Generative Art

Purpose

Create visual work through code, where the interesting output comes from constrained randomness rather than unconstrained noise. Pure randomness produces mush; the craft is in the constraints.

When to Use

• Creating algorithmic or procedural visual work.
• Building a generative system that produces a family of related outputs.
• Data-driven visual work.
• Exploring composition computationally.

Capabilities

• Controlled randomness: distributions, noise fields, seeded reproducibility.
• Composition: grids, subdivision, packing, flow fields.
• Colour systems for generative palettes.
• Output at print resolution.