Generative Design

Make 100 Kickstarter – 100 Generative Spirograph Prints

January 28, 2020 by michellechandra in Generative Design, Processing

Since last year, my approach as an artist in regards to “business-ing” has been “go big, or go home!” Naturally, the next step in this mantra is a Make 100 Kickstarter.

In fact, my Make 100 Kickstarter is live now through February 26th!

What is a Make 100 Kickstarter?!

This is when makers around the world commit to making 100 of something (anything really) during the months of January and February. I will be making mostly 100 generative spirograph prints. A Make 100 Kickstarter is a BIG but SMALL project. Making 100 of something is still a bit of a feat, but not too overwhelming either.

The Rewards

I haven’t quite convinced you yet? Well, you should definitely head over to the Kickstarter page to check out the rewards. But if you need a little extra motivation, you can see some of the rewards below!

Inspirational Riso Print
15 Backers – $18

Riso Print

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Endless Forms Most Beautiful – Generative Spirograph Prints

November 19, 2019 by michellechandra in Generative Design

“from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved” – Charles Darwin

Since graduating from ITP – NYU in 2015, I have been meaning to revisit a generative art project I worked on while in graduate school. Over the past few months, I did just that culminating in a new print line – Generative Spirograph art prints! These prints are currently available for purchase as a limited release.

It’s been fun transforming this project from an animation I programmed while in grad school to a physical print years later drawn using an Axidraw drawing machine!

This print line is the result of a 100 day project I documented on Instagram. You can follow me on Instagram @dirtalleydesign where I continue to post a new generative spirograph design several days a week.

What the heck is generative art? Or Processing? → Read more

Processing: Printing Code – Shape and Form

December 28, 2013 by michellechandra in Generative Design, Processing

The second week of Rune Madsen’s Printing Code course explores shape and form. The homework assignment for the week: “Write a Processing sketch that outputs 2 shapes on a page. The first shape should be inspired by the word “wet.” The second shape should be inspired by the word “sharp”. Use only black and white. You have to use beginShape(), and all vertex points have to be created in a for loop. No manual plotting.”

It took me a little while to figure out what shape I wanted to draw for the word “wet.” Initially I wanted to do something organic and abstracted – lines in the shape of water reflections or ripples, but lines aren’t shapes in the end. The word “wet” brings to mind something fluid and amorphous, liquid and transparent but reflective, round and repetitive. Drawing a raindrop seemed like a nice, albeit stereotypical representation of the word “wet.” → Read more

Printing Code – Ice Cream Cone

December 18, 2013 by michellechandra in Generative Design, Processing

I really wanted to take Printing Code next semester, but many other ITP-ers also really wanted to take Printing Code (generative design/graphic design course focused on Processing). Luckily, Rune Madsen who teachers the course has all the lectures, code and readings on his website. Very convenient for my Winter Break.

Below is my response to the first homework assignment for Week One: “You can only use black (0) and white (255). You are only allowed to use triangle(), rect() and ellipse() once each, and no other drawing functions are allowed (no beginShape or images). Bring to class a design of an ice cream cone. Yes, and ice cream cone.”