by Ian Schipper | Jan 23, 2019 | DUR January 2019
As a data scientist (of sorts), I’m feeling quite at home in the layers and layers of spreadsheets that represent all the research we’ve done to date. I’ve learned a few things during my time amongst the data, so I figured I’d share these...
by Ian Schipper | Jan 14, 2019 | DUR January 2019
Researching HT Burleigh has proven an engaging and inspiring process. My task, as I’ve chosen to accept it, is to find performances of Burleigh outside of New York City. I chose to make this a cluster map to show how many times he performed in a city or in a...
by Ian Schipper | Jan 10, 2019 | DUR January 2019
Throughout the process of mapping the musical centers of Italy in the 17th century, I found myself falling into exactly the same pitfalls I predicted. I wanted to map EVERYTHING. In an effort to avoid the lackluster and arbitrary nature of the first map, I tried to...
by Ian Schipper | Jan 7, 2019 | DUR January 2019
The purpose of mapping has always been to convey information, whether specifically or generally. In recent years, the so-called “spacial turn” has changed what kind of information maps should convey, but it didn’t change that fundamental truth. ...
