This is a unique approach to an interesting and accessible set of quantitative data. I like the interpretative approach to the data as a sound installation, especially in the library context. Very thoughtful. I also like the idea to personify the books with whispering voices that call out for their owners to be read. I wonder what you would use to generate the soundtrack. Are the voices whispering call numbers? Dates? Lines of text taken from the books? The content of the soundtrack itself is a central element that feels unexplored in your explanation.
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Daragh Byrne
Posted on 2014-09-18 09:28:01 -0400.
The approach is interesting and I think it would definitely create a provocative experience for people visiting a library. The question of using sound could be controversial - how might it effect the experience of people just being in the library? For example, Could you make this something which isn't overt but experienced through exploration where by exploration of the library can direct you to interesting reads that are overlooked...
As another point, this is very text heavy. It would be great if you could think about how to represent your work for someone to quickly get a sense of the key ideas. Drawing out some snippets as quotes, adding a few illustrative images in the library, or making some of the text bold to make it quickly scannable, etc would dramatically improve the richness of the presentation
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Brian Li
Posted on 2014-09-18 09:29:42 -0400.
I really love this idea. The whispering books give off a Harry Potter restricted section vibe, which really matches your purpose well. I was wondering if you considered adding a data stream based on genre of the book. Maybe you could have different styles of fonts to represent the different genres.
This is a unique approach to an interesting and accessible set of quantitative data. I like the interpretative approach to the data as a sound installation, especially in the library context. Very thoughtful. I also like the idea to personify the books with whispering voices that call out for their owners to be read. I wonder what you would use to generate the soundtrack. Are the voices whispering call numbers? Dates? Lines of text taken from the books? The content of the soundtrack itself is a central element that feels unexplored in your explanation.
The approach is interesting and I think it would definitely create a provocative experience for people visiting a library. The question of using sound could be controversial - how might it effect the experience of people just being in the library? For example, Could you make this something which isn't overt but experienced through exploration where by exploration of the library can direct you to interesting reads that are overlooked...
As another point, this is very text heavy. It would be great if you could think about how to represent your work for someone to quickly get a sense of the key ideas. Drawing out some snippets as quotes, adding a few illustrative images in the library, or making some of the text bold to make it quickly scannable, etc would dramatically improve the richness of the presentation
I really love this idea. The whispering books give off a Harry Potter restricted section vibe, which really matches your purpose well. I was wondering if you considered adding a data stream based on genre of the book. Maybe you could have different styles of fonts to represent the different genres.
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