posit::conf(2023) Workshop: Steal like an Rtist: Creative Coding in R
Register now: http://pos.it/conf Instructors: Ijeamaka Anyene Fumagalli & Sharla Gelfand Workshop Duration: 1-Day Workshop This workshop is for you if you: • are comfortable with R and RStudio, experience with tidyverse and ggplot2 • are interested in applying data visualization skills more creatively, but may not know where to start or how to develop style/inspiration • are an artist interested in exploring code as another medium for creating their work R is a tool for data analysis but also can be used for self-expression. This workshop will be an introduction to creative coding in R in order to make visual art. We will take an inspiration-first approach, using compelling pieces to discuss and learn the techniques that shape the work. This workshop takes guidance from its namesake, the book “Steal Like An Artist” by Austin Kleon - once we have identified and learned to recreate existing works, we will cover how to take this inspiration and transform, remix, or reinterpret it in the pursuit of developing our own work and artistic styles. This workshop is hands-on and will cover color theory and manipulation, a reintroduction of the data frame as the foundation for creating art (instead of just for analyzing data!), using ggplot2 as an artistic canvas, creating basic and specialized shapes, tiling and pattern making, developing your own functions and using iteration. We will also discuss how to use controlled randomness to convert a standalone piece into a generative art system that can produce many distinct outputs. Creative coding may seem a world apart from data analysis, but we see a large overlap and intersection of the skills used in both, not to mention the creative muscles that are already used in data visualization
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Hi, I'm Ichimaka Yannick from Ogale, and I'm Charlotte Galfand, and I'm super excited to be introducing a workshop that we will be teaching at PositConf 2023, Steal Like an Rtist Creative Coding in R. So there's many reasons why you should take our workshop, but we're limited to three. I'll say the first reason is because it allows you to learn about creative coding. And so broadly, creative coding is when you use computer programming for artistic expression. And both Charlotte and I are data analysts and visual artists, specifically genre of artists. And part of the reason why we are both is because we were able to leverage our background in R to create arts. There's a lot of overlap in the skills for both.
And in this workshop, we will show you how you can like take your data transformation, your data manipulation skills, and your data visualization skills and create really great art. We're taking an inspiration first approach to this workshop, starting by recreating existing works. If you feel nervous or intimidated, or like you don't quite put the creative in creative coding, this is a really good place to get started without already having an idea. Once you've recreated existing pieces, you'll have the activation energy to remix and reinterpret them and eventually develop ideas and a style of your own.
Once you've recreated existing pieces, you'll have the activation energy to remix and reinterpret them and eventually develop ideas and a style of your own.
Finally, by joining this workshop, you'll become part of the artistry community at large, a group of people who make art using R. Artistry. Did you get it? Me and Ichimaka have very different styles and tastes, but we're constantly talking and collaborating when it comes to making art with R. Making art with a community or with friends is way more satisfying than doing it on your own, and way more encouraging to keep going. We're so excited for this workshop, and we can't wait to see you in Chicago. Bye!
