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Maker Known

Maker Known

Data Quilt 2.0 Heer, Bostock, and Ogievetsky write, in “A Tour through the Visualization Zoo”, that “By making data more accessible and appealing, visual representations may also help engage more diverse audiences in exploration and … Continue reading →

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Deimosa Webber-Bey · Leave a comment

Quilt Block Network Visualization

Quilt Block Network Visualization

Lab Report #5:  Network Visualization Introduction: My objective in this lab was to create a network visualization that is ego-centric, but focused on Gracie Mitchell, the quilter that I have been investigating on my research … Continue reading →

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Deimosa Webber-Bey · Leave a comment

Mapping Gracie Mitchell’s Patterns in the 19C

Mapping Gracie Mitchell’s Patterns in the 19C

Lab Report #4:  GIS & Geospatial Visualization Introduction: For this lab experimentation with mapping, I decided to try making small multiples of quilt patterns using Tableau. My goal is to use this software to create … Continue reading →

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Deimosa Webber-Bey · Leave a comment

Resistance during Middle Passage

Resistance during Middle Passage

Lab Report #3: Tableau Introduction For this lab experimentation with Tableau, I returned to the Voyages Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database. I wrote about this online tool for Digital Humanities last spring, and the evaluation is … Continue reading →

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Deimosa Webber-Bey · Leave a comment

Interactive Timeline

Interactive Timeline

LAB REPORT #2B:  TIMELINE VERITE Introduction I attempted to create a timeline for Gracie Mitchell, the woman interviewed as part of the Federal Writer’s project. In addition to dates from her life that she described … Continue reading →

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Deimosa Webber-Bey · Leave a comment
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