How can data visualization help generate new insights, reveal patterns and relationships, and make information understandable? The workshop introduces fundamental principles and methods of information visualization. It focuses on mapping data to visual and physical variables as a basis for the deliberate design of maps, diagrams, graphics, interactive formats, and data physicalizations. Alongside theoretical foundations and critical perspectives on working with data, selected methods and tools are explored through practical application. Finally, concepts for visualizing data dimensions within the context of the respective greenlab projects are outlined and discussed. The aim is to develop a deeper understanding of data and its visualization, to become familiar with key methods and tools, and to explore the potential of data visualization for the own project communication.
about
Mark-Jan Bludau
Urban Complexity Lab, FH Potsdam
Mark-Jan Bludau is a Research Associate at UCLAB, FH Potsdam, specializing in information visualization with a focus on exploratory interfaces, cultural heritage data, and interaction techniques. He earned an M.A. in Interface Design from FH Potsdam in 2017 and received a Gold award at the Information is Beautiful Awards in 2015. He is currently pursuing a PhD on fluid interaction techniques. From 2023 to 2025, he was a Visiting Professor at weißensee kunsthochschule berlin.