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Making with Data
Physical Design and Craft in a Data-Driven World
Series: AK Peters Visualization Series
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The book provides a snapshot of practices used by contemporary designers, researchers, and artists who create objects, spaces, and experiences imbued with data. They draw from a range of domains and traditions, and represent a fascinating, inspiring, and revealing cross-section of contemporary maker and data culture.
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How can we give data physical form?
And how might those creations change the ways we experience data and the stories it can tell?
Making with Data: Physical Design and Craft in a Data-Driven World provides a snapshot of the diverse practices contemporary creators are using to produce objects, spaces, and experiences imbued with data. Across 25+ beautifully illustrated chapters, international artists, designers, and scientists each explain the process of creating a specific data-driven piece—illustrating their practice with candid sketches, photos, and design artefacts from their own studios.
The author website, featuring updates and more information about the projects behind the book, can be found here: https://makingwithdata.org/.
Featuring influential voices in computer science, data science, graphic design, art, craft, and architecture, Making with Data is accessible and inspiring for enthusiasts and experts alike.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781032207223
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 20 December 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Illustration: 1 Tables, color; 38 Line drawings, color; 17 Line drawings, black and white; 326 Halftones, color; 12 Halftones, black and white; 363 Illustrations, color; 30 Illustrations, black and white
Contributors:
- Edited by Samuel Huron
- Edited by Till Nagel
- Edited by Lora Oehlberg
- Edited by Wesley Willett
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 210.0mm
Height: 280.0mm
Weight: 1660g
Pages: 392
About the Author
Samuel Huron, Till Nagel, Lora Oehlberg, Wesley Willett
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