Data, Art, Storytelling

Some of my data collection, Winter 2021.

Right now - I am partnering with a friend to collect data. Data is everywhere...whether we 'get it', like it, or not. While data isn't always accurate, it does have the potential to tell a story. And, in a way - your observations can become art.

Try it:
1. Grab pieces of scrap paper and markers/colored pencils/crayons.
2. Decide what you want to track - the number of times your dog barks, the number of times you say thank you...or you hear thank you, the intensity of the noises you hear and the amount of silence in your life. 
3. Make a key - use circles, lines, shapes, and colors to represent certain things.
4. Collect your data for a week. You will end up with a story...and something that resembles art. 
5. Make inferences and draw conclusions - analyze your data and let it tell you a story. Then ask yourself: what is missing from this data? Are there outliers? Could this data be manipulated? What themes exist?
6. Love this? Check out Observe, Collect, Draw! by Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec

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