We live in the age of information. The world is an interconnected system where "everything" appears to be cross-linked with everything. With the vast quantity of complex information that we need to understand, rank and communicate, information design becomes fundamental. Therefore, more and more information is being visualized, extending the application of diagrams far beyond the classical field of use. The Data Visual, a university-wide symposium run by Ed Schlossberg of ESI Design and hosted by the Spatial Information Design Lab at GSAPP introduces the possibility of collaboration between academic disciplines working with data that demonstrate visual potential - from the computer sciences to biology to journalism. The symposium will serve as a forum to expose, explore, and strategize new techniques for data visualization and its role in contemporary society.
Speaker Lineup:
October 19
+ David Benjamin, Living Architecture Lab
+ Marc Collins & Toru Hasegawa, Proxy
+ Laura Kurgan & Sarah Williams, Spatial Information Design Lab