Computational design in adobe indesign using basil.js

One Sentence: Whats happening in your workshop?
The short workshops tries to offer the participants an alternative starting point for creating books in Adobe Indesign with a computational design approach. During the crash course style workshop participants will gain basic knowledge to intervene, adjust and re-write their own ‘tools’ using the Basil.js. Basil.js is a port of the Processing language to Adobe Indesign (in Javascript), developed by the Basel School of Design and a small group of contributors.

What 3 tags describe your workshop?
print, javascript, indesign

In which of the three categories does your workshop fall: beginner, intermediate, advanced
beginner

How long will your workshop be?
(Standard formats are 3h or 2x 3h, but other formats may be possible)
3h

Who is the target audience of your workshop?
non vvvv peeps

What knowledge do you presume your participants have?
none

What will attendees of your workshop learn?
During the crash course style workshop participants will gain basic knowledge to intervene, adjust and re-write their own ‘tools’ using the Basil.js

What technical requirements does your workshop have (apart from internet and a projector)?
e.g. special hardware, software, graphiccards, materials, dancers/performers

  • own laptop with Indesign CS6 or newer
  • very basic understanding of Processing or Javascript

Who would be the two hosts?
just me (Benedikt Groß)

How would the hosts qualify for the topic? (Describe and add links to portfolio website, github, vimeo,… accounts)
http://benedikt-gross.de/