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We're thrilled to share that our projects have been recipients of European Design Awards every year for 10 consecutive years! 🌟 This amazing achievement reflects our continuous commitment to quality, innovation, and creativity. Check out our latest win with our portfolio website here: https://lnkd.in/ehN6J78c Big thanks to our talented team for their incredible work, and here's to many more years of excellence in design! #datavisualization #design #dataviz #datadesign #europeandesignawards

Our C°F Experiments page showcases a number of explorations we have conducted to advance our knowledge, challenge ourselves, and grow in a data-driven world. We have recently made two additions to this page: our generative AI experiment visualizing deforestation data in the style of Bosch, and our dynamic color screensavers that visualize our research into the color data of our projects. Read more about each experiment through the links below. C°F Experiments: https://lnkd.in/dcsDf6E AI Bosch experiment: https://lnkd.in/e5NBXVP9 Color research visualizations: https://lnkd.in/eY2vUk9X #design #datavisualization #experiments #dataviz #datadesign

We were asked to design the visual identity of the Design & AI Symposium hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology during Dutch Design Week 2024. Our goal was to explore the role that AI can play in creating an identity. TU Eindhoven provided us with a collection of scientific publications about design and AI. We’ve split these up and with the use of AI created more than 2900 embeddings with 1536 dimensions each, after which we reduced the dimensionality so we could plot these vectors in 3D. Thinking of what this 3D space would look like if we inspected it with a microscope, we created a tool to generate colorful visuals based on the vectors, with each circle representing an embedding. Using these visuals and plotting them in a grid layout, we created a an identity that reinforces the high-dimensional feeling of the data. Ultimately, we set out to create a new visual language that captures the nature of embeddings, and provide our client with a tool and clear guidelines for them to be able to generate assets on their own. For us, this project is a valuable exploration of the possibilities AI offers when creating visual identities - not just as a tool, but also as a material - and we’re excited for the Symposium in October. #generativedesign #ai #visualidentity #ddw24 #dutchdesignweek24 #aidesign #dataviz #identity #posterdesign #embeddings

On Tuesday, June 4th, we brought back C°F Meetups with a new edition centered around AI and data design. Entitled “Designing intelligent cultures with data and AI”, the meetup featured three presentations by four speakers: Iskander Smit, Kwan Suppaiboonsuk, Luke Noothout and Maira Ribelles. All three presentations tackled different topics related to design, data, culture and AI, offering diverse perspectives and instigating exciting discussions. Here is a summary of the evening, and some key takeaways based on the presentations. We hope to continue hosting more meetups and in-person events, so keep an eye out on our channels! Hope to see you at the next edition soon! #design #datavisualization #dataviz #meetup #AI #datadesign

Next up on our series of articles on AI and design is Maira Ribelles, with her take on giving workshops on new technologies to creatives. To expand our knowledge of AI and share our expertise with people, AI-enthusiast C°F’ers Maira Ribelles and Philo van Kemenade gave two workshops in the last couple months. Philo attended the Al x Heritage conference at Allard Pierson, giving a thought-provoking workshop on the importance of grounding Large Language Models: how they function, their advantages and pitfalls, and how we can use them for better outcomes in our work. Building on Philo’s presentation, during an agency-wide development week Maira gave an internal workshop on prototyping with LLMs. Her aim was to deepen participants' understanding of LLMs and provide practical experience using GPT-4 to prototype, test, and iterate on interactive assistants, culminating in reflections on integrating these agents within tailored user interfaces to enhance user experience. Facilitating workshops on new technologies can be challenging. Maira’s learning from her experiences is that it’s important to keep them fun and engaging, and to make sure that participants have a clear guide and structured thought process. Read Maira’s article below to learn more about her experience organizing such a workshop, and her key takeaways. #design #workshops #AI #dataviz #datavisualization #datadesign

One way we have used AI tools in our projects was for sentiment analysis. AI algorithms can analyze emotions expressed in lengthy text inputs such as customer reviews or feedback. By categorizing sentiments into positive, neutral, or negative, these tools offer invaluable insights into customers' emotions and perceptions. Sentiment analysis through AI can be implemented in various ways: First, we can use AI to interpret huge sums of information like online news. This is what we did in our project Trendviz. We partnered with AI Applied to conduct sentiment analysis on news and other online content, to create an online data aggregation tool. The tool tracks this online content and continuously finds patterns, enabling the user to be informed and respond to the latest developments. Second, we can use AI to extract sentiment information and refine it for visual representation. In our project for the fictitious client Parkview Medical Center, we designed a patient satisfaction reporting platform which incorporates sentiment analysis data. This data is aggregated from news, review websites, online forums and social media to give the user a view of patient satisfaction at the medical facility. The overall satisfaction of patients is then visualized in a colorful marble. Lastly, we can use sentiment analysis and similar technologies to create more abstract and artistic visuals. With our project AIML, we built an interactive installation reflecting the mood of a neighborhood. The digital “creature” featured in the project uses the information gathered by AI and Machine Learning to draw the neighborhood’s mood in an expressive way. AI technologies make web scraping and sentiment analysis a lot easier without the need for manual data gathering and interpretation. This allows designers to create more targeted and empathetic user experiences. You can read more about these projects here: Trendviz platform: https://lnkd.in/e9ZNt_ZM Parkview Medical Center dashboard: https://lnkd.in/esTdrFQf AIML installation: https://lnkd.in/endhpGMs #datavisualization #dataviz #AI #sentimentanalysis #design #datadesign

Following up on our recent article about how we integrate AI into our design process, we have another perspective on the use of AI by all: Wouter van Dijk writes about how AI is still being perceived as an almost magical “black box”, making it easy for users to overlook exactly how these technologies operate. Our approach to AI broadens this perspective by addressing biases in training data, the data's influence on decision-making, and transparency in AI processes. In his article, Wouter advocates for a shift in communication, prioritizing transparency about what inputs drive AI decisions rather than revealing the inner workings of the black box. Read it below, and let us know what you think! #datavisualization #design #AI #datadesign #article

Artificial Intelligence is becoming more widespread in a lot of industries. As a design studio, we are committed to embracing cutting-edge technologies and finding the best ways to incorporate them into our workflow. Luke Noothout has written about how AI can enhance each stage of our Data Pipeline—from compiling and exploring data to processing and displaying it. By leveraging AI tools like sentiment analysis, clustering, and generative AI, we aim to create compelling, data-driven narratives. To achieve this goal, Luke introduces a guide we have been working on to define a process for responsible AI integration in design projects: the C°F AI Framework. Check out Luke’s piece below, and let us know your thoughts! #datavisualization #AI #design #data #datadesign #article

Artificial Intelligence is becoming more widespread in a lot of industries. As a design studio, we are committed to embracing cutting-edge technologies and finding the best ways to incorporate them into our workflow. Luke Noothout has written about how AI can enhance each stage of our Data Pipeline—from compiling and exploring data to processing and displaying it. By leveraging AI tools like sentiment analysis, clustering, and generative AI, we aim to create compelling, data-driven narratives. To achieve this goal, Luke introduces a guide we have been working on to define a process for responsible AI integration in design projects: the C°F AI Framework. Check out Luke’s piece below, and let us know your thoughts! #datavisualization #AI #design #data #datadesign #article