Des Des Res works in the digital and physical domain using code-based design methodologies to augment intuition and promote exploration. Architectural projects integrate algorithmic investigation and bottom-up solution space analysis into traditional workflows to challenge design assumptions. Further investigative inquiries have touched on the diverse fields of industrial design, graphic design, photography, 3d-printing, mass customization, web design, motion design and typography.



Projects


Investigations

It’s one thing to hire someone with very little experience to work on your amazing moving theater project down the street. It’s another thing entirely to let him use it to test out ideas about “scripting” and “generative design” before he even knew what those things really meant. For that opportunity, I’ll always be thankful to have worked with @caliperstudio

October, 2006

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 @caliperstudio #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #holes #sketch #metalwork #lasercutting #folding #fabrication #parametric #parametricdesign #scripting #newyork #newyorkcity #zinc #vbscript

It’s one thing to hire someone with very little experience to work on your amazing moving theater project down the street. It’s another thing entirely to let him use it to test out ideas about “scripting” and “generative design” before he even knew what those things really meant. For that opportunity, I’ll always be thankful to have worked with @caliperstudio

October, 2006

#desdesresc1d99705c126

@caliperstudio #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #holes #sketch #metalwork #lasercutting #folding #fabrication #parametric #parametricdesign #scripting #newyork #newyorkcity #zinc #vbscript
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#tgif

July, 2016

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#tgif

July, 2016

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The final frame of this has been my desktop background for years. 

July, 2017

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The final frame of this has been my desktop background for years.

July, 2017

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Digital carving exercise

February, 2017

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 #desdesres #digital #color #boolean #carving #stereometry #motiondesign #grasshopper #sketch

Digital carving exercise

February, 2017

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On reflection, I think a lot of my work is about developing systems and then mining those understandable systems for the unexpected. I guess that’s why the “logo” is always changing. 

February, 2016

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #garamond #letterforms #graphicdesign #typography #writing #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper

On reflection, I think a lot of my work is about developing systems and then mining those understandable systems for the unexpected. I guess that’s why the “logo” is always changing.

February, 2016

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#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #garamond #letterforms #graphicdesign #typography #writing #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper
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Step 1: Figure out a generative system that allows for formal variation while allowing for fast, single-layer #3dprinting 

December, 2018

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #3dprinting #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper #3dprint #gh3d #mesh #sketch #fabrication

Step 1: Figure out a generative system that allows for formal variation while allowing for fast, single-layer #3dprinting

December, 2018

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#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #3dprinting #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper #3dprint #gh3d #mesh #sketch #fabrication
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The final installed piece has an understated presence that connects seamlessly to the stainless steel fixture and gently responds to the form of the globe-shaped lamp. 

May, 2017

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 #desdesres #digital #grasshopper #gh3d #mesh #holes #3dprinting #3dprint #fabrication #connections #lighting #parametric #parametricdesign

The final installed piece has an understated presence that connects seamlessly to the stainless steel fixture and gently responds to the form of the globe-shaped lamp.

May, 2017

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#desdesres #digital #grasshopper #gh3d #mesh #holes #3dprinting #3dprint #fabrication #connections #lighting #parametric #parametricdesign
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Different starting conditions lead to different outcomes

May, 2019

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper #gh3d #mesh #holes #growth

Different starting conditions lead to different outcomes

May, 2019

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A nice little amalgam 

June, 2017

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A nice little amalgam

June, 2017

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February, 2020

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February, 2020

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What’s interesting about this study is how deceptively simple it is. It’s a grid of equally spaced lines that rotate and subtly change shade. That’s it. 

August, 2021

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 #desdesres #sketching #sketch #gh3d #grasshopper #motiondesign #animation #desmotionres #rhino3d #digitaldrawing #digital #alrgorithmicart #bnw

What’s interesting about this study is how deceptively simple it is. It’s a grid of equally spaced lines that rotate and subtly change shade. That’s it.

August, 2021

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#desdesres #sketching #sketch #gh3d #grasshopper #motiondesign #animation #desmotionres #rhino3d #digitaldrawing #digital #alrgorithmicart #bnw
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Birthing images are usually most interesting to those directly involved, but for the sake of completeness, here’s a #timelapse

September, 2017

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 #desdesres #parametricdesign #lighting #interiordesign #digital #rhino3d #3dprinting #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #mesh #holes #homeimprovement #parametric

Birthing images are usually most interesting to those directly involved, but for the sake of completeness, here’s a #timelapse

September, 2017

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#desdesres #parametricdesign #lighting #interiordesign #digital #rhino3d #3dprinting #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #mesh #holes #homeimprovement #parametric
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Every time I think I’m out of the aeolian geomorphology game, @stoicrise pulls me back in! In reality, there’s so much about these research papers that fascinates me. In general, it’s about setting up some simple rules up front and then letting the system play out. Order arises out of apparent chaos. Or out of nothing. 

April, 2023

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #rhino3d #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #physics #dunes #sand

Every time I think I’m out of the aeolian geomorphology game, @stoicrise pulls me back in! In reality, there’s so much about these research papers that fascinates me. In general, it’s about setting up some simple rules up front and then letting the system play out. Order arises out of apparent chaos. Or out of nothing.

April, 2023

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#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #rhino3d #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #physics #dunes #sand
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Blocks and shadows

February, 2014

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Blocks and shadows

February, 2014

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That time when @stoicrise and I had a lot of fun digitally exploring aeolian geomorphology 

January, 2014

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #rhino3d #desmotionres #gh3d #3dprint @stoicrise

That time when @stoicrise and I had a lot of fun digitally exploring aeolian geomorphology

January, 2014

#desdesres8f65c2b08226

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #rhino3d #desmotionres #gh3d #3dprint @stoicrise
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Sphere 

February, 2021

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Sphere

February, 2021

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As much as I believe in the power of #3dmodeling, there’s nothing like a good #2d drawing to cut to the heart of a project. 

