Data physicalisation

We created some huge infographics for the annual report of ablynx, this year we went up 30 metres heigh, used 750 sticks and hundred of metres and dropped 22 ton of black sand on a field. Creative Director: Jim Van Raemdonck, Field Work: Phoebe De Corte, …

Commuting to work on public transportation is often very frustrating. It’s unpredictable, I am not in control, and it’s stressful when I could end up being late for work. I can say with certainty…

This is an unusual viz — for a variety of reasons — so here’s a quick guide to reading it: the two dials represent twelve hours of the day (a.

A collection of necklaces and sunglasses visualizes air pollution levels.

A more aware society may give rise to a healthier society. The more people are informed, higher are the chances to prevent cancer in its…

A hand-made visualization was done to connect 2385 paragraphs of the German Civil Code by 1896. Every paragraph contains a number of references to other paragraphs. In the physical visualization each reference was visualized through red threads.

Nobel prize winning crystallographer Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin created another physical visualization in the mid 1940's, showing part of the structure of penicillin. An original of this artifact is in the Oxford Museum of the History of Science. This technique recently inspired artist Angela Palmer for her glass portraits. Sources: Lachlan Michael and David Cranswicka (2008) Busting out of crystallography's Sisyphean prison: from pencil and paper to structure solving at the press of a button…

An area chart created with LEGO bricks. Each colour presents a single domain in the 2011 Polish budget. Source: Przemyslaw Biecek (2012) SmarterPoland.

Data Flow 2 | by Sarah Illenberger. Using physical objects to represent data.

In order to prepare knowledge for communication/knowledge transfer you need to be creative. If you are a knowledge worker it is especially helpful to be creative with your hands. It is relaxing and…