Over the last couple months I’ve had the chance to develop a series of “paintings” for the fiberoptic tapestry, a new display system developed by artists Ligorano/Reese. It is essentially a hand-woven canvas of optic fibers, each illuminated by an electronically-controlled LED. The result is incredibly beautiful and expressive, producing a painterly effect. I was [...]
In order to visualize multiple variables in a single time series, a stacked area (sometimes called a “stream”) chart is often useful. I am currently doing research for an upcoming visualization that will trace the development of ideas through a conversation. Unable to find processing code to create an area chart, I decided to write [...]
Over the last few weeks I’ve been exploring language and words and how to deal with them algorithmically. Lately I’ve been thinking about ways to visualize various aspects of language, and one of the first that came to mind was the idea of representing the sound of words with color.
I am using the Carnegie Mellon [...]
