Using an array of creative research methods, students will explore their environments, searching for data and identifying connective patterns, stories, and observations. They will collect and catalog their findings in evolving digital archives, iterating on modes of communication, techniques of design, methods of art practice, and applications of creative technology. Some topics to be covered include: archival research, documentary media, mapping, digital illustration, data collection & analysis, information graphics, and interaction design. Discussions on and responses to the work of data-driven artists, writers, filmmakers, designers, and engineers will provide context to these topics. Students will practice and investigate these approaches through the production of small, weekly creative projects. In-class exercises and demonstrations will introduce a range of digital production tools and technologies. The course will culminate in the production of a larger creative data visualization project. This final project will be built on the foundation of one or more of the smaller weekly sketches, developed and iterated upon throughout the semester.
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