Now & Again: Data Visualization
Audience: UC Davis Campus
Location: Cruess Hall Open Lab and Lobby
Purpose: This exhibition featured 13 large-scale installations that presented data related to connectivity and our planet.
Pre-Production
Spatial Design
Spatial Design
Spatial Design
Installations were organized to be near sub-themes that connected to one another with consideration for preferred lighting and space for interaction.
Labels
Spatial Design
Spatial Design
Stands were produced to carry Designer's statements and references for their data.
Large-Scale Installation
Please Read to Me: How Illiteracy Impacts US
Visualization
Misinformation Ogre (Miso)
Misinformation Ogre (Miso)
Misinformation Ogre (Miso)
The Ogre represented misinformation in media. Tags of information highlight common red flags in semi-fake news. The scale emphasizes the 54% of Americans who read below a 6th grade level.
Areas of Literacy
Misinformation Ogre (Miso)
Misinformation Ogre (Miso)
Literacy took form in different research technology throughout history. Each section presents a different form of literacy including interest in research, oral communication, and critical thinking.
Interpretation
Comics
Comics
Comics
The literacy portion of the installation is very data heavy. The interpretation follows a wizard breaking down the data and applying it to life.
Zines
Comics
Comics
The zine allows the viewer to take actions to navigate misinformation in media with them and connects the sections of the installation.
Interaction
Levels
Discovery
Discovery
The levels had different forms of interaction: the QR code on top leads to the comic, the sliders allow viewers to answer questions, and the cards flip up to reveal more interpretation.
Discovery
Discovery
Discovery
Viewers are led by the literacy shelf to investigate the ogre to learn more about red flags in media.