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dc.contributor.advisorGeorge Stiny.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLostritto, Carlen_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-13T18:53:27Z
dc.date.available2012-09-13T18:53:27Z
dc.date.copyright2012en_US
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72816
dc.descriptionThesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2012.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe drawn artifact and the act of drawing are uniquely suited for design thinking. Specifically, drawings that were traditionally crafted "by hand" are prone to qualities that promote a productive multiplicity of interpretations. These qualities are often incompletely characterized using terms such as "fuzzy" or "loose." Digital output, however, is biased toward the notion of re-production. Representation in design, as a result, has become image-centric. This project explores a method for computing drawing (and the converse, drawing computing) by programing a vintage pen plotter. An apparatus that spans from the computational to the material allows for the incorporation of the desirable qualities of the "hand" drawing into a digital process. The same limitations that led to the obsolescence of the pen plotter lead to an integrated relationship between process and project. Pen plotters demand linear (rather than pixel) information. Imperfections resulting from ink-filled pens making contact with paper at various speeds mandate the consideration of time. A range of computational methods for representing line and making drawing are documented and implemented. A set of 32 drawings are framed in terms related to their making, and then evaluated in terms of their implications for architectural representation.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Carl Lostritto.en_US
dc.format.extent140 p.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectArchitecture.en_US
dc.titleComputing drawing : programming a vintage pen plotteren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
dc.identifier.oclc806338154en_US


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