Data visualization as craft

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Title:	Data visualization as craft
Author:	Rowe, Cathryn Elaine
Abstract:	For my MFA, I have decided to explore data visualization not as an automated technology but as a craft—a systematic and precise practice done entirely by hand. Though the craft-based approach is not appropriate for all types of data creation and visualization, as an investigatory tool it grants a level of access and intimacy lacking in computerized analyses. I discuss the limitations and benefits of this type of approach, as well as provide an overview of key influences and precedents. I have also included select projects developed over the course of my studies that highlight my use of data visualization for a range of subjects and intents, including reading piano sheet music more easily and investigating a photographer’s compositional process. The report concludes by projecting how this craft-based approach for data visualization may be integrated with an automated method.
Department:	Design
Subject:	Data visualization Craft Graphic design System
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-05-3255
Date:	2011-05