Dear Colleagues and Friends, Our new book edited with Till Nagel, Lora Oehlberg and Weseley Willet is out ! ** Abstract ** "MAKING WITH DATA: Physical Design and Craft in a Data-Driven World" provides a snapshot of the diverse practices contemporary creators are using to produce objects, spaces, and experiences imbued with data. Across 25+ beautifully-illustrated chapters, international artists, designers, and scientists each explain the process of creating a specific data-driven piece—illustrating their practice with candid sketches, photos, and design artifacts from their own studios. Featuring influential voices in computer science, data science, graphic design, art, craft, and architecture, Making with Data is accessible and inspiring for enthusiasts and experts alike. Get the book at https://bit.ly/MKWD-CRC or in any bookstore. Also check out our Blog (https://bit.ly/MKWDBlog), Twitter ( https://twitter.com/makingwithdata), and Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/makingwithdata/) for inspiration and background information. ** Endorsement ** *"This book has fresh inspirations from innovative artist-inventors who open up new possibilities for anyone who has data that tells a story. It makes me want to turn on the laser cutter and restart the 3D printer to fabricate something startling, informative, and eye opening."* Ben Shneiderman, Professor, Computer Science, University of Maryland "This timely book explores new ways data is penetrating our living environment and is crossing the boundary between the physical and the digital. A compelling read for any data enthusiast!" Carlo Ratti, Director, MIT Senseable City Lab "*You will discover both an exhibition of wonderful data-inspired works as well as the backstories of each of these pieces. A mind-blowing collection highlighting what is happening at the frontiers of art and sciences in this new field of data design.*" Giorgia Lupi, partner at Pentagram and author of Dear Data ** Table of contents ** Series Foreword - Alberto Cairo and Tamara Munzner Foreword - Barbara Tversky Foreword - Hiroshi Ishii Introduction - Samuel Huron, Till Nagel, Lora Oehlberg, and Wesley Willett Handcraft Introduction - Sheelagh Carpendale and Lora Oehlberg Snow Water Equivalent - Adrien Segal Life in Clay - Dr. Alice Thudt V-Pleat Data Origami - Sarah Hayes Anthropocene Footprints - Mieka West Endings - Loren Madsen Participation Introduction - Georgia Panagiotidou and Andrew Vande Moere Cairn - Pauline Gourlet and Thierry Dassé SeeBoat - Laura Perovich Let’s Play with Data - Jose Duarte and EasyDataViz 100% [City] - Rimini Protokoll ( Helgard Haug, Stefan Kaegi, and Daniel Wetzel) Data Strings - Daniel Pearson, Pau Garcia, and Alexandra de Requesens Digital Production Introduction - Yvonne Jansen Chemo Singing Bowl - Stephen Barrass Wage Islands - Ekene Ijeoma Data That Feels Gravity - Volker Schweisfurth Orbacles - MINN_LAB Design Collective (Dan Keefe, Ross Altheimer, Andrea Johnson, Mahdieh Mahmoudi, Patrick Moe, Maura Rockcastle, Marc Swackhamer, and Aaron Wittkamper) Dataseeds - Nick Dulake and Ian Gwilt Actuation Introduction - Pierre Dragicevic Tenison Road Charts - David Sweeney, Alex Taylor, and Siân Lindley LOOP - Kim Sauvé and Steven Houben AirFIELD - Nik Hafermaas, Dan Goods, and Jamie Barlow EMERGE - Jason Alexander, Faisal Taher, John Hardy, and John Vidler Zooids - Mathieu Le Goc, Charles Perin, Sean Follmer, Jean-Daniel Fekete, and Pierre Dragicevic Environment Introduction - Dietmar Offenhuber Perpetual Plastic - liina klauss, Moritz Stefaner, and Skye Morét Dataponics: Human-Vegetal Play - Robert Cercós Solar Totems - Charles Sowers Staubmarke (Dustmark) - Dietmar Offenhuber Conclusion - Samuel Huron, Till Nagel, Lora Oehlberg, and Wesley Willett ** Photos ** [image: 1-front-MKWD.jpg] [image: 2-back-MKWD.jpg] Best regards, Samuel