Cultural Trauma and Reconciliation: Mau Mau and the Case for an Inclusive Archive

May 11, 2018 / 0 comments

This paper will discuss governments as sources of evidence and how they can be used to conceal human rights abuses and perpetuate state-sponsored narratives of truth. Using the British Empire’s systematic imprisonment and abuse of the Mau Mau in Kenya as a case study, I will consider the ways in which colonial governments have favored…

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Libraries & Journalism: The Information Community

May 11, 2018 / 0 comments

Image source: University of IL This LibGuide brings together journalism and librarianship under the umbrella of a unified “Information Community.” While there is precedent for collaborative action among these groups, this guide provides insights and resources in a shared space to foster relationships and understanding.     Librarians and journalists have a similar goal: to…

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The “Political Question”: Justiciability of Political Gerrymandering in Gill v. Whitford

May 11, 2018 / 0 comments

  Political gerrymandering is not a new problem. The partisan mapping of districts and apportionment or Representatives in order to sway votes to favor one party over another existed in colonial times and persists today. The Supreme Court has so far refused to hear cases involving political gerrymandering on the basis that the Constitution provides no…

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Help Wanted: How Libraries and Journalists Can Save Local News and Serve Human Rights

May 11, 2018 / 0 comments

Help Wanted Librarians and Journalists Local news is dying and a new trend is emerging. Librarians are partnering with local journalists in various and unusual ways. It’s both a radical yet sensical way to try and rescue local news. The fact that libraries are trusted sources among local communities only strengthens the concept and the…

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Visualizations of the Global Flights Network

May 11, 2018 / 0 comments

Introduction With the rapid pace of innovation, airlines and airplane makers are working hard to keep up. People love travel, and if you travel to abroad, how to search a flight in a perfect price and desirable air service in the main problem. For Instance, if you used to have the experience flight 19 hours…

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#infoshow18 Demos and Video Trailers

May 10, 2018 / 0 comments

These demos and videos will be on display at #infoshow18: Heather Hill – Creating a Map on Carto (video) Youn Lee – 2017 Houston Astros Regular Season (interactive visualization) Pratt Shows video trailers: Author information Student Work | The post #infoshow18 Demos and Video Trailers appeared first on #infoshow.

The Networked Art Genome Project

May 9, 2018 / 0 comments

Introduction This report explores categorical and hierarchical data from The Art Genome Project (“TAGP”), Artsy’s ongoing study into the characteristics and connections between artists and artworks, using Gephi, an open-source network analysis and visualization software. The goal of the resulting network visualization is to graphically represent abstract information hierarchies, providing a shared point of reference…

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Design Journal for the Material of the Arts

May 9, 2018 / 0 comments

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The Flu and Influenza Vaccines in the United States

May 7, 2018 / 0 comments

Introduction Recent reports have suggested that the 2017-2018 flu season may have been the one of the deadliest. This assertion, however, is misleading. This flu season may have had periods of severity that were higher than previous seasons, but it’s too soon to tell whether, overall, how severe it was. And we’re not out of the…

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Are New York City Shelters Meeting the Homeless Demand?

May 7, 2018 / 0 comments

Introduction For my final project, I decided to explore whether New York City homeless shelter capacity meets demand. This semester, for my Advanced Design Research course, I researched how unsheltered homeless individuals dealt with inclement weather. At the beginning of my research, I learned through the State of the Homeless 2017 report that homelessness in…

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United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

May 7, 2018 / 0 comments

INTRODUCTION In September of 2000 world leaders came together at the United Nations in New York City and adopted the United Nations (UN) Millennium Declaration committing their nations to a plan to reduce poverty through 8 targets or goals – with a deadline of 2015 – that have become known as the Millennium Development Goals….

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How Use of SNAP Benefits at Farmers Markets Benefits Your Health

May 6, 2018 / 0 comments

Introduction I chose to create three visualizations with a single data set, the Farmers Market Directory produced by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). I focused on the data regarding the markets, the acceptance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the products sold. The products that I decided to direct my attention to were…

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Some Orlando Crime Data 2015-2016

May 5, 2018 / 0 comments

Introduction  As per usual I had an idea for my final that was too big for me tackle with my current level of expertise, time limit, and nature of the time period. I initially wanted to relook at my Miami-Dade 311 data and look directly at issues that would pertain to hurricanes. A map of…

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Redesigning the CUNY Graduate Center Library’s Website: A Design Story

May 5, 2018 / 0 comments

Scope The CUNY Graduate Center (GC) Library is in the process of revamping their digital presence. In order to do this in a way that centers the user’s experience, a careful examination of user behaviors, desires, knowledge, and expectations is required. My design team, Team Buttons, set out to research the library’s target users in…

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Opioid Overdoses: An Epidemic Grows Up and Out of Control

May 4, 2018 / 0 comments

Opioid overdoses have steadily risen in the United States over the past 20 years. Different states are achieving different success rates in managing the epidemic. The relationship between professionally dispensed prescriptions and overdose deaths has been scrutinized, yet even as these prescriptions are curtailed, the death toll increases. While the correlation between the two metrics…

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Peshawar Visualizin’ (An extension of the “Peshawar Scrapin’” CIA documents project)

May 4, 2018 / 0 comments

  Introduction to the war The Soviet-Afghan War of 1979-1989 is a topic that is given short shrift in the history curricula of US grade schools, and therefore in the public consciousness at large. In a way, that’s not surprising–much as our historical education is constructed as a succession of wars, this one did not…

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Understand Citi Bike’s Usage Pattern With A Popular Month Of Data From 2017

May 3, 2018 / 0 comments

Introduction For this final project, I wanted to expand the topic scope on my Carto Lab that focused on mapping bicycle rack distribution in all five boroughs of New York City. The Carto lab was targeted to bike commuters who own a bike. For this final project, I wanted to inform bike commuters who use…

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BICW-NY YouTube channel analysis and suggestions

May 3, 2018 / 0 comments

    Introduction to the visualization Data visualization is the study of visual representations of data. Usually, from the results, people can dig out some novice information, summarize some engaging points and help their product to be polished based on these findings.   mission and goals This report focusing on analyzing the data from BICW-NY…

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Case Study: Friends of Material for the Arts

May 3, 2018 / 0 comments

ABOUT THE PROJECT Material for the Arts had discovered a declining usage of their website. They did not have a mobile optimized website and we were asked to propose a mobile-centered re-design. In this project, we designed a digital interfaces from a user-centered perspective based on user research, interviews and evaluation. MY ROLE I had…

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Visualizing the World Tourism Data

May 1, 2018 / 0 comments

Introduction This project is to visualize the world tourism dataset from World Tourism Organization, including arrivals of non-resident tourists/visitors, departures and tourism expenditure in the country and in other countries. I intended to use maps and charts to provide visual comparison between countries. With the consideration of the project goals and application features, Tableau Public…

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