February, 2009

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#desdesres @caliperstudio #rhino3d #animation #metalwork #lasercutting #rhinoscript #fabrication #connections #parametricdesign #parametric #geneticstair #stair #stairdesign #details #welding #stainless #stainlesssteel #cnc #rendering

As much as I believe in the power of #3dmodeling, there’s nothing like a good #2d drawing to cut to the heart of a project.

February, 2009

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#desdesres @caliperstudio #rhino3d #animation #metalwork #lasercutting #rhinoscript #fabrication #connections #parametricdesign #parametric #geneticstair #stair #stairdesign #details #welding #stainless #stainlesssteel #cnc #rendering
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Harvesting

February, 2016

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #garamond #letterforms #graphicdesign #typography #writing #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper

Harvesting

February, 2016

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Step 2: Use the generative system to create an awful lot of geometry for #3dprinting

December, 2018

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #3dprinting #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper #3dprint #gh3d #mesh #sketch #fabrication

Step 2: Use the generative system to create an awful lot of geometry for #3dprinting

December, 2018

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#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #3dprinting #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper #3dprint #gh3d #mesh #sketch #fabrication
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The view from below is still my favorite 

February, 2017

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#desdesres #3dprinting #grasshopper #gh3d #lighting #parametric #parametricdesign #python #design #homeimprovement #interiordesign #generative #generativedesign #digital #bnw #rhino3d #3dprint

The view from below is still my favorite

February, 2017

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#desdesres #3dprinting #grasshopper #gh3d #lighting #parametric #parametricdesign #python #design #homeimprovement #interiordesign #generative #generativedesign #digital #bnw #rhino3d #3dprint
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🥕🥕🥕

September, 2019

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #graphicdesign #sketch #design

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September, 2019

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Circles in circles

November, 2021

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#desdesres #generative #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres

Circles in circles

November, 2021

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#desdesres #generative #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres
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Another color study. Perfect for a spring day. 

September, 2016

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 #desdesres #design #sketching #scripting #painting #color #sketch #physics #motiondesign #animation #desmotionres #digital #alrgorithmicart #generativedesign #generative

Another color study. Perfect for a spring day.

September, 2016

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#desdesres #design #sketching #scripting #painting #color #sketch #physics #motiondesign #animation #desmotionres #digital #alrgorithmicart #generativedesign #generative
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I really enjoy exploring growth in all its manifestations. I love how a few simple rules, repeated over time, can lead to unexpected complexity. 

May, 2019

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper #gh3d #mesh #holes #growth

I really enjoy exploring growth in all its manifestations. I love how a few simple rules, repeated over time, can lead to unexpected complexity.

May, 2019

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#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper #gh3d #mesh #holes #growth
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#wip 100 topos. Inspired by @stoicrise and @house.of.sada

March, 2023

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #grasshopper #gh3d @stoicrise @house.of.sada #wip

#wip 100 topos. Inspired by @stoicrise and @house.of.sada

March, 2023

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#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #grasshopper #gh3d @stoicrise @house.of.sada #wip
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⚫️

March, 2020

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⚫️

March, 2020

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A friendly blob

June, 2017

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 #desdesres #generative #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres #graphicdesign #animation #motiondesign #physics #sketch

A friendly blob

June, 2017

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The final piece has a depth of form, texture and color that was the result of the combined design, fabrication, construction, structural, ceramic and glazing know-how of an amazing team. @darinazlateva , Asli Oney, Tulip Yeung, @leguse , Laura Karnath, Andy Brayman, @anne_currier and everyone at @bostonvalleyterracotta 

August, 2019

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@kohnpedersenfox @bostonvalleyterracotta #desdesres #digital #rhino3d #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #texture #fabrication #parametric #details #terracotta

The final piece has a depth of form, texture and color that was the result of the combined design, fabrication, construction, structural, ceramic and glazing know-how of an amazing team. @darinazlateva , Asli Oney, Tulip Yeung, @leguse , Laura Karnath, Andy Brayman, @anne_currier and everyone at @bostonvalleyterracotta

August, 2019

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@kohnpedersenfox @bostonvalleyterracotta #desdesres #digital #rhino3d #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #texture #fabrication #parametric #details #terracotta
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Coming up on 20 years in this city, and it still inspires me. Probably because it’s always changing. #nyc

June, 2016

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 #nyc #newyork #newyorkcity #newyorkfuckincity #desdesres #typography #animation #logo #letterforms #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #grasshopper #gh3d #design #graphicdesign

Coming up on 20 years in this city, and it still inspires me. Probably because it’s always changing. #nyc

June, 2016

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#nyc #newyork #newyorkcity #newyorkfuckincity #desdesres #typography #animation #logo #letterforms #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #grasshopper #gh3d #design #graphicdesign
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Spherical meander

February, 2018

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Spherical meander

February, 2018

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Saint Jerome

January, 2017

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Saint Jerome

January, 2017

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So glad I had my handy first-generation smartphone on me to take this shaky video. The original brief was to create a stair that could stand as a sculpture amid a world-class collection of contemporary art. So it really should be experienced from all sides. Oh yeah, those beautiful full-height doors in the back were also designed and fabricated by @caliperstudio

May, 2009

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 #architecture #design #metalwork #geneticstair @caliperstudio @mikeco2 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #digital #lasercutting #rhinoscript #parametric #parametricdesign #scripting #stair #stairdesign #details

So glad I had my handy first-generation smartphone on me to take this shaky video. The original brief was to create a stair that could stand as a sculpture amid a world-class collection of contemporary art. So it really should be experienced from all sides. Oh yeah, those beautiful full-height doors in the back were also designed and fabricated by @caliperstudio

May, 2009

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#architecture #design #metalwork #geneticstair @caliperstudio @mikeco2 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #digital #lasercutting #rhinoscript #parametric #parametricdesign #scripting #stair #stairdesign #details
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Some weeks just end up like this 

July, 2016

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Some weeks just end up like this

July, 2016

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First new one in a very long while. Feeling good. Always start with the basics.

