- Workshop
Translating Data into Design with Spirographs
Make nostalgic art with handmade spirographs! Each individual will use data about themselves, such as a star chart, hobbies, or music tastes, and translate the data into parts of a spirograph.
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October 29, 2026, 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Research Data and Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, First Floor
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Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff
Hosted by: Research Data & Digital Scholarship and Education Commons
This workshop intentionally uses small datasets and artistic creation to demonstrate the bare essentials of what data is: relationships between points of information that when connected together tell a story.
Whether you are a data lover, or overwhelmed by the idea of a spreadsheet, this workshop is for you!
Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate the relationship between data and patterns
- Create a unique spirograph design by translating data points into variables for the spirograph
- Consider the various forms of data visualization that exist, such as more abstract spirograph work
Audience:
- Open to everyone
Prerequisites:
- None
About the Instructors:
- Lauren Phegley, Research Data Engineer and creator of the Data Management Resources Guide
- Christine Kemp, Program Coordinator of Technology and Play