I’ve been dialing in my Processing and openFrameworks pattern making tools. I’ve also been making some conceptual cuts in terms of how many themes I can use, mainly on the basis of which symbology is the strongest. These are designs that I will most likely print:
Clipper >>>>>>>Data represented at yellow arrows: Traffic volumes at regional (freeway) gateways >>>>>>data source
Mission Street Condo >>>>> Data, represented as inverted dot graph: Quarterly San Francisco Median Home Values 1990 - 2014 >>>>> data source
Street Vending / Coding Mash Up: HTML Frozen Treats >>>>> Data, represented as droplets from left to right : Quanity of people claiming food insecurity in the Bay Area 2001 -2013 data source + Data, represented as dot spiral : Mobile food vending permits issued in San Francisco >>>>> data source
Drone >>>>> Data, represented as stars: Close calls between pilots and drones reported, by state, to the FFA in 2014. California is the largest of the stars with 25 "close calls" reported. >>>>>> data source
$900 month Tent >>>>> Data, represented as magenta lines: San Jose Average monthly rent 2009-2015 >>>>> data source.
One of these is a maybe:
Car Services of San Francisco >>>>> Data represented as sine waves: Wage growth, by race/ethnicity, comparing 2000 to 2012. Every two lines, starting at the top, represents a race/ethnicity: White, Black, Latino, Asian/Pacific, Native American, Other. >>>>> data source
Car Services of San Francisco >>>>> Data represented as stars: Wage growth, by race/ethnicity, comparing 2000 to 2012. Every two start, starting at the left, represents a race/ethnicity: White, Black, Latino, Asian/Pacific, Native American, Other. >>>>> data source
I have finished fabrics coming of these 4 designs (3 yards each):
Buses of San Francisco >>>>>> Data, represented as circles from left to right : Gender and diversity data from 6 major Bay Area tech companies. Rightmost data: San Francisco ethnicity breakdown according to 2013 US census data >>>>>> data source
Street Vending / Coding Mash Up: CSS Tamales >>>>> Data, represented as polygons from left to right : Average Hourly wage for 22 San Francisco occupations as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics >>>>> data source
Wearable Tech Fist Bump/Battle >>>>>> Data, represented as hearts from left to right : California quarterly E-waste intake by private companies (in millions of pounds) from 2005 - 2015 >>>>>> data source
Internet of Things / Environmental Data Monitoring Palms >>>> Data represented as pink circles of lines: Numbers of recorded tree species in San Francisco. data source
I’m ready for the final phase, which is going under the needle to turn these fabrics into wearable items. I’m going to approach this using a few different resources (while still looking for more!). I’m still uncertain of the final display but I’m considering asking a number of people to wear the fabrics and maybe not actually having a designated exhibit location. This is, however, only the latest of a stream of changing ideas.