October, 2024

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First new one in a very long while. Feeling good. Always start with the basics.

October, 2024

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Permutations 

May, 2017

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Permutations

May, 2017

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Chiton series

February, 2019

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 #desdesres #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #chiton #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart

Chiton series

February, 2019

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It’s all about evolution and change 

November, 2018

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It’s all about evolution and change

November, 2018

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It may not look like much now, but back in 2008, this video was kind of like a Meisterbrief for early investigations into coding and design. In the days before visual scripting interfaces (or even modern coding languages in Rhino), work like this was difficult and painstaking. Which is why it was such a pleasure working on it together with @fadometer whose deep research into design and textiles remains an inspiration. 

December, 2008

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 #desdesres @fadometer #generative #generativedesign #digital #bnw #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #vbscript #texture #parametric #parametricdesign #design #textiles #knitting #garterstitch

It may not look like much now, but back in 2008, this video was kind of like a Meisterbrief for early investigations into coding and design. In the days before visual scripting interfaces (or even modern coding languages in Rhino), work like this was difficult and painstaking. Which is why it was such a pleasure working on it together with @fadometer whose deep research into design and textiles remains an inspiration.

December, 2008

#desdesresa9278ce3e773

#desdesres @fadometer #generative #generativedesign #digital #bnw #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #vbscript #texture #parametric #parametricdesign #design #textiles #knitting #garterstitch
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Ok, even on an account full of strange things, this one may be particularly strange. This was part of an amazing collaboration with @kohnpedersenfox and @bostonvalleyterracotta during the Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop in 2019. The idea was to add a custom #3dprinted roller to the end of a standard die extrusion mechanism for a deeper exploration into the interaction of surface texture and glaze. 

August, 2019

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@kohnpedersenfox @bostonvalleyterracotta #desdesres #digital #rhino3d #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #texture #fabrication #parametric #details #terracotta

Ok, even on an account full of strange things, this one may be particularly strange. This was part of an amazing collaboration with @kohnpedersenfox and @bostonvalleyterracotta during the Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop in 2019. The idea was to add a custom #3dprinted roller to the end of a standard die extrusion mechanism for a deeper exploration into the interaction of surface texture and glaze.

August, 2019

#desdesrese7ef8c9db889

@kohnpedersenfox @bostonvalleyterracotta #desdesres #digital #rhino3d #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #texture #fabrication #parametric #details #terracotta
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I like how the structure here builds up along the edges first

November, 2017

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I like how the structure here builds up along the edges first

November, 2017

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Usually when I dig up an old sketch like this, I can tell immediately how I’d set up the physical system to make the drawing. This one is simple, but for some reason it’s not so obvious. I may have to find the file, because I like the subtlety of the result. 

December, 2017

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #physics #connections #sketching #scripting

Usually when I dig up an old sketch like this, I can tell immediately how I’d set up the physical system to make the drawing. This one is simple, but for some reason it’s not so obvious. I may have to find the file, because I like the subtlety of the result.

December, 2017

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#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #physics #connections #sketching #scripting
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Circles in circles

November, 2021

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#desdesres #generative #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #3dprint

Circles in circles

November, 2021

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This was an extremely fun material study done with @marblefairbanks . It’s nice to see the same geometry made initially with #3dprinting then #cnc milled out of different grades of plywood.

February, 2018

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#desdesres @marblefairbanks #materials #3dprinting #cnc

This was an extremely fun material study done with @marblefairbanks . It’s nice to see the same geometry made initially with #3dprinting then #cnc milled out of different grades of plywood.

February, 2018

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#desdesres @marblefairbanks #materials #3dprinting #cnc
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Circles in circles

November, 2021

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#desdesres #generative #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres

Circles in circles

November, 2021

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#desdesres #generative #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres
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🥕🥕🥕

September, 2019

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #graphicdesign #sketch #design

🥕🥕🥕

September, 2019

#desdesres68973ac6496b

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #graphicdesign #sketch #design
...

Another nice g. This one I especially like around :04 and :06. 

October, 2017

#desdesresec1e622ee2c1

 #desdesres #letterforms #graphicdesign #typography #garamond #motiondesign #grasshopper #gh3d #type #sketch #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #desmotionres

Another nice g. This one I especially like around :04 and :06.

October, 2017

#desdesresec1e622ee2c1

#desdesres #letterforms #graphicdesign #typography #garamond #motiondesign #grasshopper #gh3d #type #sketch #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #desmotionres
...

Same input, different outputs

February, 2016

#desdesresd02d6f01d4d3

 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #garamond #letterforms #graphicdesign #typography #writing #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper

Same input, different outputs

February, 2016

#desdesresd02d6f01d4d3

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #garamond #letterforms #graphicdesign #typography #writing #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper
...

Disturbance 

August, 2017

#desdesres93c3f93bf81e

#desdesres #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres

Disturbance

August, 2017

#desdesres93c3f93bf81e

#desdesres #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres
...

And for the nerds out there, I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that the connections were made to work with standard #ikea pendants 

September, 2017

#desdesresc9025a8715cd

 #desdesres #parametricdesign #lighting #interiordesign #digital #rhino3d #3dprinting #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #mesh #holes #homeimprovement #parametric

And for the nerds out there, I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that the connections were made to work with standard #ikea pendants

September, 2017

#desdesresc9025a8715cd

#desdesres #parametricdesign #lighting #interiordesign #digital #rhino3d #3dprinting #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #mesh #holes #homeimprovement #parametric
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#officelife 2 - The office I was working at sponsored a Christmas ornament competition. This was my entry. It did not win. 

December, 2019

#desdesresb4eb681125d8

#officelife 2 - The office I was working at sponsored a Christmas ornament competition. This was my entry. It did not win.

