Arc Forms: Interactive Exploration of a Discrete Combinatorial Design Space

Year: 2011 Authors: Christopher Carlson

Core claim

Simple semicircle-based rules generate an immense expressive design language, and fluid interactive tools are essential for discovering it.

Topics

design space exploration, interactive visualization, combinatorial generation, logo-derived forms

Domains

combinatorics, discrete design spaces, symmetry, graphic design, logo design, ornamentation, generative forms

Methods

parameterization, direct manipulation interface, exhaustive generation, generate-and-test filters

Media

Mathematica, interactive widgets, arc-based graphics

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