Tuesday November 19th, 9:30am-10:30am @ Soundings Theatre

Chris McDowall (@fogonwater) is a geographer and data visualisation specialist. He has worked variously as a cartographer, environmental scientist and manager at the University of Auckland, Manaaki Whenua — Landcare Research and the National Library of New Zealand / DigitalNZ.

Chris’s animated maps and visualisations have been exhibited at the Auckland War Memorial Museum and the National Library of New Zealand. He has created interactive data visualisations for media organisations, including the New Zealand Herald and The Spinoff. The common thread through his career is a desire to make the nation’s data easier to find and understand.

Together with Tim Denee (@timdenee), he is a co-author of We Are Here: An Atlas of Aotearoa — a collection of maps, graphics and essays that explore New Zealand’s landscapes, climate, places, populations, economy and culture.

Tim Denee (@timdenee) is a Wellington-based designer who works across a range of disciplines - illustration, art direction, interactive design and typography.

As well as designing book covers, websites, apps, and brands, he has worked on interactive experiences for institutions including Te Papa, He Tohu, Canterbury Museum and the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

He is currently head of design at Koordinates, a New Zealand technology company that specialises in publishing data and building new geospatial applications.

Due to unforeseen circumstances Tim was unable to present with Chris.

SPONSORED BY Manatū Taonga, Ministry for Culture & Heritage