{"id":1716,"date":"2021-10-25T12:19:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T16:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/?page_id=1716"},"modified":"2021-10-25T12:19:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T16:19:27","slug":"material-conditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/daily-notes\/10-25-new-beginning\/material-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Material Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Materials matter. Time matters. Here&#8217;s a<\/span>\u00a0smorgasbord of ideas to prompt new thinking about possibilities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FingerPaintFlowers440.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1721\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FingerPaintFlowers440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FingerPaintFlowers440.jpg 440w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FingerPaintFlowers440-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>In f<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inger painting, stroke order matters.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Two plotter projects by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacquifashimpaur.com\/\">Jacqui Fashimpaur<\/a>, first-year <a href=\"http:\/\/cmuems.com\/2016\/60212\/jaqaur\/\">student in my intromediate course<\/a> (60-212) in 2016. Jacqui used Processing to control the plotter in real-time in order to dip a brush in ink.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Three Trees\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fv8tembgAcA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tracing Movement\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zw7HS-e2mCk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>(Here&#8217;s a related link about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dirtalleydesign.com\/blogs\/news\/how-to-watercolor-painting-with-a-robotic-drawing-machine-an-interview-with-licia-he\">how Licia He does watercolors<\/a> with her AxiDraw.)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Using multiple colors&#8230; and achieving new colors by their mixing:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fountain pen colour fields 4\/4. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/plottertwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#plottertwitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/generativeart?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#generativeart<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w3Mj6Yr8aJ\">pic.twitter.com\/w3Mj6Yr8aJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; art for sale (@PhotoPuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhotoPuck\/status\/1391141888531607552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Many people like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/toThePixel\/status\/1263848520475344896\">color<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EYoXZBBXsAEvHVq.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1725\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EYoXZBBXsAEvHVq-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EYoXZBBXsAEvHVq-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EYoXZBBXsAEvHVq-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EYoXZBBXsAEvHVq-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EYoXZBBXsAEvHVq.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Andy_Makes\/status\/1317881853467119619\">colored generative charts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EkoOODlWAAYk3es.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1727\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EkoOODlWAAYk3es.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EkoOODlWAAYk3es.jpg 572w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EkoOODlWAAYk3es-404x480.jpg 404w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 85vw, 572px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Here are some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dirtalleydesign.com\/blogs\/news\/favorite-pens-for-axidraw-plus-registering-multiple-layers-a-how-to\">tips for aligning multiple colors.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>How about a chiseled pen.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">audio track by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jnathyn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jnathyn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RmZZ5RlnIJ\">pic.twitter.com\/RmZZ5RlnIJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TARGZ (@TarGz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TarGz\/status\/1416856454078808064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even the direction you draw in can make a productive difference.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Would be fun to simulate on digital preview the fact the direction matters <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/plottertwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#plottertwitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EPm9cb5S7s\">pic.twitter.com\/EPm9cb5S7s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; @greweb (@greweb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greweb\/status\/1441035454124630019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There are so many types of ink to explore. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulrickards\/status\/1418969880787922947\">Here&#8217;s &#8220;invisible ink&#8221;<\/a> which only appears under UV.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Going back to the UV plots I did in 2019 with some new ideas. This one is UV Grid Crush. These look fantastic in person and the UV ink is completely hidden in normal lighting. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PlotterTwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PlotterTwitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/93j0jJJlze\">pic.twitter.com\/93j0jJJlze<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paul Rickards (@paulrickards) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulrickards\/status\/1418969880787922947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/schwittlick.net\/composition52\/\">use a dying pen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/c52_dying_rotring_web03.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1728\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/c52_dying_rotring_web03-816x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/c52_dying_rotring_web03-816x1024.jpg 816w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/c52_dying_rotring_web03-382x480.jpg 382w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/c52_dying_rotring_web03-768x964.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/c52_dying_rotring_web03.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 85vw, 816px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Axi + Watercolor<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alegiaco2\/status\/1384202013764775941\"> can be great<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EzWsD6aVgAIxdtG-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1729\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EzWsD6aVgAIxdtG-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EzWsD6aVgAIxdtG-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EzWsD6aVgAIxdtG-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EzWsD6aVgAIxdtG-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EzWsD6aVgAIxdtG-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EzWsD6aVgAIxdtG-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EzWsD6aVgAIxdtG-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More generally, think about p<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recise control of a physical process. Hold the pen in one spot, the ink spreads: a function of medium, substrate, and time.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/feather-.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1724\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/feather-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"327\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photograph with plotter on top:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This one was a mistake. It was supposed to be a full grid like the rest, but I forgot to scale the vector to the paper. As a result I got two squares: one on the print and another on the bed holding the paper down. