Jer Thorpe on “Data” and “History”
From the description:
At TEDxVancouver in November of last year, data artist and NYTLabs artist in residence Jer Thorpe talked about all matters relating to “data” and “history”, meanwhile showcasing his impressive range of creative data visualization projects, that all combine qualities of science, art and design.
A deeply moving and informative presentation on “data” and “history.”
Among other things, Jer talks about the HyperCard program for the early Macs, which enabled users to create not only their own information tracking programs but their own programs proper.
And you get a peek at exploration and visualization tools that “place data in human context.”
The visualization of threads of communication about New York Times stories is my current favorite. Which one is yours?
The thought does occur to me that having a HyperCard like application to enable analysts to create interchangeable mappings or analysis of data could be quite useful in a number of contexts.