A new approach to algorithm based design
Evolving Layout is a plug-in for Adobe InDesign. It assists graphic designers in designing outstanding layouts like posters, pages, flyers, visuals et cetera. By including evolutionary strategies it generates countless alternatives of a design and thus presents a broad view of available design options.
EL 1 combines powerful functionality with a really simple interface which works much the same way as InDesigns »align« panel. This guarantees easy integration in everyones workflow and is fun to use.
There are two fundamental differing methods: swap and mutate. As it suggests swapping interchanges the items characteristics in position and size, while mutating introduces entire new values based on an extensive ruleset. Each method results in a specific kind of output and sure enough can be combined along the process.
EL 1 processes the key parameters of every layout: position and size (of its elements). With altering just these two properties, it is capable of creating whole new compositions and finally push your layouts to different directions.
Generally EL 1 uses every page item (or rather a random selection). However it is also capable of respecting your selection. This is very handy to alter just certain page items.
Occasionally items get grouped by eiter location, size or chance and are rearranged as a unit. An Example? EL 1 is able to identify items which are close to each other and increase/decrease its contrast of size.
»Chance is a powerful tool in creative processes. It's our aim to make this power useable in an easy way.«
Denis Klein, graphic designer and co-founder of Evolving Layout»To me creating a composition is rarely straightforward. It is more like turning things over and over, until it looks right. That's where EL 1 comes in handy.«
Lisa Reimann, graphic designerJust send us a note and we shall get back to you with a license key. We stopped to sell EL1 and will continue to offer it for free / no support / and it is only running on CC2017.
We support InDesign up to CC 2017 on Macintosh. We do not support Windows yet.
We are a small team of Designers and computer scientists passionated about the intersections of our disciplines. Whenever an algorithmic pattern shows up in a designers live, we are getting our hands ready.