Zitat des Tages von Aaron Koblin:
My work is focused on using data to tell stories and explore our common humanity.
I think you can have a ridiculously enormous and complex data set, but if you have the right tools and methodology then it's not a problem.
What's clear - and exciting - is that communication for social change is growing.
They say an elephant never forgets. Well, you are not an elephant. Take notes, constantly. Save interesting thoughts, quotations, films, technologies... the medium doesn't matter, so long as it inspires you.
Beware of addictive medicines. Everything in moderation. This applies particularly to the Internet and your sofa. The physical world is ultimately the source of all inspiration. Which is to say, if all else fails: take a bike ride.
The trouble with progress is that it tends to happen slowly and quietly. It's not necessarily going to shout about itself, or make the nightly news like a disaster or a scandal would.
I've always been a bit of a mix between art and technology. I used to paint a lot, but I'm not very good with my hands. It has always been a fusion between my computer gaming interests and being exposed to the rich data of society that we live in.
I've found that when everyone rallies behind a cause, and when they learn their effort can contribute something bigger, they get engaged.
I grew up with the idea of the cyborg and the robot, but at the same time I felt this intense disconnection between the things I was engaged with and inspired by in terms of fun and play. It seemed like paintings and drawings were so static.
When I look at a pie chart, I just go numb.
