Who Owns the Data? Self-Tracking to Health 2.0 Saturday, March 9 12:30PM – 1:30PM Sheraton Austin, Creekside In today’s world, it’s not enough to only consider how web and smart phone data influence your life. What about the data being collected about your health? In the past, data was paper based and technically was owned […]
Presenting Complex Information with Simplicity Monday, March 11 | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. In a digital age where there is no shortage of complex information, this panel aims to inspire attendees to clearly communicate complicated data through design. Panelists Vanessa Ruiz and Tristen George bring a unique and experienced perspective, and they aren’t simplifying your […]
KUT-FM’s Austin Music Map From Argentine tango to marching bands in canoes, music permeates every facet of life in Austin, often in unexpected ways. KUT-FM’s Austin Music Map combines digital audio and video, data and mapping, radio broadcast and user generated content to explore Austin’s eclectic music scene. Lead Producer Delaney Hall calls it a […]
Christopher Groskopf, lead developer of the 2011 Knight News Challenge winning PANDA Project, was here at SXSW Interactive showcasing a demo of the newsroom data appliance. Groskopf talked with me about how the PANDA Project looks to solve the problem of knowledge management in newsrooms.
Data visualizations gained popularity as a means to capture large amounts of information to create visually appealing and simplified means of explaining information. Some companies have begun to use graphical representations to show differences and quantities of data in a simplified form and provide more access to people with disabilities. “Graphical visualizations provide lots of […]