Generative Design

ジェネラティブ・デザイン / 1960s–computational present / Technique / Computational Expression

Designs the rules from which form emerges, instead of drawing one finished picture.

Iteration / Parameters / Variation / Chance

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Dictionary entry

Best used for
Making large families of variants coherent · A face that responds to data and input
Type
Separate fixed, legible information from the variable display type
Composition
Grow density, angle and color from one rule
Material
Narrow the range of randomness; let a person choose the results
Caution
Generated complexity is not the goal. Decide first what varies and what stays fixed.
Further study
algorithmic art / rule-based identity systems

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Source: MoMA — Thinking Machines

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