Presented at HyperStudio at MIT on 2nd May, 2018.

1. Alexander Käßner (@alexkaessner) • Tim J. Peters (@tipemedia)
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An Project
Alexander Käßner (@alexkaessner) • Tim J. Peters (@tipemedia)
Active Archives, Engaging Interface
Interface Design B.A. / M.A
Summer Term 2018

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Collection based
sketching
suggestions
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Mission
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Digitizing art should never be just about transforming the museum
experience into the digital. Good digital experiences add value
to art that could not exist in the analog world.
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Chris Michaels
Digital Director at The National Gallery, London
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Use the full potential of art collections
with AI driven sketching. A tool that learns
from great artists to inspire your sketching
process and shows you similarities to their
style in a playful way.
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Concept
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Sketching is our thinking

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Creatorstypical designers
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Uses sketching as
a representation of thinking.
Is open to new inspiration.
Can explore different variations
what other Artist would have drawn.

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Creatorstypical designers
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art as a tool to
improve the creative process
of sketching

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Creatorstypical designers
Explorershobby art admirers, children… everyone!
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Is interested in art or artists
or just in exploring new things.
Likes to compare his work
with the work of other Artists.
Wants to draw like a specific artist.
art as a tool to
improve the creative process
of sketching

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Alexander Käßner (@alexkaessner) • Tim J. Peters (@tipemedia)
Creatorstypical designers
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art as a tool to
improve the creative process
of sketching
Explorershobby art admirers, children… everyone!
using drawing as the
interface to explore art

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Demo
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Tech
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Artwork selection

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Artwork selection

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Digital Artworks

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Vectorize Bitmap

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Simplify Vectors

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Training Data
Gather, interpret,
convert, prepare
and sort the
artworks
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Create Model
Use a recurrent
neuronal network to
create a model out
of the training data
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Recognition
Analyse the users
input and allocate
aptly artists
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Frontend /
Predictions
Create an inviting UI
with generated
sketching suggestions
based on the model
Concept only

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Sänk ju! Quästschns?
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Thankyou!
Anyquestions?