A Life In Data: The 2009 Feltron Annual Report

Nick Feltron, graphic designer and co-creator of data tracking website Daytum, has just announced the fifth edition of his annual Feltron report. The 2009 report is an impressive catalog and visualization of massive amounts of life data Feltron meticulously tracked over the course of the past year.

Everything from mood to travel method to conversation topics are crisply documented in the report. Feltron also tapped the input of every person he had a meaningful encounter with, capturing their subjective views on him at that moment in time.

He explains:

From parents to old friends, to people I met for the first time, to my dentist… any time I felt that someone had discerned enough of my personality and activities, they were given a card with a URL and unique number to record their experience.

I kept track only of who I gave survey invitations to, the number of the card and where it was given. The surveys answers were submitted via text forms, allowing the respondee to write whatever they desired, and leaving the task of making comparisons between the data up to me. I have used only this information to create the report, however accurate it may be. I have strived to sort and collate the data in a clinical and repeatable manner that could be reproduced by someone looking for the same stories I have selected.

The 2009 Feltron Annual report will be produced in a limited quantity and can be ordered here.