December, 2019

#desdesresb4eb681125d8
...

During my time as a “digital potter” I made a lot of vases with a lot of faces. But along the way I’d also get special requests. If I remember correctly, this was an entire extended family. I remember the layout algorithm got quite complex to fit that many faces on one vase without one interfering with the next. I think my record was 16 faces, but I’d have to check. 

October, 2015

#desdesres75de9462b06f

#desdesres #fahz #fahzface #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #rhino3d #3dprinting #animation #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #mesh #parametric #parametricdesign #python #design #vase #masscustomization #itsyourfaceinavase

During my time as a “digital potter” I made a lot of vases with a lot of faces. But along the way I’d also get special requests. If I remember correctly, this was an entire extended family. I remember the layout algorithm got quite complex to fit that many faces on one vase without one interfering with the next. I think my record was 16 faces, but I’d have to check.

October, 2015

#desdesres75de9462b06f

#desdesres #fahz #fahzface #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #rhino3d #3dprinting #animation #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #mesh #parametric #parametricdesign #python #design #vase #masscustomization #itsyourfaceinavase
...

A little digital chiseling

March, 2019

#desdesresdaa40e2d7937

 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper #python #stereometry

A little digital chiseling

March, 2019

#desdesresdaa40e2d7937

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper #python #stereometry
...

A similar process to #ddr-f8b5b26f4629 but with a word. A word I love. 

March, 2016

#desdesres83fc5dd2a9e1

 #desdesres #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #writing #typography #letterforms

A similar process to #ddr-f8b5b26f4629 but with a word. A word I love.

March, 2016

#desdesres83fc5dd2a9e1

#desdesres #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #writing #typography #letterforms
...

Turns out I was wrong the other day, these are the images that ended up on the @bcakeny

May, 2017

#desdesresfed332dea20e

 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres #graphicdesign #animation #motiondesign #physics #texture @miriammilord @bcakeny

Turns out I was wrong the other day, these are the images that ended up on the @bcakeny

May, 2017

#desdesresfed332dea20e

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres #graphicdesign #animation #motiondesign #physics #texture @miriammilord @bcakeny
...

🥕🥕🥕

September, 2019

#desdesres3c8551ecc4c4

 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #graphicdesign #sketch #design

🥕🥕🥕

September, 2019

#desdesres3c8551ecc4c4

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #graphicdesign #sketch #design
...

Another parametrically designed custom lap shade project. #3dprinted and made to install using basic #ikea components. 

February, 2017

#desdesres06383a66e9e6

 #desdesres #3dprinting #grasshopper #gh3d #lighting #parametric #parametricdesign #python #design #homeimprovement #interiordesign #generative #generativedesign #digital #bnw #rhino3d #3dprint

Another parametrically designed custom lap shade project. #3dprinted and made to install using basic #ikea components.

February, 2017

#desdesres06383a66e9e6

#desdesres #3dprinting #grasshopper #gh3d #lighting #parametric #parametricdesign #python #design #homeimprovement #interiordesign #generative #generativedesign #digital #bnw #rhino3d #3dprint
...

I love it when I’m surprised by these generative studies. This one starts as a simple exploration of lines and connections, but once you add line thickness as a variable, by about :04 the whole thing starts to look like a Keith Haring composition. Then the line thickness gets really fat and it becomes something else. So somewhere there exists an optimal arrangement of line thickness and spacing to achieve heightened Haringness. We’ll call that the Haring Zone. 

April, 2017

#desdesres9ccbdbeee06a

 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres

I love it when I’m surprised by these generative studies. This one starts as a simple exploration of lines and connections, but once you add line thickness as a variable, by about :04 the whole thing starts to look like a Keith Haring composition. Then the line thickness gets really fat and it becomes something else. So somewhere there exists an optimal arrangement of line thickness and spacing to achieve heightened Haringness. We’ll call that the Haring Zone.

April, 2017

#desdesres9ccbdbeee06a

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres
...

A sphere of circles

June, 2017

#desdesres37a8b2d8e080

 #desdesres #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper #gh3d

A sphere of circles

June, 2017

#desdesres37a8b2d8e080

#desdesres #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper #gh3d
...

#desdesres

August, 2020

#desdesres827525c36fc3

#generative #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing

#desdesres

August, 2020

#desdesres827525c36fc3

#generative #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing
...

Tiling exercise 

July, 2016

#desdesres99977711f16e

 #desdesres #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #graphicdesign #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper #gh3d #sketch

Tiling exercise

July, 2016

#desdesres99977711f16e

#desdesres #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #graphicdesign #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper #gh3d #sketch
...

I actually have no memories making this but it’s kind of soothing to watch

May, 2020

#desdesresbac7b666c295

#desdesres #rhino3d #bnw

I actually have no memories making this but it’s kind of soothing to watch

May, 2020

#desdesresbac7b666c295

#desdesres #rhino3d #bnw
...

I fell in love with the German language a long time ago. One of the reasons is the vocabulary. Even the word “vocabulary” in German is “word treasure.” How good is that? And while the long German words can turn heads, I have a special fondness for the short ones. 

February, 2018

#desdesres806b0c55dd93

 #desdesres #german #languagenerd #languages #unfug #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #letterforms #graphicdesign #typography #writing #animation #gh3d #fraktur

I fell in love with the German language a long time ago. One of the reasons is the vocabulary. Even the word “vocabulary” in German is “word treasure.” How good is that? And while the long German words can turn heads, I have a special fondness for the short ones.

February, 2018

#desdesres806b0c55dd93

#desdesres #german #languagenerd #languages #unfug #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #letterforms #graphicdesign #typography #writing #animation #gh3d #fraktur
...

A fully resolved parametric #rhino3d was essential to the successful planning of the #geneticstair fabrication, delivery and installation process. 

