@inproceedings{e8b6e9340d634e568b8bb3e4cdbc2bf1,
title = "Living Typography: Robotically Printing a Living Typeface",
abstract = "Artists and designers have been exploring how robotics can be used to interact with our environment in new ways. Robots connect computational design processes with the physical environment, making digital interaction with nature possible. We present a robotic process for planting that enables the computational design of landscapes. We demonstrate how robotic planting can be used for generative art and design by creating a living typeface grown from seed. The robot draws a message by 3-dimensionally (3D) printing a blend of planting media and seeds. When the seeds germinate, the glyphs emerge from their substrate in a flush of green. The letterforms become dynamic living organisms. Artistic agency shifts from the artist to nature.",
keywords = "digital craft, nature, robotics, typography",
author = "Harmon, {Brendan Alexander} and Nam, {Hye Yeon} and Hunter Gilbert and Nasrin Iravani",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 Owner/Author.; 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2022 ; Conference date: 30-04-2022 Through 05-05-2022",
year = "2022",
month = apr,
day = "27",
doi = "10.1145/3491101.3519894",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery",
booktitle = "CHI 2022 - Extended Abstracts of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems",
}