Bridges 2011 Regular Paper
Arc Forms: Interactive Exploration of a Discrete Combinatorial Design Space
Christopher Carlson
(Proceedings pages 201–208)
Abstract
In the course of exploring parametric forms derived from corporate
logos, I stumbled upon an elegant ``minimum inventory, maximum
diversity'' system of forms. Due to combinatorial explosion, that
discrete space of forms is unimaginably large. Using Mathematica,
I explored not only the forms themselves, but also interfaces for
grasping what that large space contains. Productive exploration
depends on being able to explore the interfaces as fluidly as the
forms themselves.
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