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+ data points for this assignment. Record the data onto a numbered list every time it happens, and translate the list into array(s) in p5.js. Visualize your data intentionally so that it tells a meaningful story of your habit.
Design Constraint
Canvas Size: 600 x 600
Timeline
Due Date: 10/19
- Decide what kind of data you’d like to track, and collect seven days worth of data (20+ data points) in the form of a numbered list.
- Visualize your data using arrays and any other programming concepts you have learned in this class. How does your visualization tells a story of your data?
- 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.
- What did you learn about yourself through the process of self-tracking?
- What was gained / lost through the process of data visualization?
- On your portfolio page, please include the following:
- Your overall reflection on the assignment:
Submission Guidelines
Please submit your sketch to two places:
- Submit the sketch to Canvas Assignment 6
- Add the sketch to your Intro to Computational Media portfolio