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Mark, For what it's worth, I have done a couple data visualization projects and have a couple suggestions. I am currently in the process of developing one that is iPad-friendly, using HTML5. I would suggest the Processing language for the class, as it can be compiled to JavaScript (ProcessingJS). Processing is a programming language for artists, and you can load data in through an API for visualization. There are other JavaScript frameworks one could use, but Processing is probably the most straightforward, has the best set of tutorials, and would be useful for art students anyway. Here's a link to Processing: http://processing.org/ I should point out that creating the actual visualization is only a fraction of the work. Most of the iceberg, so to speak, is data wrangling and getting it into formats that are useful for what one wants to show. Google Refine, can be useful for this. Link to Google Refine: http://code.google.com/p/google-refine/ Hope this helps! -- Shaun D. Ellis Digital Library Interface Developer Firestone Library, Princeton University voice: 609.258.1698 | [log in to unmask] On 12/7/11 3:14 PM, Mark Pompelia wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > Per the request below, I wonder if any of you could share your > experience of or involvement with data visualization and/or ipad/HTML5 > authoring projects. > > Many thanks, apologies for cross-posting, > > Mark > http://library.risd.edu/ > http://http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fleet-Library-at-Rhode-Island-School-of-Design-RISD > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Eli Kintisch* <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > Date: Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 1:55 PM > Subject: Research question for RISD course... > To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, Annalisa Oswald > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > > > Mark: > > I'm a journalist on a fellowship at MIT; I've been asked by RISD to > propose a course for next year to be taught to students at RISD as part > of the EPSCoR partnership. > > The course would focus on building an iPad or html5 app that explored > how the ocean is being altered by climate change. The idea is that > students, working in teams, would > -- study the basic facts on marine science as scientists or scientific > documents laid it out > -- work collaboratively as a group to determine how the app would be > organized, what its design would be > -- in teams create the individual assets which made up the app. > > I asked Susan Doyle how we might determine whether this format of a > class has been taught at any other art schools, or in art departments of > other universities. > > She suggested I ask you. I've cc'd Annalisa Oswald, who I'm working with > on the proposal. > > Best, > Eli > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> For information about joining ARLIS/NA > see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file > requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ARLIS-L Archives and subscription > maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list > owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~