Japanese Open and Generative Design

JAPANESE OPEN & GENERATIVE DESIGN

Yuichi Yazaki

made in Japan ’15 conference

about myself

• born & raised in Tokyo. • interface designer • creative coder

Yuichi Yazaki

about myself: community organizing

http://codefor.tokyo/

Code for Tokyo Founder

http://data-visualization.jp

Data Visualization Japan Founder

http://data-visualization.jp

about myself: interface design

CEREVO Cam

T navi(internet portal service on TV) by Panasonic.

about myself: designing logo

https://www.behance.net/gallery/20639169/International-Space-Apps-Challenge-Tokyo-2014

I.S.A.C. Tokyo

Race for Resiliencehttp://raceforresilience.org/

http://code4japan.org/

about myself: installation

drawing Tokyo (group exhibition)

about myself: collaborating with artists

https://www.behance.net/gallery/20639649/Yoriko-Youda-portfolio

portfolio of Yoriko Youda

https://www.behance.net/gallery/20639649/Yoriko-Youda-portfolio

portfolio of Yoriko Youda

Toy Toy Toy Workshop.

workshop at Hiroshi Fuji solo exhibition.

http://n1n9.heteml.jp/toy_by_algorithm_com/projects/toytoytoy/

Hiroshi Fuji exhibition

Toy

Toy

Toy

Toy

my recent field

with Words/Facts without Words/Facts

making things/ having communication

Data Visualization Toy

with Words/Facts without Words/Facts

Data Visualization

• dynamic infographics. • works on internet browser. • use programming to make charts/graphs you can interact with.

• now popular among journalism (called data journalism).

http://structure-and-representation.com/works/prefecturalMigrants/

Data Visualization

Number of Inter-prefectural Migrants

Ability of TPP: huge economic blochttp://vdata.nikkei.com/prj2/tpp/

Data Visualization

http://structure-and-representation.com/works/odd/

Data Visualization

Logo Generator for ‘Open Data Day’ event

Data Visualization

• can get diverse views. • can think about common issue like his/her personal issue.

Toy

3D Printer Workshop.

teach children how 3d printer works.

Toy

Hikaru Origami

Toy

Kendama Revisited

(mockup by 3d printer)

inspired by Japanese old comics, ‘Violence Jack’ by

Go Nagai.

Toy

• 'Emotions' can change the way to solve the problem.

• Toy works for emotions. • It is effective over cultural / contextural differences.

generative design

what is generative design (recently)?

• visualization or realization by programming/coding.

• easily change output with data or input.

• sometimes it’s called Creative Coding.

generative design: examples

Sol LeWitt

Sol LeWitt

http://oharadesigngroup.com/2013/10/14/sol-lewitt/

Sol LeWitt

http://oharadesigngroup.com/2013/10/14/sol-lewitt/

Sol LeWitt

•So called ‘minimal art’ or ‘conceptual art’ •This work, he makes only ‘drawing rule’, didn’t draw. •Works depends on gallery and staff.

rule making realization->

artist installation staff

Sol LeWitt

Realization by rule.

Monroe Chair by Arata Isozaki

Arata Isozaki is an architect. His works all around the world. He designed this chair.

磯崎新のモンローチェアMonroe Chair by Arata Isozaki

data ->

Marilyn Monroe’s curve of body.

chair

realization

Monroe Chair by Arata Isozaki

Realization by data.(by how we like it too)

Constellation

Big Dipper

Constellation

in JapanLadle

in GreeceBear

in ChinaDynasty sitting in the clouds

Big Dipper

data ->

star’s position and brightness

connecting starts, we see something.

realization

Realization by how we see things.

Constellation

how we see things+

データエクスチェンジコンソーシアム：データの可視化分科会講演 - 矢崎裕一

Generative design is realization…

by rule. by data. by how we see things.

so you can

put your personal story into design.

generative design: my story

my friend who works for a toy company, have made a toy called ‘Bubble-Balloon Sun Flower.’ It’s popular among my friends.

I want to win…

which… • You can generate many ballons as possible. • so called ‘Sun Flower.’

making Bubble Balloon Generator

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lucapost/

Seeds of sunflower are spiral and it is said to be Fibonacci sequence.

People finds Fibonacci sequence/golden ratio beauty.

started sketching using Fibonacci sequence by programming.

import to Adobe Illustrator and edit

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generative 3d modeling application. easier to change shapes depend on variables.

can make thousands kind of shapes from just one application.

open design

Tokyo Olympic emblem issue

Open design is

• Design version of open source.

• Open as strategy.

littleBits

Open design islittleBits circuit designs are Open Source but…

connectors are patented.

• Openness is a strategy for making platform.

• You should open, but don’t need to open everything.

direct advice about the Japanese market/creative career in Japan

• knowing legal regulations. • there are many things already. • they like the word ‘innovation.’ • in some fields, there are no principle/fundamentals. one of them is ‘generative design.’

https://www.facebook.com/yuichi.yazaki https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuichiyazaki https://twitter.com/yuichiyazaki

let’s talk.