Data is the new “natural resource” of the 21st century. Recent years have witnessed its rapid
expansion, increasing the production and availability of data. In this context, there are still …

Data physicalization is a growing research field that focuses on data representation and
communication through the geometry or materials of physical objects. As part of this paper …

In this pictorial, we present a method to facilitate hands-on physicalization processes during
workshops. Data physicalization--encoding data in physical artefacts--allows for new ways …

Acknowledging the roles and potentials of data as activators of the design process within the
fields of speculative design and prototyping, we are running a study to foster collaboration …

Although physical artifacts that represent data have been used for centuries, the research
field—known as data physicalization—has only recently gained traction. Compared to data …

Augmented Reality (AR) tools are currently primarily targeted at programmers, making
designing for AR challenging and time-consuming. We developed an interactive prototype …

As a rapidly booming research field, data physicalization has received significant
explorations in recent decades. While previous studies have considered various aspects of …

Given the material nature of data physicalization, their creators need to make many design
decisions, including material choices and scale. Our study explores the impact of scale in …

The use of physical representations to facilitate communication, analysis, teaching, and
research is as old as humanity. However, it is only in the past decade that data …

The articles in this special section focus on data physicalization. This is a continuation of the
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications (CG&A) November Special Issue on Data …