The Pocket Universal Methods of Design, Revised and Expanded

034	Data Physicalization

Physical modeling to enable data and relationships to be visualized, experienced, and understood in new ways

• Quantitative and qualitative data need to be synthesized and analyzed, with patterns found and relationships explored.
• Two-dimensional representations of data have dimensions enabling certain mappings and encoding of data.
• Physical modeling of data offers the possibility for other dimensions to be addressed and experienced— including haptic and material properties and even characteristics such as smell.
• Data physicalization can take many forms, from three-dimensional versions of graphs, to intentionally aesthetically focused data sculptures, to complex network diagrams in physical space.
• One important ...