Thank you Zoe Eather for a wonderful conversation (link).
This is what Zoe says: “In this episode Dietmar tells us about his expanded concept of visualisation beyond traditional data mapping, and his theory of “autographic design” – which is a method for visualising the emergence of data rather than just its final representation. We talk about the importance of understanding context over generalising visualisation principles and lessons learned from bottom-up citizen data collection efforts.
Dietmar and I discuss about accountability technologies, the challenges of assuming theories of change in data visualisation, and why physical traces can sometimes be more powerful than sophisticated data displays. We finish our chat discussing Dietmar’s advice about keeping data storytelling simple while embracing its speculative and playful aspects. As always, we hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it.”