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Abstract:
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For my MFA , I have decided to explore data visualization not as an automated technology but as a craft—a systematic and precise practice done entirely by hand . Though the craft -based approach is not appropriate for all types of data creation and visualization , as an investigatory tool it grants a level of access and intimacy lacking in computerized analyses . I discuss the limitations and benefits of this type of approach , as well as provide an overview of key influences and precedents . I have also included select projects developed over the course of my studies that highlight my use of data visualization for a range of subjects and intents , including reading piano sheet music more easily and investigating a photographer’s compositional process . The report concludes by projecting how this craft -based approach for data visualization may be integrated with an automated method . |