Generative design, creative coding, algorithmic design, creative technology — all these terms can tell stories with data, and give agency for people to interact, create, and play.

Code and node-based software allows us to create work that augments interaction, and create visuals that can change dynamically, bringing the digital to the physical world. I’ve dropped a list of recent articles and helpful resources that have inspired and influenced my own design practice lately.

Mediums of generative design

Articles

Insights • Patrik Hübner - Generative Design and Creative Coding for brands

Various blogs about data-driven design, AI’s role in creative work, generative design in branding and storytelling through generative design.

Michelle Duong and her Adventures in Interactive Typography • tim rodenbröker creative coding

Berlin-based grad student’s journey in typographic motion and creative coding. She made the cover gif in this article!

Resources

Welcome • tim rodenbröker creative coding

p5.js Creative Coding tutorials.

The Coding Train

p5.js, shaders, GLSL free quality tutorials!

The Book Of Shaders

This is a gentle step-by-step guide through the abstract and complex universe of Fragment Shaders. Definitely not a fast-route-to-cool-stuff, but the powerful basics.