January, 2010

#desdesres796a76a5dc8f

#desdesres @caliperstudio #rhino3d #animation #metalwork #lasercutting #rhinoscript #fabrication #connections #parametricdesign #parametric #geneticstair #stair #stairdesign #details #welding #stainless #stainlesssteel #cnc #rendering

A fully resolved parametric #rhino3d was essential to the successful planning of the #geneticstair fabrication, delivery and installation process.

January, 2010

#desdesres796a76a5dc8f

#desdesres @caliperstudio #rhino3d #animation #metalwork #lasercutting #rhinoscript #fabrication #connections #parametricdesign #parametric #geneticstair #stair #stairdesign #details #welding #stainless #stainlesssteel #cnc #rendering
...

In another former life I was working on a massive international airport project for a bit. This was part of my musings on grids, constraints and freedom. I feel somehow like there’s still a lot of stuff here to be explored. 

May, 2018

#desdesres829560bb5c09

 #desdesres #architecture #structure #grids #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper #gh3d #parametricdesign #parametric

In another former life I was working on a massive international airport project for a bit. This was part of my musings on grids, constraints and freedom. I feel somehow like there’s still a lot of stuff here to be explored.

May, 2018

#desdesres829560bb5c09

#desdesres #architecture #structure #grids #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper #gh3d #parametricdesign #parametric
...

Circles in circles

November, 2021

#desdesresd0df49b1889d

#desdesres #generative #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres

Circles in circles

November, 2021

#desdesresd0df49b1889d

#desdesres #generative #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres
...

Digital stippling exercise

March, 2018

#desdesrese0078130c52a

 #desdesres #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #grasshopper #sketch #sketching

Digital stippling exercise

March, 2018

#desdesrese0078130c52a

#desdesres #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #grasshopper #sketch #sketching
...

Just a quick splash of color on a Sunday morning 

April, 2019

#desdesres522319c908ad

 #desdesres #alrgorithmicart #digital #rhino3d #animation #motiondesign #color

Just a quick splash of color on a Sunday morning

April, 2019

#desdesres522319c908ad

#desdesres #alrgorithmicart #digital #rhino3d #animation #motiondesign #color
...

I love rotational geometries. They’re like the best kind of simple magic trick. This animation shows the path of an oloid as it rolls down an inclined surface. 

February, 2021

#desdesres61d651d48dc6

 #desdesres #animation #motiondesign #physics #grasshopper #gh3d #geometry #rotation

I love rotational geometries. They’re like the best kind of simple magic trick. This animation shows the path of an oloid as it rolls down an inclined surface.

February, 2021

#desdesres61d651d48dc6

#desdesres #animation #motiondesign #physics #grasshopper #gh3d #geometry #rotation
...

February, 2018

#desdesrese42cd8ad8603

#desdesres #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #desmotionres

February, 2018

#desdesrese42cd8ad8603

#desdesres #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #desmotionres
...

I remember this was one of my first experiments sketching with dynamic physical system

September, 2016

#desdesresfdb0d4d5a115

 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres #motiondesign #animation #physics #texture #design

I remember this was one of my first experiments sketching with dynamic physical system

September, 2016

#desdesresfdb0d4d5a115

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres #motiondesign #animation #physics #texture #design
...

This one happens to have pride of place in our living room 

February, 2017

#desdesres5846e1f2a789

#desdesres #3dprinting #grasshopper #gh3d #lighting #parametric #parametricdesign #python #design #homeimprovement #interiordesign #generative #generativedesign #digital #bnw #rhino3d #3dprint

This one happens to have pride of place in our living room

February, 2017

#desdesres5846e1f2a789

#desdesres #3dprinting #grasshopper #gh3d #lighting #parametric #parametricdesign #python #design #homeimprovement #interiordesign #generative #generativedesign #digital #bnw #rhino3d #3dprint
...

3d printed chess set #desdesres5dd06a174d78

January, 2016

#desdesres4dee478e33fd

 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #bnw #rhino3d #3dprinting #physics #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #mesh #chess #pawn #bishop #knight #king #rook #queen

3d printed chess set #desdesres5dd06a174d78

January, 2016

#desdesres4dee478e33fd

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #bnw #rhino3d #3dprinting #physics #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #mesh #chess #pawn #bishop #knight #king #rook #queen
...

I’m a bit obsessed with letterforms. They’re what I always come back to for inspiration. They’re all around us and they are to me everything that is good about humans. Try as they might, they can’t shake themselves of the human hand. Every day they are pushed, pulled and stretched but they carry history within their curves and straights. That can’t be erased.
The lower case g in renaissance-era fonts is particularly good. It has two holes. And it doesn’t sit on the baseline like you think it might. Oh and that thing at the top, that’s called an ear.

October, 2017

#desdesres59ab10f08f87

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres typography garamond letterforms

I’m a bit obsessed with letterforms. They’re what I always come back to for inspiration. They’re all around us and they are to me everything that is good about humans. Try as they might, they can’t shake themselves of the human hand. Every day they are pushed, pulled and stretched but they carry history within their curves and straights. That can’t be erased.
The lower case g in renaissance-era fonts is particularly good. It has two holes. And it doesn’t sit on the baseline like you think it might. Oh and that thing at the top, that’s called an ear.

October, 2017

#desdesres59ab10f08f87

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres typography garamond letterforms
...

A simple aggregation with a few nice details

February, 2020

#desdesres7d91f5834284

 #desdesres #generative #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #physics

A simple aggregation with a few nice details

February, 2020

#desdesres7d91f5834284

#desdesres #generative #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #physics
...

This was a simple, but satisfying study on the effects of small discrepancies in a system as it plays out over time. The base layer of this form is created by plotting something like 120 points in a perfect circle. For each step up the z-axis a certain degree of “drift” is added and the points are moved ever so slightly in the x-y plane. Over time, these random inaccuracies build up to form discernible patterns, ultimately creating a strong, rigid shape especially well-suited to 3d-printing. 

