Stickers And Stamps

Devlog

• Fixed chart resizing on window-resize
  August 20, 2022 by ArtAtomic

  The libraries I've been using on this project do some nice tricks...like resizing the "chapter" panels (divs) when the browser window resizes. That's cool, but I've written my code so that I'm appendi... Continue reading

  
• Formatting Text in a Config.js file
  August 17, 2022 by ArtAtomic

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  When I started this project , I knew I wanted to use a map...and to show the destinations of my letters on that map. And I wanted the map to change as the viewer scrolled down the page. So I ended up... Continue reading

  
• New Version with New Data
  August 14, 2022 by ArtAtomic

  Since beginning this project, in 2020, I've mailed out over 3,000 stickers and notes to folks who have signed up. When I first published this project, I had only mailed out 300. My initial charts and... Continue reading

  
• Accidental Better Plan
  July 27, 2022 by ArtAtomic##StickersAndStamps

  For more time than I'd like to admit to, I've worked to figure out how to configure my map layers so that they don't show up on load, or flash and then disappear with the scrollytelling/mapping librar... Continue reading

  
• Data Practice for Stickers And Stamps project
  July 20, 2022 by ArtAtomic

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  I keep meaning to document the data practices for my StickersAndStamps project. As the project keeps growing, I get behind in writing up my evolving process. Please keep in mind that this work-flow ha... Continue reading
• Letting go...
  July 10, 2022 by ArtAtomic

  Sometimes, after putting a lot of effort into an idea, it's hard to let go of it. But sometimes, the idea doesn't really work out well. It can be hard to edit...to let go...but it's really for the bes... Continue reading

  
• 41,683 zip codes in the US Postal system
  July 09, 2022 by ArtAtomic

  I've been working on some updates and including more and more data into the project. So much to do and learn! To be honest, the more I learn about how the USPS works, the more impressed I am. To date,... Continue reading
• Recent participants are Doing a great job!
  May 18, 2022 by ArtAtomic

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  #data, #mapping, #StickersAndStamps, #DataViz

  Wow! There's be a big surge in folks signing up for the project recently. There were about 100-200 signups a day, for a few days. Then things slowed down to a more manageable pace. I've working hard t... Continue reading

  
• Updated Some Text
  April 30, 2022 by ArtAtomic

  Added some text, explaining the project a little more, at the beginning of the story... Continue reading
• Sending out more stickers!
  March 18, 2022 by ArtAtomic

  Oh! Look at that! I finally got a big bunch of envelopes ready to send out for my #StickersAndStamps research+art project. Sign ups are open, and as my life has settled down again, I can start mailing... Continue reading

  
• Sending out Hundreds of Envelopes and Working With Data
  July 27, 2021 by ArtAtomic#data visualization, #StickersAndStamps

  So, there was a huge spike in signups recently, and it took a lot of time to get all those envelopes ready to go and then take them to the post office. I wrote about it on my Patreon, in a public post... Continue reading

  
• Early Version now Available
  May 21, 2021 by ArtAtomic

  This is still a fledgling project, but I'm pushing myself to share it now. I'll keep iterating over the data visualizations and push them in more playful directions, as I continue to mail out stickers... Continue reading

  
• Graphing Destinations
  May 05, 2021 by ArtAtomic

  Ok, I've decided to take the bubble tree diagram in a different direction. Now, it visualizes the number of stickers I've mailed (so far) to various destinations. I'm still experimenting, but this mak... Continue reading

  
• Experimenting with Story Navigation
  April 24, 2021 by ArtAtomic

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  #prototype, #Experiment, #Navigation

  In this experiment, I'm playing with the idea of using a network graph to navigate lines in a story of the project background. It's just a prototype, at this point, but I think it might have potential... Continue reading

  
• Getting started
  April 20, 2021 by ArtAtomic#data visualization, #mapping, ##StickersAndStamps

  I've got some ideas for making my #StickersAndStamps project a little more playful. Thinking of it as sort of a Data Visualization graphic novel, or more exploration...so many possibilities. In the me... Continue reading