Reactive Graphics History at ICC in Tokyo

As a precursor to the dynamic graphics boom fueled by the web, a series of visual experiments were performed by John Maeda as a means to deconstruct common notions of the desktop computer's possibilities. A comprehensive exhibition on the entire works of John Maeda was held in Tokyo from August 10-October 21, 2001 at the NTT InterCommunication Center in a solo show curated by Mr. Shoji Itoh. An excerpt of those works is provided here as a download for the 1st time.

The exhibition space is visible as a QuickTime movie [here].

These 25 pieces are excerpts from a collection of 57 pieces designed to run on a pre-OSX Macintosh displaying precisely 800 x 600 pixels. They are heretoforth released into the public domain as freeware without technical support. You may use these applications only for non-commercial purposes. Copyright 1993-1996, John Maeda. All Rights Reserved.

Movies are encoded in Apple Quicktime format and presented unembellished.

Assorted Writings

1995, Essays for MdN Magazine [1] [2] [3]
1998, Humanist Technologists for Technology Review [abstract]
2002, Ikko Tanaka Memorial for Approach Magazine [0]