May, 2016

#desdesres5707e2903d92

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres

This was a simple, but satisfying study on the effects of small discrepancies in a system as it plays out over time. The base layer of this form is created by plotting something like 120 points in a perfect circle. For each step up the z-axis a certain degree of “drift” is added and the points are moved ever so slightly in the x-y plane. Over time, these random inaccuracies build up to form discernible patterns, ultimately creating a strong, rigid shape especially well-suited to 3d-printing.

May, 2016

#desdesres5707e2903d92

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres
...

While not the most sophisticated or most beautiful, this exploration is important to me because it lit a spark. The end of grad school for me was full of lectures on how “algorithms” would transform design. Seemed plausible, but without having ever written a line of code, it was all pretty abstract. Then I decided to see if I could make a kinky line straight. I agonized over these fifty-odd lines of VBScript (zero stars, would not recommend), but as I started to figure out how to draw geometry to the screen, a funny thing happened. Those squiggles started to straighten out.

Created November, 2005

#desdesres9392c8c59822

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d

While not the most sophisticated or most beautiful, this exploration is important to me because it lit a spark. The end of grad school for me was full of lectures on how “algorithms” would transform design. Seemed plausible, but without having ever written a line of code, it was all pretty abstract. Then I decided to see if I could make a kinky line straight. I agonized over these fifty-odd lines of VBScript (zero stars, would not recommend), but as I started to figure out how to draw geometry to the screen, a funny thing happened. Those squiggles started to straighten out.

Created November, 2005

#desdesres9392c8c59822

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d
...

Chiton series

February, 2019

#desdesres5e0a033878e6

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #processing #desmotionres #graphicdesign #animation #motiondesign #physics #chiton

Chiton series

February, 2019

#desdesres5e0a033878e6

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #processing #desmotionres #graphicdesign #animation #motiondesign #physics #chiton
...

One day I made an awful lot of geometry. I’m always interested in creating systems to make objects. In this case the forms themselves were constrained by a desire to have them quickly 3d-printed. I translated 2d physics simulations between rigid bodies with the z-axis representing the time component of the interactions. That methodology actually corresponds very well to additive manufacturing processes which mostly require one layer to be printed over the previous layer in a sequential manner. I printed a few hundred of these things at one point and they still show up in random drawers when I’m looking for a screwdriver.

December, 2018

#desdesres8c249838a810

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #3dprinting

One day I made an awful lot of geometry. I’m always interested in creating systems to make objects. In this case the forms themselves were constrained by a desire to have them quickly 3d-printed. I translated 2d physics simulations between rigid bodies with the z-axis representing the time component of the interactions. That methodology actually corresponds very well to additive manufacturing processes which mostly require one layer to be printed over the previous layer in a sequential manner. I printed a few hundred of these things at one point and they still show up in random drawers when I’m looking for a screwdriver.

December, 2018

#desdesres8c249838a810

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #3dprinting
...

Chiton series

February, 2019

#desdesres538a6805705e

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #processing #desmotionres #graphicdesign #animation #motiondesign #physics #chiton

Chiton series

February, 2019

#desdesres538a6805705e

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #processing #desmotionres #graphicdesign #animation #motiondesign #physics #chiton
...

I made this in January, 2018. I don’t remember the specifics, but I know I was feeling overwhelmed by the seeming hopeless of our politics. So I made what is possibly the weakest-ass, no-risk “protest” statement you could imagine. But what’s funny is that I keep coming back to it. When things are messed up, sometimes a simple acknowledgment of the shit show is an important first step. No, this is not normal. 

January, 2018

#desdesres398f4d81cffa #desdesres #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #typography #graphicdesign

I made this in January, 2018. I don’t remember the specifics, but I know I was feeling overwhelmed by the seeming hopeless of our politics. So I made what is possibly the weakest-ass, no-risk “protest” statement you could imagine. But what’s funny is that I keep coming back to it. When things are messed up, sometimes a simple acknowledgment of the shit show is an important first step. No, this is not normal.

January, 2018

#desdesres398f4d81cffa #desdesres #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #typography #graphicdesign
...

I hadn’t watched that last video to the end in quite a while and there’s something really satisfying about the final frame. I like the subtle vertical gradient, not only of the size and distribution of the shapes, but also the heaviness of the linework. And the for me, the fact that it doesn’t all quite fill that bottom left corner, that‘s everything. 

February, 2020

#desdesresc6a31a093d55

 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #physics

I hadn’t watched that last video to the end in quite a while and there’s something really satisfying about the final frame. I like the subtle vertical gradient, not only of the size and distribution of the shapes, but also the heaviness of the linework. And the for me, the fact that it doesn’t all quite fill that bottom left corner, that‘s everything.

February, 2020

#desdesresc6a31a093d55

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #physics
...

This was a friendly little form that was particularly well-suited to 3d-printing.

August, 2021

#desdesrese96e3043684f

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #rhino3d #desmotionres #motiondesign #animation #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #3dprinting

This was a friendly little form that was particularly well-suited to 3d-printing.

August, 2021

#desdesrese96e3043684f

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #rhino3d #desmotionres #motiondesign #animation #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #3dprinting
...

I’ve been inspired by calligraphic mark-making since I first held a broad nib pen in junior high art class. For me, traditions of ornamental writing from around the world show clearly the generative power of combining simple graphic rules with human intuition and craft. This study combines the controlled chaos of a double pendulum kinetic system with the refined visual logic of an angled pen. Originally, I was interested in the marks themselves, but over time I started to appreciate the gestural qualities that are hinted at in the changes of speed and direction. Those aspects aren’t fully explored here, but I’m starting to think it’s something I should be looking at. 

