On Linking Touchpoints
Spring 2025
This poster visualizes the physical touchpoints within the Peter Fuller Building, mapping where and how people engage with shared spaces. Through a combination of images and descriptive labeling, it identifies frequently interacted with objects and surfaces, such as door handles, desks, printers, and communal spaces. These touchpoints are linked by lines, forming a web of movement and interaction that highlights patterns of use within the building. The size of each circle represents the frequency of engagement, emphasizing which areas and objects play a more significant role in daily routines.
Drawing from Actor Network Theory, this mapping considers both human and nonhuman actors as active participants in shaping how people navigate and experience the space. Actor Network Theory, developed by sociologists Bruno Latour, Michel Callon, and John Law, challenges traditional distinctions between human agency and material objects by arguing that both play a role in constructing networks of interaction. In this context, objects and surfaces are not merely passive elements but influence behavior, guide movement, and shape social interactions. A door handle, for example, dictates how we enter a room, while a communal table is made for gathering. Each of these objects participates in an interconnected system that affects the ways people interact with the structured environment and with one another.
By visualizing these connections, the poster highlights the unseen relationships between people and the world around them, revealing how design, habits, and spatial organization collectively shape networks of connection. These abstracted forms of data mapping illustrate the interconnected interactions between people and the spaces they occupy, offering insight into how we exist within our community. The work emphasizes how everyday interactions, no matter how small, create shared pathways that connect individuals through physical space and routine engagement. Through this lens, the building itself is not just a backdrop but an active participant in shaping human experiences and social relationships.
Using risograph prints, these mappings are layered upon each other to create new form and experiment with the idea of connective energy.
Poster Textile
Risograph Prints