Computer Generated Inspiration

Abstract

This pictorial addresses the new use of Computer Generated Imagery as a tool for contextualising and inspiring futures. Using research through design experimental methodology, these techniques allow us to create utopic spaces by embracing accidental outcomes, displaying an as yet unexplored path lacking the limitations of the real world. The resulting images prove how 3D digital imagery used in the design context can serve as a new medium for artistic self-expression, as a tool for future designs and as an instrument to raise awareness about environmental challenges. The term we have coined, Computer Generated Inspiration, embraces the freedom of experimentation and artistic expression and the goal of inspiring others through unreal collective imaginaries.