Data Remix

Data Remix- 50 Steps of Data

This project, '50 Steps of Data', took place on Kenton Road in Harrow. In small teams we mapped the data that we felt was relevant then were challenged to create interesting responses to the data we found.

Our group collected date from: the sounds, the typography, the patterns, numbers and smell. We later discarded smell and sound as we felt they didn't contribute enough to our final idea. By doing this deconstruction we were inspired to create a layered map, an interactive interpretation of the built environment.

These pictures show a final outcome we created after much deliberation.

In terms of materials we used A3 white paper, tracing paper (to express the layers) and coloured markers. We decided to use the A3 paper following the Concertina fold outs, enabling the user/viewer to get a sense of the place from a typographic perspective as he watches the model from a specific angle, or only the visual patterns, that have been recorded, from the opposite angle. In this way you can get both a collective sense of the zone, looking to the chosen criteria altogether or looking at it selectively.

What is Remix Culture?

Cut, Copy, Paste. Remix culture is the global activity of creative exchange of existing materials or information via digital technology. There are many definitions for Remix Culture, but my understanding is that it's a collaborative activity resulting in bigger and better projects that stem from many others. The question of originality and whether it's even important anymore are big issues in the design community and many others. As we progress as a digital culture the accessibility to existing information extends to many more people, encouraging play, experimentation and innovation. Remix Culture supports and embraces cultural shifts and supports digital content creators.

Examples of Remix Culture in Practice-

08/10/14

Cut-Up Collective-

The anonymous collective of East London artists were connected by their desire to attempt to reorder the urban landscape.
They incorporated a mixture of media techniques to show the potential of the street as a art form, a tangible medium to create and take inspiration from.

Everything is a Remix-

This video clearly explains how Remix Culture infiltrates even the newest of technology. How we base almost everything on objects we already know. There isn't a new, never-seen before phone, or app, because we base our ideas and plans on the things we can already understand and use.

There are many similarities between things we don't naturally connect in our brains.
Almost everything we use today can be linked to Remix Culture and this video really opened my eyes to just how common it is.