Seeking alternative practices for visualizing data, I embarked on a research through design project. I interrogate how to recenter the embodied, situated nature of data through the design of Tsuga Convictio, an experimental data visualization that supports reflective community conversations. As a result, I discovered fluid, feminine, and ecological ways to create – and (re)enchant – data visualizations.
Play with the hemlock tree roots data visualization here.
My interview with ACM SIGGRAPH about the project
Context: Part of the IEEE VISAP 2020 proceedings, Carnegie Mellon University Master’s thesis in Design for Interactions; advised by Molly Steenson and Daragh Byrne
Time: 1 year, part time
Tools: Javascript (paper.js, ml5.js, p5.js)