The term generative can refer to a process that is executed computationally. Based on a set of rules and parametric changes, outputs are generated iteratively. Outputs here can be of many types and origins.

In this workshop we have focus on typography as an output informed and transformed by code and change over time.

How can we build systems in code to create generative type? Through a series of exercises exploring the generative, dynamic and playful potential of type, we have created a series of digital outputs presented in this online showcase.

Generative Type Explorations

by Devanshi Sarat Jain

About

Session 1. this is a prototype i designed for my letterform D
Session 1. this is a prototype i designed for my letterform J
Session 1. protoype poster for the letter D with animation.
Session 1. protoype poster for the letter J with animation.
Session 2. I used the letter J for experimenting with vertex points.
Session 2. I used the letter J for experimenting with vertex points.
Session 3. experimentation with buffers. click here.
Session 3. experimentation with sound reactivity. click here.
Session 4. An important life lesson I learnt: lose yourself to find yourself.

LOST & FOUND

Lost and Found is a topic is deeply personal for me. I've always felt this overwhelming feeling of being lost or remaining lost in this path of life, no matter how hard I'm working towards my goals or searching for something. I wanted to depict this battle between this overwhelming feeling of being lost and constantly looking to find something through a series of visuals.

I hope these visuals help people understand, empathize and relate to feeling this way.

the big, unanswered question looping and bouncing in my head.
you lose some, you find some.
a looping thought from my adoloscence.

Sketches

Choosing this workshop was one of the most interesting and difficult parts of my semester. Not only did it come with an ample amount of fun and interesting approaches to Typography, it came with its challenges. Though I did face several issues in the beginning, I realized how lucky I was to be in a workshop such as this one. I was able to create an outcome so unique which cannot be developed by any other softwares.

I have learnt and acquired a whole new set of skills to practice and develop upon.

I'm glad I got the chance to brush up and relearn my skills, and to fall in love with coding all over again.

Session 1

  • D Poster this is the final poster design I made for the letterform D using simple lines, shapes, the loop function and animation.
  • J Poster this is the final poster design I made for the letterform D using simple lines, shapes, the loop function and animation.

Session 2

  • Loading Fonts An experiment with a sketch, thats shows 3D letters falling. This was achieved through experimentation with sin() and tan() frameCount() functions.
  • Static Text my version of the Joseph Mueller Brockmann poster. Inspired by The Lumineers' song, Ho Hey.
  • Vertex Points (D) an experimentation with vertex points using the letter D from the first session.
  • Vertex Points (J) an experimentation with vertex points using the letter J from the first session.

Session 3

  • Buffers A short experimentation with buffers.
  • Sound Reactive a short experimentation with sound reactivity.

Mini Project