The “vibe coding” phenomenon now makes it possible to ask a machine to write code for us. Even if the results are still sometimes approximate, this development makes programming more accessible to creators who want to push their machines further but have not, until now, dared to try their hand at code.

This dynamic follows on from the “creative coding” movement, launched more than twenty years ago, which aims to develop programming tools suited to artists, designers, architects, and authors, enabling them to explore digital technology according to their own intuitions, sensibilities, and creative methods.

Drawing on the history of generative art, participants will build elementary forms that gradually become complex, evolving compositions. Through hands-on exercises, and in dialogue with chatbots that support them along the way, they will learn the basic logic and syntax of a program and how to use it to create posters, images, animations, books, video installations, or evolving websites.

Target audience

This course is designed for professionals and students in the arts, design, or architecture who wish to strengthen their practice with emerging technologies, as well as anyone who wants to explore the creative potential of machines.

Prerequisites

No prior technical skills are required, apart from basic computer literacy (word processing, file management).

Learning outcomes

• Gain knowledge of the creative coding approach, drawing on the latest developments in chatbots.
• Become familiar with key works in the history of generative art and design.
• Master the basics of artistic programming using tools such as P5.js.
• Get started with data visualization by turning data into visual forms.
• Be able to produce a generative form as a poster, web page, animation, or book.

Course format

• Pre-recorded videos with theoretical explanations and practical exercises to explore at home, at your own pace.
• In-person sessions where the results of these exercises are analyzed and discussed as a group.

Dates and detailed program (Spring/Fall 2026)

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