For my data sketch I found a ranking of the different US States and their policies regarding LGBTQ+ rights. Many states have adopted bills in favor of protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ people, while others have been actively passing harmful ones or refusing to acknowledge that there are problems at all. I focused in on…

I have chosen to focus on streaming services for my data sketch since they were a comforting medium during quarantine and were often used by my family as a fun bonding activity. Television and movies are one of my greatest fascinations with the world and from streaming services I have seen many different programs tackling…

For my data sketch, I chose to focus on the amount of student loans that the average person has, an issue that most to all of us in this class can relate to. For almost the past twenty years, the average student loans that a person has have exceeded the rate of inflation, and as…

For my data sketch I found ranking of the different US States and their policies regarding LGBTQ+ rights. Many states have adopted bills in favor of protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ people, while others have been actively passing harmful ones or refusing to acknowledge that there are problems at all. I have focused in on…

Growing in many different environments and being in a farm and city situations I noticed not until recently that by examining farm behavior I noticed food that did not make the market was thrown away and food in the market were thrown away even though it was safe to eat. Going back to the city…

For my data sketch I decided to work with a topic that was prevalent in my young life – the amount of assistance that those with learning/cognitive disabilities receive in their schooling years. Growing up I have seen the disregard that some teachers and schools in general have for those with disabilities, specifically watching as…

This DataSketch utilizes data from my Steam Library to create an abstract depiction of a solar system that is meant to symbolize my preference of games. As a game designer, I feel I don’t need to explain the importance games have had on my life as it seems fairly obvious that games give me passion…

Vaping is becoming more and more of a trend among teenagers, even bleeding into middle schoolers’ lives. This early exposure to nicotine presents a very high risk of future nicotine addiction. While vaping is seen as the more “healthy” alternative, it is a gateway for children and teenagers into the world of nicotine and nicotine…

1 in 5 girls miss school due to a lack of menstrual products. The lack of being able to afford period products(such as tampons, pads, diva cups, etc.) is recognized as “period poverty”. This sketch was meant to draw attention to how difficult it is to menstruate when in poverty. Often times when menstruators lack…

This composition represents stress levels of American teens. In a survey of 35,000 participants, 82% said their stress levels ranged from sometimes to all the time. In my piece, the red square represents the ratio of teens who said that they are stressed all of the time, with orange being sometimes, yellow being rarely, and…

This piece highlights the religious axis of my identity. I was raised in a specific branch of Shia Islam. Around 10% of the Muslim population is Shia, and the other 90% is Sunni. The Shia branch my family was associated with only has one million members, 0.1 percent of the Muslim population. I’ve always felt…

For my data sketch, I chose to focus on global COVID-19 vaccine disparity. Living in a Western country, having the privilege to be vaccinated I feel that often I, and so many of my peers living in the US, often forget that poorer countries are greatly suffering with vaccine rollout and COVID-19 overall. Being an…

For my data project, I decided to work with some personal data of mine. I keep a personal journal to help me remember how I was feeling and memories and experiences. I try to avoid writing in my journal a lot of the time, even thought I need to do it more often. So! To…

Being the privileged cis white male college student I am, it’s not common that I find myself in the minority. This was quite apparent during the class exercise from last week. I was within the circle on every single axis except for one; religion. I’ve always found it interesting how people have so much faith…

This post is designed to represent how autistic people are relatively alone in their own communities. Statistics show that there’s 1 autistic person among every 54 people, not terrible odds but rare enough that they are uncommon and not the norm for the average group. This is especially problematic if their issues aren’t properly figured…

One of the data statistics that I wanted to focus on is the idea of learning. Learning has helped me through many different situations, whether it just be for school or for understanding other’s feelings. A person learning can help them improve from their mistakes and even make them better people. During my time at…

Both of my parents immigrated from Bulgaria. Growing up in The States however has greatly separated me from the country, both physically and culturally. It wasn’t until recently have I really began exploring my connection to that part of my identity through my art. Bulgaria is often forgotten and is carelessly thrown into this “comedic”…

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about cities, towns, and the places which we call home; I’ll be graduating at the end of this year, and I’ll need to define a new home for myself wherever that may be. Before I moved to Worcester, my childhood home was Nashville, Tennessee.  The city has grown massively…