Ed Schlossberg, Spatial Information Design Lab

We live in the age of information. The world is an interconnected system where "everything" appears to be cross-linked with everything. With the vast quantity of complex information that we need to understand, rank and communicate, information design becomes fundamental. Therefore, more and more information is being visualized, extending the application of diagrams far beyond the classical field of use. The Data Visual, a university-wide symposium run by Ed Schlossberg of ESI Design and hosted by the Spatial Information Design Lab at GSAPP introduces the possibility of collaboration between academic disciplines working with data that demonstrate visual potential - from the computer sciences to biology to journalism. The symposium will serve as a forum to expose, explore, and strategize new techniques for data visualization and its role in contemporary society.

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Symposium Speaker Schedule

Fall 09

September 21: Tony Jebara, Department of Computer Science

October 19: GSAPP Faculty:
+ David Benjamin, Living Architecture Lab
+ Mark Collins & Toru Hasegawa, Proxy
+ Laura Kurgan & Sarah Williams, Spatial Information Design Lab

November 16: GIS 3.0 Conference at Low Library, Hosted by the Mailman School of Public Health

November 30: Steven Feiner, Department of Computer Science

Past Speakers:

Russell Chun, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Brad Paley, Director of Information Esthetics