January, 2017

#desdesres7e7c5baee15f

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing typography letterforms #typography #graphicdesign #calligraphy #writing #animation #motiondesign #physics

I’ve been inspired by calligraphic mark-making since I first held a broad nib pen in junior high art class. For me, traditions of ornamental writing from around the world show clearly the generative power of combining simple graphic rules with human intuition and craft. This study combines the controlled chaos of a double pendulum kinetic system with the refined visual logic of an angled pen. Originally, I was interested in the marks themselves, but over time I started to appreciate the gestural qualities that are hinted at in the changes of speed and direction. Those aspects aren’t fully explored here, but I’m starting to think it’s something I should be looking at.

January, 2017

#desdesres7e7c5baee15f

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing typography letterforms #typography #graphicdesign #calligraphy #writing #animation #motiondesign #physics
...

3d printed chess set #desdesres5dd06a174d78

January, 2016

#desdesres5f07c9b621ea

 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #bnw #rhino3d #3dprinting #physics #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #mesh #chess #pawn #bishop #knight #king #rook #queen

3d printed chess set #desdesres5dd06a174d78

January, 2016

#desdesres5f07c9b621ea

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #bnw #rhino3d #3dprinting #physics #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #mesh #chess #pawn #bishop #knight #king #rook #queen
...

This sketch brought to you by the letter “g”

August, 2016

#ddr-f8b5b26f4629

 #desdesres #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #garamond #letterforms #graphicdesign #typography #writing #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper #gh3d #type #sketch

This sketch brought to you by the letter “g”

August, 2016

#ddr-f8b5b26f4629

#desdesres #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #garamond #letterforms #graphicdesign #typography #writing #animation #motiondesign #grasshopper #gh3d #type #sketch
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The setup of this study is pretty simple. A bunch of circles in a frame. And the result is to be expected. A highly structured arrangement of bodies. But there are two or three seconds there in the beginning where things go wild. There are territorial battles and border skirmishes. The structure that will eventually take hold is not yet clear. It’s a moment of possibility.

July, 2017

#desdesresa90d01289c07

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres

The setup of this study is pretty simple. A bunch of circles in a frame. And the result is to be expected. A highly structured arrangement of bodies. But there are two or three seconds there in the beginning where things go wild. There are territorial battles and border skirmishes. The structure that will eventually take hold is not yet clear. It’s a moment of possibility.

July, 2017

#desdesresa90d01289c07

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres
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When my son was about seven or eight, he was really into chess. So I decided to design and make him his own set. A system of physical forces was set up to act on a basic cylindrical mesh. By changing the connections and relative strength of the tensile forces within each piece, the overall shape could be manipulated. Because the different shapes are created using the same generative system, there are inherent formal affinities relating pawn to bishop, bishop to knight, knight to rook and so on. The different pieces work together to form a family of taut and distinctly modern sculptural gestures.

January, 2016

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #3dprinting #animation #motiondesign #physics #gh3d #grasshopper #3dprint #mesh #chess #pawn #bishop #knight #king #queen #rook

When my son was about seven or eight, he was really into chess. So I decided to design and make him his own set. A system of physical forces was set up to act on a basic cylindrical mesh. By changing the connections and relative strength of the tensile forces within each piece, the overall shape could be manipulated. Because the different shapes are created using the same generative system, there are inherent formal affinities relating pawn to bishop, bishop to knight, knight to rook and so on. The different pieces work together to form a family of taut and distinctly modern sculptural gestures.

January, 2016

#desdesres5dd06a174d78

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #3dprinting #animation #motiondesign #physics #gh3d #grasshopper #3dprint #mesh #chess #pawn #bishop #knight #king #queen #rook
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I remember I was working on something much more elaborate and ambitious, but at a certain point this little circle made of circles did this thing. And it was good. Really not sure what happened with the other thing I was working on.

October, 2019

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#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres

I remember I was working on something much more elaborate and ambitious, but at a certain point this little circle made of circles did this thing. And it was good. Really not sure what happened with the other thing I was working on.

October, 2019

#desdesres88e1ce9ed001

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Sometimes some of my favorite work comes from happy accidents while working towards something else. This was a side path taken while working on #desdesres8c249838a810

October, 2019

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Sometimes some of my favorite work comes from happy accidents while working towards something else. This was a side path taken while working on #desdesres8c249838a810

October, 2019

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Il ne faut pas cracher sur les jeux de mots. Les plus mauvais vont aux meilleurs amis. C’est l’ineffable prix de l’intimité.

November, 2016

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 #desdesres #digital #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #garamond #graphicdesign #typography #grasshopper #gh3d #type #letterforms #français

Il ne faut pas cracher sur les jeux de mots. Les plus mauvais vont aux meilleurs amis. C’est l’ineffable prix de l’intimité.

November, 2016

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#desdesres #digital #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #garamond #graphicdesign #typography #grasshopper #gh3d #type #letterforms #français
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I really like moving back and forth from 2d to 3d. Even better is moving from digital to physical. This is a physical #3d printed continuation of #desdesresb2c55e758052

October, 2019

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#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #processing #3dprinting #gh3d #3dprint #grasshopper #mesh

I really like moving back and forth from 2d to 3d. Even better is moving from digital to physical. This is a physical #3d printed continuation of #desdesresb2c55e758052

October, 2019

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The rare color study 

September, 2016

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #processing #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #physics #color #painting #digitalpainting

The rare color study

September, 2016

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This ongoing study (which I’ve always just called “glyphs”) is about taking letterforms as raw materials to be used for growing new designs. The idea is something I’m passionate about and I hope to pick up this work in some form again soon.

February, 2016

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#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres typography garamond letterforms

This ongoing study (which I’ve always just called “glyphs”) is about taking letterforms as raw materials to be used for growing new designs. The idea is something I’m passionate about and I hope to pick up this work in some form again soon.

