Is Raw Data an Oxymoron?
About the Newsletter
Reconnaissance offers a monthly collection of insights, questions, compelling discoveries or creative explorations from the expansive and dynamic field of information design. Each issue delves into how information design serves as a fundamental tool of human expression and as a cultural technique to navigate, make sense of, and even shape the world.
It explores the multifaceted intersections of its field: From Questions to Knowledge, From Layers to Landscapes, From Patterns to Perception, From Projections to Power, From Networks to Narratives, From Aesthetics to Advocacy, From Pixels to Politics, From Symbols to Society, From Graphs to Ground Truths, From Information to Influence, From Charts to Choices, From Cartography to Territory ... and many more.
About the Author
Robin Coenen works at the intersection of design, science, technology, and visual anthropology. Together with sociologist and designer Danielle Rosales, he co-founded the Berlin-based information design studio Visual Intelligence, using visualization strategies to make complexity accessible. In addition to his professional practice, Robin researches and teaches in the Class for Information Design at the University of the Arts Berlin.