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/plottertwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#plottertwitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/axidraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#axidraw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/palladium?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#palladium<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eSHGlUCLfd\">pic.twitter.com\/eSHGlUCLfd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Emory Dunn (@emorydunn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emorydunn\/status\/1390093823678713859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Graph paper with (aligned!) plotter on top:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did another plot using some of the vintage graph paper that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JFriedhoff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JFriedhoff<\/a> got for me!<\/p>\n<p>Didn&#39;t mean to spend all day on it, but it was a very fun problem to work with the existing designs on the paper!<\/p>\n<p>Micron + Prisma color art markers.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/msu1y3vjyG\">https:\/\/t.co\/msu1y3vjyG<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/plottertwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#plottertwitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KkbmpuEEev\">pic.twitter.com\/KkbmpuEEev<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andy Wallace! (@Andy_Makes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Andy_Makes\/status\/1342933775924264960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Copperpoint etching:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A couple of close-ups of copper-plate etching using the pen plotter.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/plottertwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#plottertwitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/axidraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#axidraw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/csnqEv6q38\">pic.twitter.com\/csnqEv6q38<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rev Dan Catt (@revdancatt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/revdancatt\/status\/1377633171433488386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Clay and Cuneiform:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not 100% convinced, but I think there&#39;s some potential here with clay slabs and plotter.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/plottertwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#plottertwitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DREqfBheEK\">https:\/\/t.co\/DREqfBheEK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dmBKNAIqq4\">pic.twitter.com\/dmBKNAIqq4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zach Kron (@ZachKron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZachKron\/status\/1219416444825489408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Indenting or incising can also be used to make &#8220;negative&#8221; marks on paper, like these whiskers:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cat-drawing-resized-waternarked.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1722\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cat-drawing-resized-waternarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can plow powdered glass&#8230; and then fuse it in an oven.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Plowing powdered glass using gcode. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/plottertwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#plottertwitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/inkscape?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#inkscape<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ONR6xAR6dD\">pic.twitter.com\/ONR6xAR6dD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; C. A. Merriman (@craig_merriman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/craig_merriman\/status\/1316997069488353280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/showcase\/4979643\/video\/249372973\">Projection through sand<\/a> on an overhead projector:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sabbia\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/249372973?h=2fb314d7d2&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Rafael Lozano Hemmer<a href=\"https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/art-world\/rafael-lozano-hemmer-coronavirus-portraits-1923158\"> places fine sand<\/a> to create portraits:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); 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font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CHQmZ9sD633\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (@lozanohemmer)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Axi with a Pantograph and\u00a0physical random forces:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cmmVptVHMV\">pic.twitter.com\/cmmVptVHMV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; daniel feles (@dfeles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dfeles\/status\/1223962882544689152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some advanced controlled chaos \u2014 ink + air:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chaotic system with colour.<br \/>Ink and air<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/plottertwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#plottertwitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/axidraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#axidraw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/generative?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#generative<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZMQs0Yr3Fp\">pic.twitter.com\/ZMQs0Yr3Fp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joseph Wilk d[-_-]b (@josephwilk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/josephwilk\/status\/1317142944231673857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This bristle bot plotter will take a little explanation:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">bristle bot plotter? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r2wFzEC3cQ\">pic.twitter.com\/r2wFzEC3cQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; fruit goes beep (@scanlime) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scanlime\/status\/1366447640766935041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Galaxy Brain<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planting seeds with a rover&#8230;\u00a0 doing a timelapse&#8230;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benedikt Gross \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/benedikt-gross.de\/projects\/avena-test-bed-agricultural-printing-and-altered-landscapes\">drawing with a GPS bulldozer<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/avena-test-bed-01-2400x1600-q80.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1731\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/avena-test-bed-01-2400x1600-q80-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/avena-test-bed-01-2400x1600-q80-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/avena-test-bed-01-2400x1600-q80-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/avena-test-bed-01-2400x1600-q80-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/avena-test-bed-01-2400x1600-q80-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/avena-test-bed-01-2400x1600-q80-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-428\/f2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/avena-test-bed-01-2400x1600-q80-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Bonus, time permitting: A documentary on the <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">art of paper marbling:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Art of the Marbler\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vyga8VMWXKg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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