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Golan Levin Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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9 books
Book Cover for: Micrographia, R. Hooke

Micrographia

R. Hooke
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@rux_twitts_here That's definitely a key inspiration, along with Robert Hooke's Micrographia (1665) and Edmund Fry's Pantographia (1799)

Hardcover, 2020

$79.90Member price:$54.90 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: African Fractals: Modern Computing and Indigenous Design, Ron Eglash

African Fractals: Modern Computing and Indigenous Design

Ron Eglash
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@camillerouxart African Fractals: Modern Computing and Indigenous Design, by Ron Eglash; Constructivism by George Rickey; Computers, Patterns, Chaos and Beauty by Clifford Pickover

Paperback, 1999

$47.95Member price:$45.55 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: When the Machine Made Art: The Troubled History of Computer Art, Grant D. Taylor

When the Machine Made Art: The Troubled History of Computer Art

Grant D. Taylor
Golan LevinGolan Levin

@SimonGColton Yes, sort of. Grant Taylor gives many examples of this in his book, "When the Machine Made Art: The Troubled History of Computer Art". Basically, a few of the earliest artists to use a computer (1960-65) did make this claim, as a sort of rhetorical provocation it seems.

Paperback, 2014

$39.95Member price:$39.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Micrographia, Robert Hooke

Micrographia

Robert Hooke
Golan LevinGolan Levin

@rux_twitts_here That's definitely a key inspiration, along with Robert Hooke's Micrographia (1665) and Edmund Fry's Pantographia (1799)

Paperback, 2018

$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Computational Drawing: From Foundational Exercises to Theories of Representation, Carl Lostritto

Computational Drawing: From Foundational Exercises to Theories of Representation

Carl Lostritto
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@camillerouxart Structure in Nature is a Strategy for Design, by Peter Pearce; Li: Dynamic Form in Nature by David Wade; Logic and Design by Krome Barratt; Computational Drawing by Carl Lostritto; The Phenomenon of Life (Book 1) by Chris Alexander; Shapes/Branches/Flow (3 books) by Philip Ball

Paperback, 2022

$35.00Member price:$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Pantographia: Containing Accurate Copies Of All The Known Alphabets In The World (1799), Edmund Fry

Pantographia: Containing Accurate Copies Of All The Known Alphabets In The World (1799)

Edmund Fry
Golan LevinGolan Levin

@rux_twitts_here That's definitely a key inspiration, along with Robert Hooke's Micrographia (1665) and Edmund Fry's Pantographia (1799)

Hardcover, 2010

$49.95Member price:$44.96 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: The Grammar of Ornament, Owen Jones

The Grammar of Ornament

Owen Jones
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@camillerouxart Depends on your preferences, I guess. Check out: The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones; Experimental Pattern Sourcebook by Jackie Herald; Graphic Games, by Victor Baumgartner; Form+Code by Casey Reas & Chandler McWilliams; Pedagogical Sketchbook by Paul Klee;

Paperback, 2010

$34.99Member price:$31.49 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Living in Data, Jer Thorp

Living in Data

Jer Thorp
Golan LevinGolan Levin

#LivingInData—capping years of work by world-class mensch @blprnt—is going to be THE hot book next month, and you should pre-order it. The ideal gift for your pal concerned with how our data exhaust is mined for profit, power, and political gain. https://www.jerthorp.com/

Paperback, 2022

$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Logic and Design, Revised: In Art, Science, and Mathematics, Krome Barratt

Logic and Design, Revised: In Art, Science, and Mathematics

Krome Barratt
Golan LevinGolan Levin

@camillerouxart Structure in Nature is a Strategy for Design, by Peter Pearce; Li: Dynamic Form in Nature by David Wade; Logic and Design by Krome Barratt; Computational Drawing by Carl Lostritto; The Phenomenon of Life (Book 1) by Chris Alexander; Shapes/Branches/Flow (3 books) by Philip Ball

Paperback, 2005

$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book