Poetic Interfaces
composing with the unexpected
glitch to be beautiful and revealing inner workings of the system"
Zach Lieberman
What we cover
probability, chance, random
aesthetics of failure
autonomous systems
hacking / engineering
improvisation
Probability, Chance, Random
10 principles of zen
awareness
This first principle is about committing to “checking in” and maintaining conscious awareness of your internal experiences.
present-moment focus
We are cultivating the ability to tune into sights, sounds, physical sensations, thoughts and emotions that are occurring in the present moment.
acceptance
We are acknowledging the present reality without fighting
it or trying to change it.
non-judgment
The mindset we will cultivate during our breathing practice is that of curious interest and attentive observation rather than evaluation or judgment.
validation
It is not always necessary to understand the origins of an experience or a reaction in order to come to peace with it.
tolerance
We allow ourselves to experience the sensations, thereby cultivating tolerance for things that are uncomfortable.
compassion
This concept is initially quite foreign to people who have developed a habit of self-criticism, but it can be powerfully healing when one learns to breathe fully into an attitude of self-compassion.
invitation
Rather than chastising ourselves to let go and change, we gently invite openness to new possibilities. Forcefulness creates resistance, invitation engenders willingness.
patience
practice
Understanding the above concepts can be enlightening and inspiring. However, until these notions are put into practice, it’s merely an entertaining intellectual exercise.
Accidental Calculus
linear (ordered) > semi-random > random
Map vs Tour
On notating internal concepts
Knit pattern (anglo-saxon style)
Previous example translated into
a set of instructions
Japanese knit notation
Miklós Erdély - Creativity Practice
Sol Lewitt: instruction based drawings
Formalized Systems
Autonomous Systems
3d Cellular Automation
Sky Ear (Usman Haque)
Spiral Drawing Sunrise (Polak Van Bekkum)
radicalart.info
Aesthetics of failure
post digital tendencies in contemporary
computer music
(Kim Cascone)
.GLITCH
Representations of the environment
jodi.org 
Corrupt data (ascii jpg transfer)
Second Life (Linden Lab)
Skeleton Deformation (Kyle McDonald)
Newstweek (Julian Oliver et al)
Circuit bending (working with readymades)
Critical Engineering
reverse engineering / transparency / readymades