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Dear Data @ GVSU
January 13, 2026
Dear Data is, at its core, a practice of slow data transmission, and an invitation to pause, reflect, and connect with others through the patterns of our everyday lives.
Over the course of one year, designers Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec got to know each other by exchanging weekly postcards between the UK and the US. Each postcard featured a hand-drawn visualization of personal data they had agreed to collect during the week. For instance, one week they tracked every time they said “thank you.” Another, they tracked their “interactions with strangers” or the “sounds” they noticed. Each postcard explored a different topic, with the visualization on the front and a detailed legend on the back.
Dear Data @ GVSU emulates Lupi’s and Posavec’s project by inviting all students, faculty, and staff to track information about one aspect of their daily life for one week, visualize that data on postcard, and share with the campus community. The postcards will be displayed physically and virtually, at Student Scholars Day in April 2026.
Join us at the Dear Data Kickoff events January 14 and 15 at 4pm in the Mary Idema Pew Cafe! There will be lots of opportunities to participate this semester. Learn more at the Dear Data @ GVSU Website.