Once a Mathematician, Always an Artist. “I’ve tried color, but simple black and white diffuse light from all directions is the simplest, least biased way to show the forms,” he says.
Also, the black and white forms reflect his respect for artist Ernst Haeckel, a biologist who used black and white woodcuts to render zoological forms that advanced his theories of evolution. To render his digital evolutionary forms, Lomas wrote software that can bounce light rays off more than 90 million metaballs in a complicated implicit surface.
“I wanted to know how far I could push ray tracing. Andy Lomas pictures. Aggregation These works come from a study of organic natural forms and their relationship to simple mathematical rules.
Influenced by the work of D'Arcy Thompson, Alan Turing and Ernst Haeckel, they study how intricate forms of plant and coral like structures can be created by digital simulation of flow and deposition. The sculptural shapes are created by a process of accretion over time. Coral_closeup. July-gallery-_0013_Coral-close-up. Andy Lomas Returns to Framestore as CG Head. Framestore CFC has welcomed back Andy Lomas to the newly expanded post of head of CG, which will encompass features, commercials and longform TV.
Lomas returns at a significant time for Framestore CFC, with the recent announcement of the company's move into feature animation production (THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX) and the need to optimize CG work. "During my career, I've worked in CGI on television commercials, TV projects, film VFX and animated features, Lomas said. Coming back to Framestore CFC now makes total sense, offering as it does a unique opportunity to bring all that experience together. " With an educational background that includes an MA in Mathematics from Cambridge, as well as two further MSc's, Lomas has been working with computer animation since the early 90s.
Nervous System – explorations in generative design and natural phenomena » generative. Nervous System was commissioned by Disseny Hub Barcelona to create one of a kind jewelry pieces for Laboratory of Fabrication, an exhibition highlighting the possibilities of rapid prototyping.
Using computational […] Read Article → grown in our xylem processing applet, 3d printed by selective laser sintering Read Article → A few days ago we received the prototypes we ordered from Shapeways of the xylem system vase and lamp pieces. Read Article → MAKER FAIRE ROME. DO THE MUTATION is taking part with Collagene masks at Maker Faire in Rome, 4th-6th October.
Full details here. […] The Maker Faire is the largest exhibition in the world dedicated to innovation, creativity and enterprise [...] The sharing of ideas among creative people. For the first time an European Edition will be organized independently. […] (source: Maker Faire website) Writing the Case Study. This section provides some advice on the process of writing up your report.
Plan the report Before you begin to write the report, it is essential to have a plan of its structure. You can begin to plan the report while you are investigating the case. Fist, prepare an outline (in list or mind-map format) of the main headings and subheadings you will have in the report. Then add notes and ideas to the outline which remind you of what you want to achieve in each section and subsection. Schedule your writing time Prepare a schedule for writing and editing the sections of the report. Analyse your audience In writing a case study report in your course, the report is often intended for an imaginary person so you need to make sure that your language and style suites that person.
What is generative design ? I have been asking this question my self, for quite some time.
My attempt to find out has led me through hundreds of published papers, books, blogs and endless discussion that opened even more questions. What is generative Design? I have come across many attempts of defining what it is. Many of them are absurd – especially those published in journals that seek to define generative design within tiny niches of reserch interests. Generative Design. Process for creating generative design Generative design is a design method in which the output – image, sound, architectural models, animation – is generated by a set of rules or an Algorithm, normally by using a computer program.
What is Generative Design? - Diagramming Machines. Generative design is often mistakenly used to describe design processes involving any kind of computer programming or scripting.
Art && Code 3D » Joel Gethin Lewis. 3D scanning with camera. 9 Seriously Mind-Blowing Things You Can Make With a 3D Printer. Michelangelo’s David started as a large block of marble.
The artist chiseled away at the block until all that was left was David with his sling, ready to battle Goliath. The method Michelangelo used of taking away the marble to finish his work of art is called the subtractive process. 3D printing does the opposite. Rather than taking away, 3D printing uses the additive process. Starting from nothing, the 3D printer reproduces a digital model by adding materials in layers until the final product is achieved. Here are five amazing, weird, and fun creations from 3D printing — followed by four that could be coming soon: 1. 10,000 Digital Paintings × Studio for Digital Art and Generative Design. This happened.