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Computational Design: From Algorithms to Digital Production for Traditional Manufacture Sectors

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The paper aims at demonstrate the adaptive value of the digital crafts, regarding design and realization methods. In order to achieve some outcomes from a practical approach, some experiments are described. The discussion focuses on the relationship between the parametric tools supporting the design process (devoted to textile design and colour theory) and the aesthetical and technical outcomes. The typical way in which the craftsman “makes”—based on the informal transfer of models to production—shares the adaptive and repeatable approach of the parametric design. Therefore, through the specifications of the materials, the techniques and the realization tools, the seamless process is achieved.

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    For a deeper understanding of the various theories of color, applied to the world of design, a comparison with the pioneering texts of Itten (1982)  and Albers (1971) is fundamental, in which the critical apparatus is always accompanied by graphic experiments.

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    «Il controllo qualitativo del colore è uno dei problemi centrali della cultura ambientale moderna. Prima ancora che della forma o della funzione di un oggetto, noi ne percepiamo l’identità cromatica, a tal punto che l’insieme dei colori che ci circondano costituisce uno specifico livello d’uso dell’ambiente stesso. All’interno di questa problematica, il colore deve essere oggi inteso come oggetto di una ricerca progettuale autonoma; fino ad ora il colore è stato l’ultimo attributo del prodotto industriale: il designer, dopo averne progettato la forma e la funzione, sceglie il colore come ultimo segno da collocare su di una struttura che possiede già tutte le qualità fondamentali.» (Andrea Branzi (1984), La Casa Calda, pp. 102–103).

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Di Roma, A., Scarcelli, A. (2020). Computational Design: From Algorithms to Digital Production for Traditional Manufacture Sectors. In: Raposo, D., Neves, J., Silva, J. (eds) Perspective on Design. Springer Series in Design and Innovation , vol 1. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32415-5_24

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