Critical Computation

Dear Data (2016) by Georgia Lupi & Stefanie Posavec

Data Portrait

Objective

Create a data portrait out of a personal habit of yours.

Description

For Assignment 6, you will spend a week tracking a personal habit of yours to create a data-self portrait. Choose the personal habit mindfully — you will need to collect 20 ~ 50 data points for this assignment. Record the data onto a numbered list every time it happens, and translate the list into array in p5.js. Animate your data self-portrait using any of the programming concepts you’ve learned in this class. Include an instruction on your CC portfolio to teach your audience how to read your data self-portrait.

Design Constraint

Canvas Size: 600 x 600

Timeline

Part 1 : DUE 10/13 (BFA Thursday section DUE: 10/12)

1. Decide what kind of data you’d like to track, and collect two days worth of data in the form of a numbered list. Be prepared to share this in CC Lab.
2. Present your idea & data in CC Lab, and translate your numbered list into an array during class.

Part 2: DUE 10/20 (BFA Thursday section DUE: 10/19)

1. Once you have gathered seven days worth of data, animate your data portrait using any programming concepts you’ve learned in CC.
On your CC portfolio page, please include the following:
• A description of your Data Portrait. What was the personal habit you were trying to track?
• An instruction for the viewers on how to read your data portrait.
• Describe your design process. Include your numbered list and any other sketches or images that would help us better understand your process.
Your overall reflection on the assignment:
• What did you learn about yourself through the process of self-tracking?
• What was gained / lost through the process of data visualization?

Submission Guidelines

Please submit your sketch to two places:

1. Submit the sketch to the CC Lab class Canvas Assignment 6
2. Add the sketch to your Critical Computation portfolio

Tutorials

• 6 Array, Empty Array, Array + for Loop (YouTube), Katherine