Design by Numbers

Author  John Maeda Foreword by  Paola Antonelli
Design by Numbers

A pioneering graphic designer shows how to use the computer as an artistic medium in its own right.

Most art and technology projects pair artists with engineers or scientists: the artist has the conception, and the technical person provides the know-how. John Maeda is an artist and a computer scientist, and he views the computer not as a substitute for brush and paint but as an artistic medium in its own right. Design By Numbers is a reader-friendly tutorial on both the philosophy and nuts-and-bolts techniques of programming for artists.

Practicing what he preaches, Maeda composed Design By Numbers using a computational process he developed specifically for the book. He introduces a programming language and development environment, available on the Web, which…

$60.00
August 24, 2001
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