Data Project: Research Task
- omygraphics
- Dec 7, 2021
- 2 min read
It's the beginning of a new project! The Data Project is all about using data to create artwork and graphics outcomes.
The Brief:
Data: definition
Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
“There is very little data available.”
Data and activities relating to data can be explored through material choices, practical experimentations, reflective research and chance/risk. Practical experimentations could include photography, drawing, making and designing (amongst others). When images, objects and design solutions are creatively explored in this manner, the theme of data offers multiple connected opportunities for exploration.
Using the theme Data as a starting point, propose and execute an independent creative art & design investigation that explores the theme in a personal and insightful manner.
We began by mind mapping the theme data, what it is, what it means, and how to display it.
Research Task: Valentina D'Filippo
Next, we moved on to a research task. From a list of artists who use data as a starting point to their work, I chose Valentina D'Filippo, who designed the infographics for her book, "The Infographic History of the World".
Above is one of D'Fillipo's infographics about how much certain countries drink and smoke. She's used a bar chart to display her data. By changing the shape of the traditional straight-line bar chart, D'Fillipo has designed the chart to symbolise smoke from a cigarette and alcohol pouring out of a bottle. Each geographical location is colour coded, and because Western Europe has the greatest number of countries, the chart is predominantly yellow.
This infographic is from D'Filippo's book, The Infographic History of the World, and was published in 2013. This means that the data used will be from 2013 or before.
I haven't found any information on where the book was made. I don't assume it would make a difference to the information, because the data is not volatile (subject to rapid change).
According to D'Filippo herself, the book is an 'attempt to narrate history in an unconventional way'. The book was created along with data journalist James Ball to visually represent all 13.8 billion years of history.
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