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For anyone outside of the programming world, the word ‘data’ may evoke thoughts of a cellphone bill gone awry. Or perhaps a Facebook comment that has so hauntingly followed you around the internet with all-knowing advertising. Data-mining aside, does this form of information have more to offer than a golden ticket for market researchers?
Jer Thorp's presentation at this years TEDxVancouver further questioned the weight of data and the role it plays in the history we are creating for ourselves. By outlining the possibilities for the contextualization of data in a human form, Thorp demonstrates how data can bring to life our own personal narratives. These sometimes cheapened or reductionist forms of communication take on a whole new form of life when retraced as a story. Thorp invites creatives of all walks to get involved with this visual narrative. There’s no doubt that this idea calls for a new respect in the way we use the technologies that are definitive to our collective memory.
Jer Thorp's presentation at this years TEDxVancouver further questioned the weight of data and the role it plays in the history we are creating for ourselves. By outlining the possibilities for the contextualization of data in a human form, Thorp demonstrates how data can bring to life our own personal narratives. These sometimes cheapened or reductionist forms of communication take on a whole new form of life when retraced as a story. Thorp invites creatives of all walks to get involved with this visual narrative. There’s no doubt that this idea calls for a new respect in the way we use the technologies that are definitive to our collective memory.
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