September 30, 2011

Happy New Year in Amsterdam

Nothing to do with bicycles.

But you can see “how data generated by our very humanity can weave itself into stunning and engaging visual patterns” – and why the one above tells you what happened at midnight on December 31st in a European city.

 This TED Talks video features Aaron Koblin, a digital artist and data visualization specialist, who “takes real world and community-generated data and uses it to reflect on cultural trends and the changing relationship between humans and technology.”

And comes up with some real stunning images.

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