Fold, Encode, Reflect: A Hands-on Data Portrait Zine for Londoners

​Most data we encounter is about us, not made by us. This hands-on workshop flips that. Over 2.5 hours, participants fold a single sheet of paper into an 8-page zine and fill it with their own data encoded using visual variables like colour, shape, size, and pattern.

​Each page has a reflection prompt. Some are personal ("three things you carry with you today"). Some are collective, where the room contributes data and each person finds their place within it. By the end, you've made a tangible artefact and learned a method you can use again at home, in classrooms, or with your own teams.

​We will cover topics like portraits, visual variables, and zine-folding (demo), working through individual prompts with materials at hand, group prompts and collective data pages, and finally, small-group share, discussion, and "how to run this yourself" handout.

​This event is hosted by Diverse CDT - The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Data Visualization, a joint venture between City St George's, University of London, and University of Warwick.