LunchBox Maintenance Release

...and now for some spring cleaning...

This is a maintenance release that fixes some critical bugs in the paneling and structure components.  You can read the full list of fixes here

Download the latest here...!

Aside from the fixes...there is one cool thing I added to the Hex grid component to spice things up a bit....

Upcoming April Lectures: Back-to-Back!

I am happy to announce 2 back-to-back lectures coming up this April.  I will be presenting at the Digital Provocations Symposium at the University of Minnesota which takes place April 12-14.  I am following this up with a presentation at Woodbury University on April 16th as part of the Serial Series lectures and workshops.

The title of my talk(s) will be Algorithms are Thoughts:  New Rules for Design Practice

My lecture will cover some recent design work, pop the hood on some new tools (re: thoughts), and discuss the significance of the designer~programmer paradigm.

You can find more information about these two events at the links below....

• Digital Provocations: Evolving Computational Approaches to Pedagogy & Practice
• Serial Series:  Spring 2012 Tech Workshops

LunchBox v0.263

Yet another update to LunchBox with new components and updates to existing functionality.

New components:

• Attractor (Normal):  A straightforward attractor system that maps distance variables to a domain.
• Diamond Grid:  A grid component that exposes the corners, midpoints, and normals of diamond-shaped panels.  Useful for constructing custom panels with this as the base pattern.
• Rhino Command:  A component that allows users to send commands to the Rhino command-line from within Grasshopper.  Useful for automating commands not available inside of Grasshopper.

Get LunchBox version 0.263 here...!

Please note that you may need to update parts of your definitions if you are using some of the updated components.  Some components now have new outputs and may display slightly different behavior.

A full list of updates can be found here...

I have also made a little example file for using the attractor system.  (more examples coming soon)

LunchBox v0.26

There is a new version of LunchBox hot off the presses.  The release includes 3 new components...

• Hexagon Structure
• Subdivide Quad
• Attractor (Strange Ripple)

Get the new version here...!

The Proving Ground Meme Contest!

How do you know something is going mainstream?  There is a meme about it....!

In order to add a touch of humor and participation on this page, I am holding a meme contest for computational design.

The rules:

1. The meme should reflect some aspect of computational design (BIM, scripting, parametric design, all are fair game!)
2. The meme should be funny.

Judging

Using a completely subjective and unscientific method, I will select my favorite 4 and post them to this blog with appropriate artist credit.  If I happen to meet winners in person, I will buy them a cookie or beer.

I will also create a complete Facebook gallery of all submissions.  

Deadline:  Indefinite.

Resources:  Feel free to use tools like Mememaker... or make your own with 10 seconds of Photoshop!

Submit computational design memes to nmiller.arch@gmail.com 

Examples: