| UdK - Principles of computational design |
| This course focuses on the use of computational processes to create new forms of design. How should designers work in electronic media that involve user interaction and dynamic composition? Should they accept the tools and models of thought set out for them by software manufacturers, or can they create tools of their own? Themes to be explored include algorithmic form, information visualisation, new forms of interaction and automatic composition. [This course is finished as of 14 July 2003. This web site will be kept online. -m] |
| Note that the documentation files that is included in the latest (0054) alpha of Processing is less complete than the ones on the Processing website (seen here). Use the online version if you can. Also, they've put a technical notes section online which is very useful. It includes tips on file I/O, 3D, network communication etc. |
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| Universität der Künste, Berlin 2003 - Marius Watz |
Results of assignments Assignment 1: Flower
Vec2D library (for 2D vector maths) |
Computational design references Organisations Projects People |
Adobe Postscript programming For those of you interested in trying your hands at outputting PostScript, take a look at Zach Lieberman's introduction pages (see the heading PostScript further down the page.) Peter Weingarter has written a nice PostScript tutorial which is very useful. Download it as a ZIP file or read it online. The full PostScript manual (known as the Red Book) is available from Adobe as a 7.4 MB PDF. Download it here. Other Adobe books can be downloaded here (I recommend the Blue Book file...) |