Visualizing.org presents the 2011 NYC Visualizing Marathon: a 24-hour student data visualization competition. Inspired by robotics competitions and science fairs, the Marathon was created to give design students an opportunity to collaborate and use design to help tackle real-world issues.
This fun and intense weekend will be full of speakers, performances, and of course, the actual competition. The Marathon will be held over the November 4-6 weekend at Eyebeam in New York.
Schedule:
Friday, November 4th-- UN Global Pulse kick-off event for registered participants
Saturday, November 5th-- Visualizing Marathon Commences
Visualizing.org presents the inaugural Visualizing Marathon: a 24-hour student data visualization competition. Inspired by robotics competitions and science fairs, the Marathon was created to give design students an opportunity to collaborate and use design to help tackle real-world issues.
A fun and intense weekend full of speakers, performances, and of course, the actual competition. The Marathon was held over the Oct 22-24 weekend at Eyebeam in New York.
Jessica Banks and Andrew Laska, the co-founders of the design firm RockPaperRobot, are using science and technology to change the meaning of “furniture.”
