Visualization of the futures

Teacher(s)

Samuel Huron

Goals

Using graphical and visual representations to question, study, represent and communicate scenarii about our future. The final goal of the workshop is to collectively create a map of possible futures, based on shared scientific and cultural references

Institution and classes

IGD (IPP), Recherche en design (ENS)

Number of students

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Duration

24h ~ 36h workshop

Theoretical and practical grounds

Information representation, visual perception and processing, graphical representations, computational modelling, prospective and speculative design

Equipment

Studio Design

Knowledge to acquire

The theory and common rules of information visualization, visual mapping (perception and processing), data analysis and data representation. Inventory of the current theories and models related to the anticipation of our future. Bases of prospective and speculative design. Introduction to data visualisation tools.

Skills to develop

  • Collecting and analyzing data (its nature and structure)
  • Designing representations (mapping the elements of the data we want to communicate to visual properties)
  • Methods of design thinking and information design

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Introduction for the 2nd production

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