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  • written images

    February 9, 2010

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    Written Images; a project in contemporary generative print design and art. Its final products will be a book that presents programmed images by various artists. Each print in process will be calculated individually – which makes every single book unique.

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  • samples

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    • <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/flight404/4186754058" target="new" ><img src="img/extIcon.png" /> Robert Hodgin</a>
    • <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sojamo/3367405288" target="new" ><img src="img/extIcon.png" /> Andreas Schlegel</a>
    • <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lennyjpg/3233029561" target="new" ><img src="img/extIcon.png" /> Leander Herzog</a>
    • <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davebollinger/486523883" target="new" ><img src="img/extIcon.png" /> David Bollinger</a>
    • <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimasendorf/4522435193" target="new" ><img src="img/extIcon.png" /> Kim Asendorf</a>
    • <a href="http://reas.com/iperimage.php?section=works&view=&work=p14_images1_p&images=3&id=1&bgcolor=FFFFFF" target="new" ><img src="img/extIcon.png" /> Casey Reas</a>
    • <a href="http://www.unlekker.net/proj/packing/" target="new" ><img src="img/extIcon.png" /> Marius Watz</a>
    • <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/julapy/3880854369" target="new" ><img src="img/extIcon.png" /> Lukasz Karluk</a>
    • <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/eskimoblood/2441093407" target="new" ><img src="img/extIcon.png" /> Andreas Koeberle</a>
    • <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/underdoeg/4473310986" target="new" ><img src="img/extIcon.png" /> Philip Whitfield</a>
    • <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/onecm/4014536857" target="new" ><img src="img/extIcon.png" /> Ryan Alexander</a>
    • <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilbanas/518456735" target="new" ><img src="img/extIcon.png" /> Neil Banas</a>
    • <a href="http://www.flong.com/projects/floccus/" target="new" ><img src="img/extIcon.png" /> Golan Levin</a>
    • <a href="http://www.stfj.net/index2.php?project=art/2008/experiments%20with%20topo-maps_02.jpg" target="new" ><img src="img/extIcon.png" /> Zach Gage</a>
    • <a href="http://ethanmiller.name/projects/netbody_research/" target="new" ><img src="img/extIcon.png" /> Ethan Miller</a>

    15 Examples of programmed images.

  • description

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    Artists, designers and developers are encouraged to program image creating applications, which will be published as four-page spreads in the book.

    These programs visualize internet data-streams or display self-generated content. They are able to save continuously changing images on demand.

    Every application will run through an auto-generative printing program which generates and compiles all images and metatexts into a printable book.

    The printing will be done digitally due to continuously changing data.

    The final result will be an unique art book; a fusion of various digital artworks in printed form.

  • pattern

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    input

    external input e.g., rss feed, stock exchange quotations, webcam, ...

