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Vibe Coding – Workshop with Sander Sturing and Merijn van Velsen (Studio Dumbar) Published on: 23 May 2025 :, ,

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21–23.05.2025
Abadir Academy

as part of the project “NIMI La Nuova Intelligenza del Made in Italy"

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Vibe Coding – Workshop with Sander Sturing and Merijn van Velsen (Studio Dumbar) Published on: 23 May 2025 :, ,

21–23.05.2025
Abadir Academy

as part of the project “NIMI La Nuova Intelligenza del Made in Italy"

How can artificial intelligence support designers in the creative process and the design phases?

In the workshop Too Many Cooks with Claudia Colombo and Melani De Luca, course tutors Methods and Tools for Representation, we had worked on a series of archival images of the Lanificio Leo, processing them through the machine learning to generate new ones, with the aim of capturing the essence of the products and distilling the company's identity.

With Sander Sturing and Merijn van Velsen from Studio Dumbar/DEPT® we instead focused on AI code generation and creative control.

 

Working in groups, we used ChatGPT e Processing to generate codes that would bring a series of graphic patterns to life. Each team then experimented with their own code, modifying and refining it to achieve interesting and unpredictable variations. Finally, we crossed and remixed the various codes together to create a final “super code” that synthesised all the projects.

Using the patterns – transformed into posters and reproduced on the screens of our digital devices – we then set up an immersive installation at the Accademia.

Participants: Lucia Buscemi, Samuele Chiusa, Lorenzo Dugo, Giulia Faro, Samuele Salvatore Federico, Marie Christelle Martinez, Gabriele Amedeo Nicosia, Mario Paolino, Gaia Patti, Aurora Piazza, Alessia Prestigiacomo, Clarissa Raimondo.

The workshop was organised as part of the NIMI project – The New Intelligence of Made in Italy, funded by the European Union – Next Generation EU (NGEU) – for the internationalisation of higher education institutions in art and music (AFAM) under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) MISSION 4 COMPONENT 1 – INVESTMENT 3.4 SUB-INVESTMENT T5 – CUP: H37G24000080001

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STUDIO DUMBAR/DEPT® it is an international creative agency based in Rotterdam, specialising in visual identity, motion design, creative coding and sound design. It collaborates with major companies, such as Dutch Railways and the Utah Jazz, as well as cultural institutions, non-profit organisations and small businesses. In 2019, the studio created DEMO, the world's largest motion design festival, which takes place every year in Amsterdam.

Sander Sturing

Sander Sturing is a creative coder. At Studio Dumbar/DEPT® he develops custom tools and identities through generative design, working closely with motion and graphic designers. He teaches creative coding at various international academies and gives workshops and talks on coding and motion design. Grids, generative art and noise are his great loves.

Merijn van Velsen

Lead Designer at Studio Dumbar/DEPT®, he works on all-round visual identities, spanning graphic, motion and sound design. He approaches every project with a strategic and communication-oriented mindset, solving complex or abstract challenges through essential and impactful design. He loves teamwork and collaborative processes. His most prominent clients include Apple, Google, Theater Rotterdam and Amsterdam Sinfonietta.