Precedents & Inspiration

I was inspired by Laurie Frick’s work on data visualization and creating beautiful sculptures and pieces based on memory (1). I have recorded my sleep data for the past year and I feel like the information is useful and interesting, but the app I was using did not visualize it in a way that helped me understand how the activities I do that day effects my sleep quality. It was basically raw data put into a bar graph, which I personally find hard relating to. Also, you could only view details on a day-to-day basis, and could not look at your activity data as a whole and compare. So I thought if I can create a tangible way to view this data, it would help me be more introspective about my sleep and how I can start sleeping better.