Experimental CAD

While the output of algorithmic-based design becomes increasingly complex, the designer must assume the role of raw data extractor. This data can then be input into automatic manufacturing processes. Grasshopper’s ability to sort and manipulate information allows designers to work with a fluidity like we’ve never experienced before. It is by all meanings of the word, a superpower.

“…As the technology and trend of computational design grows, we might have to question preconceived roles of the designer and the consumer because mass-scale customization is quickly becoming a reality. This could be a new renaissance of design that involves the user to the highest degree. Computational design will bring an explosion of new patterns, textures and form akin to the organic design era of the 1930s–1960s”

Excerpt from INNOVATION Magazine –  “Computational Ideation: Generating a New Starting Point, 2019” by Zack Zlevor and Jon Rasche