A Year in Review
Well, not quite a whole year. For the past four months we’ve been reviewing data art projects from around the web. In 2012, we hope to further our discussion on the educational value of data art. Until...
View ArticleVisualizing the UNDP Human Development Report
On November 2, 2011, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released its newest Human Development Report, which provides a comprehensive data set on the overall well-being of nations. An...
View ArticleWriting Without Words
Stefanie Posavec is a London-based artist (originally from Colorado), who’s created a number of fantastically original projects–many related to literature. Especially marvelous is her series, Writing...
View ArticleVisualizing Paper Genealogy
Justin Matejka is a Research Assistant at Autodesk Research, a firm dedicated to innovation in digital prototyping, visualization, and simulation tools and techniques toward advancing design. As part...
View ArticleA Techrospective Infographic
Check out this timeline from Udemy called 2011: Techrospective. It’s a review of the biggest tech news of 2011, posted on Udemy’s blog. It’s a fairly simple interactive infographic if compared with...
View ArticleData Visualization + Learning: 5 Examples from EdLab
How can data be visualized to aid learning? Come check out our newest exhibition on the 3rd floor of the Gottesman Library open January 23 – May 31, 2012. Data visualization + Learning features five...
View ArticleA Visual Timeline: Famous Fiction Predicting the Future
Whether we are capable of warp speed in space, relying on androids or doomed to a barren apocalypse, humans cannot resist predicting their future. In this beautiful timeline, Italian visualization...
View ArticleWorld That Was
An incredible example of interactive technology, the World That Was Table is a communal learning tool that allows museum guests to access the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust’s extensive archives...
View ArticleDavid McCandless: On Data and Beauty
Designer David McCandless gives a TED Talk regarding the power of data and how visualizations can help us process information. He primarily discusses how data visualization focuses our overloaded...
View ArticlePersonal Wayfinding: Your Thoughts as Maps
Even after combing over almost every surface of the planet, humans continue to be fascinated by maps. Their ability to visually display how we perceive our surroundings compels us to constantly...
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