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SUMMARY:PLAY THE SYSTEM with Heike Grebin\, Luna Maurer and Katharina Wanke
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DESCRIPTION:WITH HEIKE GREBIN\, LUNA MAURER AND KATHARINA WANKE IN CONVERSA
	TION AT 6.30PPM\n\nDesign is rarely about the singular stroke of genius. I
	t is about defining rules\nand shaping the framework within which form can
	 emerge. As digital tools and\nalgorithms increasingly shape creative prac
	tice\, the designer’s role shifts —\nfrom designing individual products to
	 developing systems.\n\nDrawing on more than twenty years of teaching and 
	research\, and on the occasion\nof her book Play the System: Parametric Ap
	proaches in Graphic Design\, published\nby Slanted Publishers\, Heike Greb
	in reflects on design as a rule-based yet open\nprocess shaped by variatio
	n and external influences — a process that creates\nroom for experimentati
	on and surprise.\n\nShe demonstrates how the interplay of structure and va
	riation has shaped design\nfor centuries — from medieval scriptoria to tod
	ay’s dynamic systems — and how it\ncontinues to inspire student work.\n\nF
	or this evening\, Heike has invited Luna Maurer\, who has significantly\ni
	nfluenced her teaching concepts. Luna will discuss the evolution of her\ni
	nterests — from Conditional Design to Designing Friction\, to her current\
	nexploration\, Dance Out of Pattern.\n\nKatharina Wanke\, who provided edi
	torial support for the project\, will share\ninsights into the book and th
	e process behind it — including the connections\nbetween the publication a
	nd web version of the Play the System archive. She will\nalso moderate the
	 evening.\n\nPlay the System connects theory\, teaching\, and practice\, a
	nd offers insight into\nthe inspiring world of parametric design and beyon
	d.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/play-the-system-with-heike-grebin-luna-
	maurer-and-katharina-wanke
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LOCATION:San Serriffe - Sint Annenstraat 30\, 1012 HE Amsterdam
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CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,books,dance,oude kerk
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h2> with Heike Grebin, Luna Maurer and Kathar
	ina Wanke in conversation at 6.30ppm </h2> <p>Design is rarely about the s
	ingular stroke of genius. It is about defining rules and shaping the frame
	work within which form can emerge. As digital tools and algorithms increas
	ingly shape creative practice, the designer’s role shifts — from designing
	 individual products to developing systems.</p> <p>Drawing on more than tw
	enty years of teaching and research, and on the occasion of her book Play 
	the System: Parametric Approaches in Graphic Design, published by Slanted 
	Publishers, Heike Grebin reflects on design as a rule-based yet open proce
	ss shaped by variation and external influences — a process that creates ro
	om for experimentation and surprise.</p> <p>She demonstrates how the inter
	play of structure and variation has shaped design for centuries — from med
	ieval scriptoria to today’s dynamic systems — and how it continues to insp
	ire student work.</p> <p>For this evening, Heike has invited Luna Maurer, 
	who has significantly influenced her teaching concepts. Luna will discuss 
	the evolution of her interests — from Conditional Design to Designing Fric
	tion, to her current exploration, Dance Out of Pattern.</p> <p>Katharina W
	anke, who provided editorial support for the project, will share insights 
	into the book and the process behind it — including the connections betwee
	n the publication and web version of the Play the System archive. She will
	 also moderate the evening.</p> <p>Play the System connects theory, teachi
	ng, and practice, and offers insight into the inspiring world of parametri
	c design and beyond.</p>
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