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Pondering AIThe Shape of Synthetic Data with Dietmar OffenhuberDietmar Offenhuber reflects on synthetic data’s break from reality, relates meaning to material use, and embraces data as a speculative and often non-digital artifact. Dietmar and Kimberly discuss data as a representation of reality; divorcing content from meaning; data settings vs. data sets; synthetic data quality and ground truth; data as a speculative artifact; the value in noise; data materiality and accountability; rethinking data literacy; Instagram data realities; non-digital computing and going beyond statistical analysis. Dietmar Offenhuber is a Professor and Department Chair of Art+Design at Northeastern University. Dietmar researches the material, sensory and...
2025-07-2352 min
Design AsDesign As VisualizationDesign As Visualization features Lee Moreau in conversation with Dietmar Offenhuber, and Paolo Ciuccarelli. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design As content. A full transcript of the show can be found hereDesign Observer is always accepting pitches!Season two of Design As draws from recordings taken at the Design Research Society 2024 Conference hosted in Boston in June 2024.
2025-01-2128 min
The PolicyViz PodcastTracing the Narrative: The Art of Autographic Design in Data Analysis with Dietmar OffenhuberIn this week’s episode, I chat with Dietmar Offenhuber about his new book, Autographic Design and the concept of autographic data analysis. Dietmar stresses the significance of recognizing the material origins of data and the influence of extraneous variables. He advocates for a qualitative approach that pays attention to data traces, which can uncover deeper narratives. In our conversation, we explore what is meant by autographic design and urge a wider lens on data to grasp multifaceted problems thoroughly. Additionally, Dietmar’s work underscores the interplay between qualitative and quantitative methods, emphasizing the role of subtlety and conjecture in d...
2024-03-2738 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorMeasuring Where All the Trash Goes & Urban Legibility, Professor Dietmar Offenhuber PhD Ep6Where does all your trash really go after you throw it away? Dietmar worked on the MIT Trash Track Project where they attached GPS sensors to hundreds of pieces of garbage and followed it around the country. We talk about the good and bad side of smart cities, the growing trends around data in urban legibility and we explore some significant flaws in the recycling industry for solving the waste problem.
Dietmar has recently authored a book called "Waste is Information" published by MIT Press and is a consummate intellectual force in the urban data, design, and i...
2020-04-0139 min
Visual+menteV+M #59 - Visualização de dadosNo programa de hoje Ancara e Ricardo Cunha Lima recebem Julia Gianella e Rodrigo Medeiros pra conversar sobre visualização de dados. A conversa busca dar um panorama dos projetos e pesquisas bacanas que os participantes conhecem, além de discussões envolvendo o debate entre visualização de dados x infografia.
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2017-03-152h 19
Data StoriesBeyond the Chart with Brendan DawesHey folks, we are back!
Before delving into this episode’s content, we have a special announcement: we started a crowdfunding campaign to turn Data Stories into a show that is fully-funded by our listeners! You can support us by visiting our Patreon page, and all the details of the initiative can be found here.
For our first episode of 2017 we had a very delightful chat with Brendan Dawes. Brendan is an artist and designer who works with interactive installations, data visualizations, and all things across the digital and physical sphere. He has a...
2017-01-1554 min
Data StoriesIndexical Visualization with Dietmar Offenhuber
We have Dietmar Offenhuber, Assistant Professor at Northeastern University, on the show again to talk about “Indexical Visualizations”: visualizations that reduce the gap between the recorded phenomenon and its representation.
In Dietmar’s words: “If we understand ‘data’ as a collection of symbolically encoded observations, could we think of a display that conveys information—without the symbolic encoding of data—through the object itself?”
On the show we talk about strategies to define and build indexical visualizations. Dietmar provides numerous examples, including thermometers, tree rings, petri dishes, and the blinking lights in your router. He also offers...
2016-08-1040 min
Data StoriesSmart Cities w/ Dietmar Offenhuber
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We have another great guest on the show. Dietmar Offenhuber visits us to talk about smart cities and visualizing data coming from cities.
Dietmar has an interesting background. He has a background in architecture with a Dipl. Ing. from the Technical University Vienna and then he got a MS in Media Arts and Sciences from the MIT Media Lab and a PhD in Urban Planning from MIT. He’s also been a key researcher at Ars Elect...
2015-03-191h 10TELEX -- servusFMTELEX # 20: Digital MapsUrban DesignDas mentale Bild der Stadt wird komplexer – ubiquitäre Technologien verändern unsere Stadterfahrung und fordern traditionelle Definitionen öffentlicher Räume heraus. Diese Entwicklung wurde in hohem Maße von Medienkunst (mit-)geprägt, reflektiert und problematisiert. TELEX fragt nach Risiken und Chancen und welche Rolle beispielsweise Open Source spielt, wenn BürgerInnen ihre eigenen Stadt-Kartographien erstellen. Ein Gespräch mit Dietmar Offenhuber.Drupal Eindrücke und Einsichten aus London – dort fand vor etwa zwei Wochen die Drupal-Konferenz statt. Zu Gast im Studio sind Ushi Reiter, Geschäftsführerin von servus.at und Bundes...
2011-09-0659 min