Practical project step 7: The finished product
The Friendly Data Monitor was now ready for action! I checked everything was working, and posed it for a photo shoot…
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Practical project step 1 – Getting started
This practical project requires us to develop a physical product that uses some of the enhanced design tools and technologies we have learnt about. The first step is to write the brief – define the objectives, the detailed requirements and the process to follow, and do any necessary research. I decided to work on something …
Data visualisation and artificial intelligence
In week 7 of our Enhanced Design Tools course, guest lecturer Dale Patterson gave a talk about data visualisation and artificial intelligence. This article is a summary of some of the concepts he discussed. Data is all around us, and there is huge potential for designers to help people make sense of this sea of …
Visualising BIG data
This report looks at the disruptive effect big data is having on the visualisation of information, by first investigating the objectives of visualising data, then examining the attributes, uses and risks of big data, and finally analysing the opportunities in this area of visual communication design.