Participatory data visualisation Set up a system where people can come and add to your visualisation. This could look like a desk with some materials and some instructions on how to add to the visualisation. Example: The Mood Test | Domestic Data Streamers
Multimedia data visualisation Convert a dataset (weather, stock market, public sentiment) into an unexpected format like musical notes, rhythms, lights, vibrations or motion. Ask people to describe their dreams and use AI-generated images and motion graphics to form dream trend visualizations (e.g., common themes like flying, falling, being chased). Example: Play a Kandinsky — Google Arts & Culture
Study a trend Try and study a trend using social media to capture data. What are the most common hand gestures in dance trends? How many posts accidentally capture a pet in the background? What are the photos people take at some popular spots?
Analyse longform text Find a body of text data - say the lyrics to all the songs of your favorite artist, or all of the SMSes you receive. Come up with ways to analyse this text - like which words are used a lot, who sends more messages, etc. Use NLP tools or try and get ChatGPT to write some code to do this for you. How would you visualise this data?