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Art Pathway C: See Data in Art & Make Data as Art(Overview)

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Step 2 of 3: Data as Art

Practice C1 focuses on how to:

  1. Analyze data visualizations to understand how design is used to communicate meaning
  2. Use art to represent and communicate data
  3. Create artistic works that incorporate data

Practice in Action

C1.1 An activity using this practice could have students analyze a data visualization to identify what data is being used, how that data is shown, what effect those visuals have (what story are they telling, what effect does it have on viewers), & evaluate whether the visualization tells the data story well. A lesson plan example of an activity with this design principle can be found here: Deconstructing a Data Viz

C1.2 An activity using this practice could have students use physical materials to represent data in a 3D sculpture A lesson plan example of an activity with this design principle can be found here: Data Sculpture

C1.3 An activity using this practice could ask students to produce and visualize personal data using Dear Data

Photo Credit: www.dear-data.com