What climate topics do you want us to cover next? If you have climate data you want to communicate, we’d love to hear from you!

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📊 In a project we did with AEON Collective for COP26, we visualised complex climate data in the GCC through data art: aeon.kontinentalist.studio/en

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🍃What’s the deal with climate goals and carbon credits? We break it down here: kontinentalist.com/stories/sing...

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🌡️ Why does it often feel hotter than what the temperature says? We explain it here:

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🥵 Nights are getting hotter, not just days. We unpack why: www.instagram.com/p/DLBx7ITSXFz/

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At Kontinentalist, we’ve been exploring how to make these complexities feel closer and more human through stories, data art, and visuals that help us see the connections between climate and our experiences.

Here are some of the ways we’ve told these stories throughout the years:

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Did you know about the intricate patterns of Kolam and the meanings they hold? (4/5)

Picking up from our earlier conversation on accessibility, part 2 of our interview with Equal Dreams looks at how communities are reimagining access and inclusion as well as their hopes and growing pains. (3/5)
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In her editor’s note, our co-founder Peiying ( @hellopeiying.bsky.social ) reflects on what authenticity means in a world increasingly shaped by AI and how we continue to find meaning and memory in what we make. (2/5)

In our latest story, we explore what it takes for a Kpop fan to collect the merchandise they want, and the consequences of that.

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But there's more that can be done for sure. Personally, we've been looking into the work of Frank Elavsky (www.frank.computer) and Equal Dreams (kawan.kontinentalist.com/ways-of-seei...), who do great work in making data and creative projects accessible! 😉

Hi Nish! Thank you for the shoutout and thoughtful question 🙂 admittedly, accessibility is a work-in-progress for us. Since this 2022 story, we've experimented with tools to make our data viz accessible in different ways, such as alt text or a captioned alternative to an animated/interactive section

This post is a part of Meet the Community, a series of interviews with data practitioners in Asia.

For more insights into Asia’s data viz scene, check out Kawan: kawan.kontinentalist.com/tag/community/

We got to ask questions about her work:

“What are some data-related challenges you face in Thailand?”

“What was a particularly rewarding moment for you on this journey?”

“What are your hopes and dreams for the field of data storytelling In Asia?”

…And more!

In this interview, she talked about her experience and dreams for Asia’s data storytelling scene.

Since then, PunchUp has organised dataCon 2024, a one-of-a-kind data viz conference in Southeast Asia! www.dataconth.com

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