": "A proposed pocket-sized thought keeper with a deliberate button, a visible recording state and a review-and-erase ritual. Start with a paper card before adding electronics.",
      "ritual": "Take a familiar walk. Stop somewhere safe and jot one thought on a pocket card. Review it when you get home; keep only what you want.",
      "experiment": "Compare a small paper card with a phone note. Test whether either helps without interrupting the walk or drawing attention from your surroundings.",
      "materials": "Tactile button / visible state / explicit erase",
      "boundary": "Concept only. No recording, microphone, transcription or AI is active here. Any future recording requires deliberate consent and a clear storage policy.",
      "season": "spring",
      "weather": "Plan a walk with a layer and a local conditions check. The atlas explains the coast-to-inland differences that a calendar alone cannot resolve.",
      "question": "Which thought tends to disappear on a walk?",
      "image": "pip.svg"
    },
    {
      "id": "brim",
      "number": "04",
      "name": "BRIM",
      "type": "Shade Clip",
      "color": "green",
      "utility": "outside",
      "tagline": "A little shade, thoughtfully placed.",
      "description": "A speculative clip-on shade for a small stationary work surface. It studies a useful question: can a removable part make one outdoor reading spot more comfortable?",
      "ritual": "First use existing fixed shade. Compare surface glare and comfort at two times of day. Sketch where a small shade would help.",
      "experiment": "Make a paper form study indoors. A future outdoor prototype needs wind, attachment and material testing before anyone relies on it.",
      "materials": "Replaceable fabric / simple clip / small footprint",
      "boundary": "Concept only. No tested wind resistance, UV protection or cooling performance. Never attach an untested shade above people or use it during strong wind.",
      "season": "summer",
      "weather": "Use the atlas’s shade and timing guidance. Shade is one comfort tool; it does not replace heat alerts, water, sun protection or a cooler refuge.",
      "question": "Which small surface needs better shade?",
      "image": "brim.svg"
    },
    {
      "id": "pane",
      "number": "05",
      "name": "PANE",
      "type": "Window Signal",
      "color": "mint",
      "utility": "weather",
      "tagline": "A moment to check before opening.",
      "description": "A proposed manual window tag with three readable states: check outside, open if suitable, close if unsuitable. Words and shapes lead; color is a second cue.",
      "ritual": "Check outdoor temperature, air quality and current advisories before ventilating. Consider security, noise and household needs; update a paper tag yourself.",
      "experiment": "Try the three-state paper tag for a day. Does it help a household share a decision without implying an automatic safety judgment?",
      "materials": "Readable labels / tactile slider / no sensor required",
      "boundary": "Concept only. Not an air-quality sensor, purifier, smoke detector or assurance of safe air. No live conditions or automated ventilation decision is supplied.",
      "season": "fall",
      "weather": "Weather, heat and smoke can change the ventilation choice. Follow current local air-quality and weather guidance; historical patterns cannot decide for today.",
      "question": "What must you check before opening a window?",
      "image": "pane.svg"
    },
    {
      "id": "shell",
      "number": "06",
      "name": "SHELL",
      "type": "Rain Sleeve",
      "color": "pink",
      "utility": "weather",
      "tagline": "Keep the small things together.",
      "description": "A proposed removable cover for a notebook or everyday bag pocket. A simple wet-weather kit: keys, dry cloth and a place for the things you want to keep together.",
      "ritual": "Pack a small kit before a wet-weather outing. Use an existing protective pouch, keep hands free and change the outing when conditions are unsafe.",
      "experiment": "Test a paper fit and closure indoors. A later material prototype needs seam, leakage, durability and repair testing before a weatherproof claim.",
      "materials": "Replaceable sleeve / accessible closure / repair patch",
      "boundary": "Concept only. No tested water resistance or protection for electronics. Not flood gear or a reason to enter water, storm drains or closed routes.",
      "season": "winter",
      "weather": "Prepare a modest rain kit in the wet-season plan. Follow live warnings and route closures; an object cannot make a hazardous outing suitable.",
      "question": "What always gets misplaced when rain begins?",
      "image": "shell.svg"
    }
  ],
  "factory": {
    "name": "Local Object Factory",
    "status": "Proposed workshop and separate design study; no operating factory or built hardware claimed",
    "premise": "The library would test usefulness before a proposed local workshop commits to making more. TURN connects directly to the factory’s focus-dial study; the other library objects extend its quiet, repairable design questions.",
    "loop": [
      "Describe one use",
      "Build one supervised prototype",
      "Try it with consent",
      "Inspect and clean",
      "Record failures and repairs",
      "Improve the next version"
    ]
  },
  "productBrief": {
    "problem": "People may want to try an occasional object before buying it; makers need useful, consent-based feedback before producing more.",
    "audience": "Local adults, small households and makers exploring everyday focus, comfort and outdoor rituals.",
    "mvp": "This release: accessible concept catalog, useful first experiments, atlas connections, local demo card, reflection, export and clear.",
    "futureGate": "A physical pilot needs a named operator, tested units, accessible pickup, cleaning and inspection, repair capacity, liability review, transparent terms and a real inventory ledger before reservations can begin.",
    "success": "First evaluate whether people understand the concept boundary, can finish the demo without help and can describe one useful change. A future supervised pilot could track reuse, maintenance time and completed returns.",
    "nonGoals": "No sales, live inventory, availability claims, deposits, identity collection, logistics, autonomous AI or community submissions in this release."
  },
  "businessCase": {
    "hypothesis": "A small shared pool could reduce unnecessary ownership and reveal which objects deserve local repair and production. This is an untested hypothesis, not an impact claim.",
    "costs": "Model prototype and replacement cost, inspection and cleaning time, storage, staffing, repair parts, loss, insurance and accessible pickup. Operator time may dominate inexpensive objects.",
    "model": "Compare a free supervised research pool, partner-supported library and later paid membership only after operational evidence. No partner or funding commitment is claimed.",
    "decision": "Proceed from paper studies to a supervised pilot only if a named operator can support safe use and returns. Stop or redesign objects with weak utility, unclear instructions or excessive maintenance.",
    "evidence": "Proposed interviews and observation of consenting adults; no participant research, fabricated testimonials or measured demand is claimed."
  },
  "provenance": {
    "creator": "Original hand-coded SVG illustrations by Codex for PointCast, 2026-10-02",
    "reference": "Nouns pixel-object culture and square glasses inspire these new characters. No Noun token image, token ID, official asset file or generated Nouns trait is used.",
    "nouns": "https://nouns.wtf/",
    "cc0": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/",
    "affiliation": "Independent PointCast concept. No Nouns DAO sponsorship, approval or official affiliation is claimed.",
    "license": "These original object-character SVGs are dedicated to CC0 1.0. Website code follows the repository license."
  }
}