Creative coding tasks are often exploratory in nature. When producing digital artwork, artists
usually begin with a high-level semantic construct such as a “stained glass filter” and …

For creative tasks, programmers face a choice: Use a GUI and sacrifice flexibility, or write
code and sacrifice ergonomics? To obtain both flexibility and ease of use, a number of …

Creating whimsical, personal data visualizations remains a challenge due to a lack of tools
that enable for creative visual expression while providing support to bind graphical content …

Digital fabrication courses that relied on physical makerspaces were severely disrupted by
COVID-19. As universities shut down in Spring 2020, instructors developed new models for …

This paper explores software's role in visual art production by examining how artists use and
develop software. We conducted interviews with professional artists who were collaborating …

Understanding how professionals use digital fabrication in production workflows is critical for
future research in digital fabrication technologies. We interviewed thirteen professionals who …

Interactive fabrication aims to close the gap between design and fabrication, allowing for rich
interactions with materials and reflection in action. Drawing from craft practice, we contribute …

Procedural art, or art made with programming, suggests opportunities to extend traditional
arts like painting and drawing; however, this potential is limited by tools that conflict with …

This essay addresses a foundational topic in applied sciences with interest in design: how
do theories inform design? Previous work has attributed theory-use to abduction and …

Vector graphics are an industry-standard way to represent and share visual designs.
Designers frequently source and incorporate styles from existing designs into their work …