Design + Code
Data-Driven Graphic Design: Creative Coding for Visual Communication is a book which outlines the creative potential of using code and data as part of a creative practice - and how it can be used to inform and create visual design work.
The book provides an inspiring and thought-provoking insight into the intersection between design and computational digital technology. It introduces the concepts, processes, language, and ideas of using dymamic coding as part of a creative visual practice; highlighting real-world applications from across the field visual design.
With an emphasis on an experimental approach to using code, this book presents a unique look at graphic design practice in the context of creative data-driven technology.
The book seeks to inspire a new generation of designer, enabling them to see the creative potential of data and code, and encouraging an understanding of the broad concepts and application of code as an important part of the creative landscape.
It provides an instructional, inspirational introduction to the subject, providing support for student and tutors as a useful addition to the core curriculum.
No other text I have read so comprehensively guides the reader through the visual output and the internal programming motivations for creating such beautiful data-driven work.
Wayne Madsen, Professor of New Media Art and Technology