Creative Parallels Between Coding and Ceramics: When Code is Like Clay
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4mo ago· 3 min readenNews
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Summary
The article explores parallels between coding and ceramics as creative mediums, using the author's personal experience of making a hypercube in a ceramics class instead of a functional mug or bowl. The author reflects on how both code and clay serve as vessels for ideas, with the hypercube becoming a tangible object that sparks imagination. The piece discusses the creative process, the tension between functionality and artistic expression, and how different mediums shape and constrain ideas.
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The class was supposed to make a mug, or a bowl, something functional. But I had this idea in my head and couldn't shake it.
You weren't thinking about hypercubes until you saw one on the coffee table, and now you might be picturing what a ceramic hypercube would look like.
The glaze turned out amazing (this iridescent blue that shifts in the light). I've been wondering if it would look even cooler painted in Vantablack.
import { Hypercube, PotteryWheel, BreakingVase, ConveyorBelt, OneAmongMany } from './hypercube'; import Image from 'next/image'; import hypercubeClay from './hy
