The Digital Postmodern Modernist Generator version 2.0
This project explores automating the design process in a lighthearted manner.
The Process behind version 2 is different and better (at least I think it is), version 1 sampled a small bitmap, version 2 is 100%
generative. The first thing the program does is load a color lookup table of 6 color palettes (fig 1). Most of the color combinations are
sampled from artist and color theorist Josef Albers
works and works by other artists that I admire. However I fully intend to write a palette generator that will always select
colors that work well together based on modern color theory like the web color selector at wellstyled.com.
 fig 1 |
 fig 2 |
 fig 3 |
 fig 4 |
 final output |
The engine then creates a 3d virtual world, populates it with primitive objects and assigns them shaders from the current loaded palette. The program then extracts the image from the 3d objects (fig 2 above). A decision tree determines how the image is deconstructed and reconstructed (fig 3 above). The decision tree spawns graphic layers in memory and manipulates them before merging them into one image layer. This process iterates a couple of times and all resulting layers are then randomly assigned a stacking order and then they are merged ( sample layer fig 4 above). Finally rectangular shapes are drawn in the foreground and randomly assigned a blend and the process is complete(final output above).
A shockwave version of the art generator version 2 is here (opens in new window 38k) for your endless enjoyment.
