Debrief & Discussion
In a group of 2, discuss the following questions:
- What were the biggest challenges you faced when creating physical artifacts from your p5.js design system? How did you address those challenges?
- How did working with code as a design material influence your design process and outcomes?
- What are some opportunities and limitations of using code for design?
- How can you apply what you learned from this project to future design projects?
- What are some other tools or techniques you would like to explore for creating physical artifacts from code?
Sign Up for Next Week
Please sign up for next week’s workshop on Data, Code and Art with Jer Thop here. We’re gonna meet next week 5pm at the Pratt Pfizer Building (630 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206) for our class.
Portfolio Setup
Due: Sep 30, 2025
Submit Bio/Links
Use the above link to submit your bio and links to your portfolio website. This will help us create a class directory and showcase your work.
Assignment
Due: Sep 30, 2025
Submit Assignment
Document your project 1 in the above link. Make sure to include: Your name, title of your piece, a short description of your design system, and at least 3 images of the physical artifacts you created. You can also include a link to your p5.js sketch if you want.
Readings
Read Designer as Engineer from CAPSLOCK by Ruben Pater. It traces the historical role of designers using numbers, systems, forms, and standards to organize social, political, and economic life — showing how those design practices are never neutral, but deeply entangled with power, colonialism, capitalism, and governance.