Experimentações em design computacional: uma coletânea de 10 anos de projeto

Abstract

Given the current scenario, in a world where design is increasingly present in various fields of knowledge, a designer must master new techniques and knowledge. Among these new skills, a basic understanding of programming is crucial for a designer to bring increasingly innovative solutions to their projects. This new need has led to the emergence of a field that combines design and programming: Computational Design. Through studies and experiments in this area, the project Computational Design as a means of artistic expression and inclusion was created in 2016, and soon after, a course called Computational Design 1. This project from the Federal University of Ceará explores various applications of code (controlling computer operations) in visual and audio interactions. The course also has an exploratory nature and encourages students to test the limits of how programming can benefit creative fields like design. Given the importance of this project, this course, and this field as a whole, a cataloging of Computational Design work became necessary. Therefore, this work is a study of experiments in Computational Design, aiming to catalog Computational Design projects carried out by fellows and volunteers of the Computational Design as a Means of Artistic Expression and Inclusion project and of the Computational Design 1 course, offered in the Design program at the Federal University of Ceará. This project aims to create a record book of Computational Design experiments to commemorate the project's 10th anniversary.