Data Visualization + AI Exhibition
Three data visualization and AI-related projects on display throughout the day in the Center for Design:
Deconstructing Proxies, authored by Steven Geofrey and Ilya Vidrin and based on the choreographic work titled Proxies produced by Vidrin, is a case study on interactions between dance, technology and design. The exhibition demonstrates how Proxies investigates the use of data visualization to translate data captured by wearable pressure sensors into a real-time visual representation that renders visible the invisible dimensions of somatic partnering.
Generative Persuasion, a collaboration between Jennifer Gradecki and Derek Curry, is an interactive installation that invites viewers to generate tailored propaganda and conspiracy theories on a military-style portable computing center using advanced artificial intelligence and personality-based microtargeting. The project reveals how effective LLMs are at generating inauthentic content designed to influence politics or polarize the public.
Poetry Camera by Kelin Zhang is a camera that prints poems of what it sees. It is a toy for creative experimentation with Large Language Models, inviting the photographer to see the world around them in a new light.
Associate Professor, Art + Design, CAMD
Associate Teaching Professor and Coordinator of Creative Coding, Art + Design, CAMD
Associate Professor, Art + Design, CAMD
Choreographer, Dramaturg and Director, The Partnering Lab; Assistant Professor, Theatre, CAMD
Adjunct Professor, Industrial Design, Rhode Island School of Design
Data, Algorithms, Sound and Design (Research)
As an intentional, design-driven approach to data sonification continues to evolve at the intersection of scientific analysis and artistic exploration, this session highlights emerging research directions and community-driven initiatives, with topics ranging from autographic sonification to the application of machine learning in machine listening. Updates from the field include the Data Sonification Archive, now featuring over 500 projects; the newly launched Data Sonification Awards, which received 80+ applications and engaged 15 jurors; and the Dagstuhl seminar, “What You Hear is What You See? Integrating Sonification and Visualization,” where faculty, scholars, and researchers from more than 20 institutions examined the integration of data sonification and visualization. In addition to these discussions, a hands-on activity invites students, faculty, and practitioners to explore how soundscape analysis can support sustainability in the textile industry.
Founding Director, Center for Design; Professor, Art + Design, CAMD
Associate Professor, Mechanics, Design and Industrial Management Management, University of Deusto
Professor and Researcher, Mechanics, Design and Industrial Management, University of Deusto
Photos by Rongrong (Juno) Zhu.
Incorporating Data, Algorithms and Systems in Design Teaching
The information revolution is accelerating an ongoing transformation of culture, society, markets, and politics. It continues to change how we work, learn, play, spend, vote… and design. Design practice and teaching have long grappled with “computing,” first as a new tool, then as a new communications medium, and now as a new material that can augment existing systems and enable new ones. This panel discusses early efforts to incorporate data, algorithms and systems into design learning-by-doing, as well as historical roots of thinking-by-making with information, and possible futures.
Founding Director, Center for Design; Professor, Art + Design, CAMD
Partner, Dubberly Design Office; Senior Adjunct Professor, Graduate Interaction Design Program, California College of the Arts
Professor, Art + Design, CAMD
Herbert A. Simon Professor in Computer Science and HCII, The School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Director, Master of Design Program; Associate Professor, Architecture, College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley
Adjunct Professor, Industrial Design, Rhode Island School of Design
Photos by Marian Siljeholm.
Media Studios Organization Tour
The Northeastern College of Arts, Media and Design Media Studios Organization leads a tour around campus of the Immersive Media Lab, the Game Design Lab and the Makerspaces.
Sonification in Ableton Live with Manifest Audio
This interactive introduction to Manifest Audio’s Sonification Tools is led by artist and lead developer Noah Pred. This session explores the creative potential of the Max for Live devices designed to bring data-driven composition into modern music production workflows. Pred demonstrates the fundamental capabilities and various sonification modes of these tools and shows how they can be applied in various contexts, highlighting applications in music, multimedia and beyond. Following the one-hour presentation, a 30-minute Q & A session provides attendees with the opportunity to engage directly with Pred, delving into the technical and conceptual aspects of his approach to sonification, Max for Live and generative instrument design.
Creative Director and Lead Developer, Manifest Audio
The Data Sonification Awards Concert
The evening concert showcases some of the awarded entries for the first edition of the Data Sonification Awards.
Founding Director, Center for Design; Professor, Art + Design, CAMD
