“Data Moiré: Data-Driven Design Beyond Performance”

This peer-reviewed conference paper presents work by Alvin Huang and appears in TxA Emerging Design + Technology.

Author: Alvin Huang
Publication: TxA Emerging Design + Technology
Editor: Kory Bieg
Year: 2017
Type: Peer-reviewed conference paper

Abstract

This peer-reviewed paper documents the research and design process behind Data Moiré, a large-scale feature wall for the IBM Watson Experience Center in San Francisco. Using IBM analytics data on the growing influence of mobile devices in digital commerce, the project translates 2013–2015 spending patterns into two layered, digitally fabricated metal screens. Their interference produces a dynamic moiré effect that operates simultaneously as data spatialization, architectural identity, and an experiential narrative about cognitive computing.

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