a dynamic data visualization of the brand name & generic drugs the US Food & Drugs Administration has approved to. published weekly as a series of data files, this data represents an accurate description of the american pharmaceutical landscape.
the visualization hopes to raise awareness about the public's role in mitigating the convergence of medicine with biology, technology & consumerism.
each square is a separate pharmaceutical company, which contains specific drugs represented as smaller squares. color denotes the amount of drugs for that company.
soon to be exhibited in a Second Life world, hosted by the Ars Virtua New Media Center & Gallery.
[drugquilt.com]