February, 2016

#desdesresefd4a30e61a4

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres typography garamond letterforms
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Chiton series

February, 2019

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #processing #desmotionres #graphicdesign #animation #motiondesign #physics #chiton

Chiton series

February, 2019

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This is one of my favorites because it’s so incredibly simple. There’s nothing 3d going on here. It’s just a chain of dots working their way through flat space. It’s how they interact with each other, when traced over time that gives the impression of a sinuous, silky, undulating landscape. But it’s just dots. Moving in two-dimensional space.

December, 2017

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#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #processing #desmotionres #3dprinting

This is one of my favorites because it’s so incredibly simple. There’s nothing 3d going on here. It’s just a chain of dots working their way through flat space. It’s how they interact with each other, when traced over time that gives the impression of a sinuous, silky, undulating landscape. But it’s just dots. Moving in two-dimensional space.

December, 2017

#desdesres841b31053598

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #processing #desmotionres #3dprinting
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This is part of a large series of studies investigating matters of visual control and agency in graphic production using simulated physical properties and behaviors. This one in particular is special, because it is the only one of thousands of such studies to take physical form as a giclée print. I told myself I’d use the money from its sale to print myself a version of equal quality to hang on the wall, but then COVID happened. 

November, 2018

#desdesres3eb703c496d7

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing

This is part of a large series of studies investigating matters of visual control and agency in graphic production using simulated physical properties and behaviors. This one in particular is special, because it is the only one of thousands of such studies to take physical form as a giclée print. I told myself I’d use the money from its sale to print myself a version of equal quality to hang on the wall, but then COVID happened.

November, 2018

#desdesres3eb703c496d7

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing
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3d printed chess set #desdesres5dd06a174d78

January, 2016

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #bnw #rhino3d #3dprinting #physics #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #mesh #chess #pawn #bishop #knight #king #rook #queen

3d printed chess set #desdesres5dd06a174d78

January, 2016

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#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #bnw #rhino3d #3dprinting #physics #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #mesh #chess #pawn #bishop #knight #king #rook #queen
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There’s not much to this. I was doing dishes and there was something so simple and so good about how these repetitive elements (bowls) came together to create a new geometry that adhered to a different set of rules. There’s probably something more profound to be discovered, but it hasn’t happened yet. And the dishes never got done.

March, 2018

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There’s not much to this. I was doing dishes and there was something so simple and so good about how these repetitive elements (bowls) came together to create a new geometry that adhered to a different set of rules. There’s probably something more profound to be discovered, but it hasn’t happened yet. And the dishes never got done.

March, 2018

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#desdesres #generativedesign #generative #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres
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One of my favorite projects from my time @caliperstudio The original idea came from an unrealized architectural façade project and algorithmic explorations, but the project only got better with the input from and collaboration with amazing, knowledgeable metalworkers and craftsmen. 

May, 2008

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #rhino3d #sculpture #metalwork #lasercutting #folding #rhinoscript @caliperstudio @mikeco2

One of my favorite projects from my time @caliperstudio The original idea came from an unrealized architectural façade project and algorithmic explorations, but the project only got better with the input from and collaboration with amazing, knowledgeable metalworkers and craftsmen.

May, 2008

#desdesres975556eab7df

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #rhino3d #sculpture #metalwork #lasercutting #folding #rhinoscript @caliperstudio @mikeco2
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Even after endless staring at this geometry on a computer screen, there was nothing like peeling off the protective film to see the taught, polished stainless steel interact with the world around it. 

May, 2008

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #rhino3d #sculpture #metalwork #lasercutting #folding #rhinoscript @caliperstudio @mikeco2

Even after endless staring at this geometry on a computer screen, there was nothing like peeling off the protective film to see the taught, polished stainless steel interact with the world around it.

May, 2008

#desdesresc7e36901a647

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #rhino3d #sculpture #metalwork #lasercutting #folding #rhinoscript @caliperstudio @mikeco2
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Another study based on nodes, connection and movement. 

May, 2017

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Another study based on nodes, connection and movement.

May, 2017

#desdesresb94c25c5594c #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres
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Sometimes some of my favorite work comes from happy accidents while working towards something else. This was a side path taken while working on #desdesres8c249838a810

October, 2019

#desdesresb2c55e758052

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #physics #processing

Sometimes some of my favorite work comes from happy accidents while working towards something else. This was a side path taken while working on #desdesres8c249838a810

October, 2019

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The old #3dprinter takes a bit of love these days, but it’s still nice to watch

May, 2022

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 #desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #rhino3d #3dprinting #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #mesh #plants #homeimprovement #interiordesign

The old #3dprinter takes a bit of love these days, but it’s still nice to watch

May, 2022

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#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #rhino3d #3dprinting #grasshopper #gh3d #3dprint #mesh #plants #homeimprovement #interiordesign
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Les machines sont bien plus que les hommes coutumières des jeux de mots.

November, 2016

#desdesres7ed6e7649932

 #desdesres #digital #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #garamond #graphicdesign #typography #grasshopper #gh3d #type #letterforms #français

Les machines sont bien plus que les hommes coutumières des jeux de mots.

November, 2016

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#desdesres #digital #bnw #rhino3d #desmotionres #garamond #graphicdesign #typography #grasshopper #gh3d #type #letterforms #français
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Sometimes some of my favorite work comes from happy accidents while working towards something else. This was a side path taken while working on #desdesres8c249838a810

October, 2019

#desdesresb2c55e758052

#desdesres #generative #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #physics #processing

Sometimes some of my favorite work comes from happy accidents while working towards something else. This was a side path taken while working on #desdesres8c249838a810

October, 2019

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There’s something vaguely unsettling about this on. Not sure what it is. Thoughts?

November, 2018

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#desdesres #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #physics

There’s something vaguely unsettling about this on. Not sure what it is. Thoughts?

November, 2018

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#desdesres #generativedesign #alrgorithmicart #digital #digitaldrawing #bnw #processing #desmotionres #animation #motiondesign #physics
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