FSP 101 (Data) Mapping
August 7th, 2009
A course I have been taking this week with Foundation students of Srishti School of Art, Design & Technology, Bangalore. More images will be added to the Srishti course archive over at…
http://cema.srishti.ac.in/archive/story/fsp-101-data-mapping
Dates: 3rd – 8th August 2009 (wk5)
Facilitators: Matt Lee/ Raghu Rao/ Ramesh Kalkur
Outline: This component of the perspective/mapping course will introduce students’ to forms of non-geographical mapping, to deconstruct stereotypical notions and to explore mapping as a powerful, persuasive and thought provoking visual communicative tool.
Students’ will understand mapping as a symbiotic relationship between information and aesthetics through exercises that use a variety or visual forms, driven by the tool or topic they are representing. This component will advance skills in conceptualization, data collection, data processing, data visualization and representation through signs, symbols and visual codes.
Exercise 1. Mapping Comparative Personal Data
Exercise 2. Mapping Conversation (Group & individual)
Exercise 3. Mapping Personal/ World Events
