Coding Design / Designing Code
Panel Discussion
Wednesday, 07 Mar 2018 at 6:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Coding, long an activity relegated to the software engineer, has become a ubiquitous creative and transformative force. Join researchers, scientists and designers for a discussion on both how code is designed and how code is used as a design tool. Participants include: Brett Renfer, creative director at Bluecadet, a digital agency that creates interactive installations and immersive environments in collaboration with museums, cultural institutions, universities, and nonprofit organizations; Stephen Ervin, Director of Computer Resources and Assistant Dean for Information Technology at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where he is responsible for the school’s computer network infrastructure for CAD, GIS, image processing and animation software; Bradley Cantrell, a landscape architect and scholar whose work focuses on the role of computation and media in environmental and ecological design; Rodney Hoinkes, an entrepreneur in the marketing, health, education, and data science industries and director of data science consulting at Black Swan Data; and Taekyeom Lee, an interdisciplinary artist known for his unconventional typography and an assistant professor of graphic design at Appalachian State University. Part of the Center for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities SymposiumFor more information about the symposium, including schedule and registration, go to codingdesigndesigningcode.com
Cosponsored By:
- Center for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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