Tanvi Harkare – Looking Outwards 07

A project that I found interesting is the Wind Map by artist Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viegas. Martin Wattenberg leads the AI research initiative at Google, and focuses on combining those aspects with art. These wind maps range from calm days to huge hurricanes. In terms of time, all the maps focus on wind patterns since 2012. One of the main points that we can get out of this is that whether there is a hurricane or slight winds, wind patterns can still look dramatic at a 2D level. The algorithm to create this artwork is purely done in JavaScript and html, and the comet like tails describe the specific wind pattern.

I thought this was an interesting project because earlier this semester, we had to do a similar project for our architecture studio. Using wind patterns and other climate data can help us design better buildings. You can view the full project here.