Zero Waste PhysKit sample materials.
SUMS was used to identify and choose workshop materials.
Overview of suggested tools.
Material loss from ripped-up paper, used as labels on a repurposed board game.
Multiple material explorations happening simultaneously.Overview
- Conference: DIS 2026
- Type: Pictorial
- Goal: An approach to more sustainable organising of data physicalization workshops.
People
Sarah Hayes
Martin Lindrup
Rebecca Noonan
Lisa Zimmermann
Nathalie Bressa
Kim Sauvé
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Abstract
We present an approach to more sustainable organising and facilitating of data physicalization workshops, via the creation of the ZeroWaste PhysKit — a data physicalization kit that can be used across multiple workshops without either loss of materials or the production of waste. We outline the practices we employed in the creation of the kit, which constitute a novel approach to sustainable physicalization, as well as reflections based on three case studies, to prompt discussion and facilitate replication and iteration by other practitioners and researchers.