    input

    internet data / self-generated data, non-periodic algorithms

    ALGORITHM

    programs of various authors being interpreted and displayed in resulting imagery

    PROGRAM

    integrating all generated content together

    DIGITAL PRINT

    (print on demand) data used for letterpress printing

    ONE OF A KIND

    individual generative process for each copy


  • news

    twitter.com/writtenimages

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  • call for artwork

    15 July 2010

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    68 applications, 181 registrations | Adean | Ahmad Jagot | Alberto Cecchi | Alcor Walter | Alessandro Fiore | Alex Corbi | Amy Martin | Andreas Koeberle | Andreas Nicolas Fischer | Andreas Schlegel | Andres EM | Andrew Doro | Andrew Jensen | André Sier | Andy | Andy Clymer | Andy Li | Annina Witschi | Anthony Rowe | Antiplastik | Antoni Kaniowski | Antony Kitson | Ariel Malka | Ashley Brown | Bastiaan Terhorst | Bálint Ferenczi | Ben Jones | Benjamin Maus | Brad Borevitz | Brendan Berg | Brendan Oliver | Brendan Stone | Carl Emil Carlsen | Carl-Johan Rosén | Casey Reas | Cedric Kiefer | Christoph Steinlehner | Ciuin | Contra | Corneel Cannaertsa | Daniel Schwarz | Daniel Tauber | David Bollinger | David Bouchard | David Wicks | Dean McNamee | desaxismundi | dextro | Dylan Collins | E Boisseau | Ekene Ijeoma | Ella Keijzer | Emile Liu | emoc | Enrico Viola | Enrique Arce | Ethan Miller | Eva | Florian Jenett | Frederik Vanhoutte | Gael Hugo | Golan Levin | Gravitron | Guido Corallo | Guy Haviv | Haroon | Henrik Rudstrom | Hisakiito | Hoezelle Pierre | Horst Kiechle | Ian Thomas | io42 | Irwin Quemener | Ivo Schüssler | Ivy Sputnic | Jan Vantomme | Jason Lam | Jeffery Baker | Jens Wunderling | Jer Thorp | Jeremy Vey | Jessica Rosenkrantz | Jérôme Saint-Clair | JK Keller | Joel Gethin Lewis | Joerg Piringer | Jonathan McCabe | Jorgen Skogmo | Julia Laub | Julien Deswaef | Justin Windle | Jürg Waidelich | Kasia Molga | Ken Huxley | Kevin Cannon | Kevin Lau | Kieran Nolan | Kim Asendorf | Kin | Kris Trappeniers | Lam Chi Fai | Larry Sheradon | Lea Zeitman | Leander Herzog | Leonardo Solaas | Lia | Lilia Villafuerte | Lisa | Lukasz Karluk | Luke Sturgeon | Magda Olszanowski | Makc | Manny Tan | Marcin Ignac | Marcus Wendt | Mario Michelli | Marius Watz | Mark Webster | Markus Jaritz | Martin Fuchs | Martin Kaltenbrunner | Martin Latter | Mary Huang | Matt Hanns Schroeter | Matt Lundstrom | Matt Pearson | Matthias Dörfelt | Matthias Zauner | Max Hermann | Mehmet Akten | Melanie Bossert | Michael Doherty | Michael Lascarides | Michael Schieben | Miguel Cabanzo | Miguel Marques | Mitchell Whitelaw | mnml | Natalie Nicklin | Neil Banas | Neil Hickey | Nicolas Coronado | Nikolas Psaroudakis | Noah Larsen | Odd Nydren | Oliver Smith | Osandi | Paolo Tonon | Paul Prudence | Pedro Mari | Peter Holzkorn | phil | Philip Whitfield | Pierre Commenge | Pierre Proske | Pixelorchestra | Ricard Marxer | Robert Hodgin | Robert Seidel | Roberto Christen | royaljerry | Rui Madeira | Rui Pereira | Ruud Bijnen | Ryan Alexander | Ryland Wharton | Sam Lüscher | Sergio Albiac | Shahee Ilyas | Soren Christensen | Stefano Maccarelli | Steph Thirion | Stephan Huber | Stratos | Stuart Memo | Szymon Kaliski | Takahiro Yamaguchi | Taras Kowaliw | Thomas Kraftner | Timothy Stutts | Tsveta Bogdanova | Ulrike Schraberger | Veronica Lucca | Victor Martins | Visa-Valtteri Pimiä | Vladimir Valente | vorg | William Lindmeier | Wimer Hazenberg | Zach Gage

  • requirement

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    An image-generating program is required.
    All sourcecode property will remain with the author and will not be accessible to third parties.
    Functional Requirements:
    • self-developed, executable program for windows or mac os x
    • program has to save .png/.tiff files with RGB/CMYK Colors and the required size of: 4080x2720 px
    • command line arguments have to be deliverable to any save path. For every argument one generated image will be filed in an adequate location (howTo).
    • program terminates itself after successful saving of images.
    Details
    There is no specific programming language defined. Examples for possible options can be found below:

    [processing] java

    processingExample.zip
    howTo (test/export)
    processing 2D example
    by Dave Bollinger:
    processingExample2D.zip

    [vvvv] graphical
    programming language

    vvvv forum

    [openframeworks] c++

    xcodeproj.zip
    source.zip

    [cinder] c++

    sansumbrella.com
    cinder template

  • about

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    Contact:
    mail@writtenimages.net

    Partnerships:
    Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz
    Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst
    Institut HyperWerk
    Thanks To:
    Catherine Walthard, Frank Fietzek, Ralf Neubauer, Peter Bichsel, Luca Vicente, Leander Herzog, Philip Whitfield, David Bollinger, Golan Levin.
    Diploma thesis of Martin Fuchs
    deffekt.ch, undef.ch
    This website and contents are licensed under Creative Commons [Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5]
    Basel, 17.07.2010