Generative Design Variations

@henklamers

In this project I will try to make as much as possible variations on the programs presented in the Generative Design book by Hartmut Bohnacker, Benedikt Gross, Julia Laub and Claudius Lazzeroni. I do not know if I will be successful because the images and the original programs in the book are already on a very high level. I will just try to change as much as I am able to. This does not mean that my changes will lead to an improvement of the original code and images. My goal is to extend my basic knowledge of programming.

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Generative Design Variations 8, Nodes This is publication eight (of ten) that Jeanne de Bont and I have written and designed. The node is the basic starting point of all graphics in this publication. A node is a point, knot or intersection. The term is most common in mathematics, computer science and engineering. Nodes are virtual magnetic points in a two- or three-dimensional space. Nodes have attraction or repulsion. In that sense, they can also move within two- or three-dimensional space.

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This is the seventh publication (of ten) that Jeanne de Bont and I have written and designed. My first contact with 3D software was in 1994 when the commercial version of Bryce 1.0, appeared for the Apple Macintosh. Two years later Bryce 2.0, shipped including the possibility to create a kind of semi-realistic mountain ranges, light sources, complex atmospheric effects, booleans and a texture editor. But the program was not very stable so I switched to NewTek’s LightWave 3D. And at this moment I still have a copy of LightWave 11.6 available but I almost stopped working with the program. Working in 3D-space in the programming language Processing is completely different compared to a 3D application. In a commercial software program like LightWave 3D the manual process of preparing geometric data for 3D-graphics is similar to sculpting. In Processing 3D everything is code. There is no manual sculpting involved.

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Hello! I was wondering what programs you were using to make the art on your blog? I'd love to experiment myself...

https://www.amazon.com/Generative-Design-Visualize-Program-Processing/dp/1616890770/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1473257780&sr=1-1&keywords=generative+design

any chance to see the source code?

All basic code you can find back in the Generative Design book:https://www.amazon.com/Generative-Design-Visualize-Program-Processing/dp/1616890770/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1473257780&sr=1-1&keywords=generative+design

Generative Design Variations 6, Waves The sixth chapter (of ten) that Jeanne de Bont and I have written and designed is about graphics generated by waves. There are two types of waves. Mechanical and electromagnetic waves. Mechanical waves we can see at the ocean’s shore or as ripples in a fountain. We can also hear them as sound. The second type consist of oscillations of electrical and magnetic particles. They vary in wavelength and include radio-waves, microwaves, infrared waves, lightwaves and ultraviolet waves. There are plenty books that teach you how to program. However, in this publication there is not one line of code. It describes a part of the journey that I have made to use programming for the creation of graphics in 2D and 3D. This chapter, and all future chapters to come are free to read for everyone who is interested.

#issuu #waves #mechanical waves #electromagnetic waves #alfred hitchcock #saul bass #jules antoine lissajous #harmonic oscillations #nathaniel bowditch #phase shift #frequency #processing 3 #amplitude modulation #information signal #creativity-light #controlP5 #drawing tool

Generative Design Variations 5, Complexity The fifth chapter (of ten) that Jeanne de Bont and I have written and designed is about complex graphics generated using randomness and noise. There are plenty books that teach you how to program. However, in this publication there is not one line of code. It describes a part of the journey that I have made to use programming for the creation of graphics in 2D and 3D. This chapter, and all future chapters to come are free to read for everyone who is interested.

#issuu #complexity #randomness #noise #ken perlin #concentration #Processing 3 #controlled dynamics #PVector #PuhVector #andrew glassner #daniel shiffman #controlP5 #andreas schlegel

Generative Design Variations 4, Photos, Henk Lamers The fourth chapter (of ten) that Jeanne de Bont and I have written and designed is about photography and video. Knowing that this chapter is about manipulating and modifying photos and movies. There are plenty books that teach you how to program. However, in this publication there is not one line of code. It describes a part of the journey that I have made to use programming for the creation of graphics in 2D and 3D. This chapter, and all future chapters to come are free to read for everyone who is interested.

#issuu #image #pixels #collage #photography #pattern generator #feedback #image cutouts #television screen #movies #image collection #picture fragments #time-based images #grids #video-files #pixel values #type #real-time video painting

Generative Design Variations 3, Fonts The third chapter (of ten) that Jeanne de Bont and I have written and designed is about fonts. We are not completely new in the font-world but according to Jan Middendorp in his book ‘dutch type’ we are the least known typographic pioneers of the Netherlands. Which is fine. Knowing that this chapter is about manipulating and modifying fonts. There are plenty books that teach you how to program. However, in this publication there is not one line of code. It describes a part of the journey that I have made to use programming for the creation of graphics in 2D and 3D. This chapter, and all future chapters to come are free to read for everyone who is interested.

#issuu #type #grid #interaction #typography #outlines #bezier #vector based fonts #time-based text #london underground #analyzed text #treemap #faust in utopia #ben fry #erik van blokland #just van rossum #generative font manipulation #control points #font outlines from stupid agents

Generative Design Variations 2 Geometry, Discovering programmed design, Henk Lamers. Jeanne de Bont and I have written and designed the second chapter of my Generative Design Variations project. This second chapter (of ten) is about geometry. There are plenty of books that teach you how to program. However, in this publication there not one line of code. It describes a part of the journey that I have made to use programming for the creation of graphics in 2D and 3D. This chapter, and all future chapters to come are free to read for everyone who is interested.

#issuu #point #line #plane #processing 3 #grid #movement #complex modules #stupid agents #intelligent agents #permutation rules #circular organization #growth structure #structural density #animated brushes #landscapes of type #dynamic brushes #pen tablet

Generative Design Variations 1, Discovering programmed design, Henk Lamers Jeanne de Bont and I have written and designed the first chapter of my Generative Design Variations project. This first chapter (of ten) is about light. There are plenty of books that teach you how to program. However, in this publication there not one line of code. It describes a part of the journey that I have made to use programming for the creation of graphics in 2D and 3D. This chapter, and all future chapters to come are free to read for everyone who is interested.

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