The Medium is the M(e)ssages: Information/Data Visualization in the Digital Age

At a time when media and advertising began gaining momentum, Quentin Fiore gained recognition as a pioneer of graphic design and information design in the 1960’s. By uniquely mixing text and image, Fiore as able to translate messages in radical yet completely enticing ways that were new to mass audiences in the 1960’s. His productions lived tangibly in time blind to the reach capabilities of the internet. Fast forward 50 years and we see a similar resurgence in the way that information is being exchanged with text and image, but this time digitally. 

We live in a world where seas of information are available to anyone within a click of a button. So how does information gain hierarchy or presence today, much like that of which Fiore produced?  

We can take a look at notable artists such as Nicholas Felton (work below) and see a new take on an old standard that was defined in the Mass Age for how information is presented and represented. In this digital information age in order for information to stand out and be recognized, original graphic renderings of imagery and and no typography take note and stand out in the sea. Artists like Feltron are constantly changing and innovating. How about a mobile app that visualizes your daily activities for a medium?