Lasse Scherffig, Thomas Hawranke (2024): Hund: Gassi gehen im Latent Space. In: Ina Bolinski, Thomas Hawranke, Stefan Rieger (Eds.): Virtuelle Tiere: Lebewesen zwischen Code und Kreatur. Bielefeld: Transcript (Virtuelle Lebenswelten), 101-126 (Open Access)
Hidden Layers — rrrreflect Special Issue and video recordings
rrrreflect. Journal of Integrated Design Research has published a special issue with our conference proceedings of the 2024 edition of Hidden Layers. In addition, recordings of the talks have been published.
Continue readingApproaching the Aesthetics and Materiality of Hidden Layers
Matthias Grund, Lasse Scherffig (2024): Approaching the Aesthetics and Materiality of Hidden Layers. In: rrrreflect. Journal of Integrated Design Research, Special Issue 1: Hidden Layers, 1-6 (Open Access, https://doi.org/10.57684/COS-1265)
Hallucinating canines: Google DeepDream’s taxonomic heritage
Synthetic Realities Book Launch
At KISD, we are hosting the launch event of the book Synthetic Realities: New Frontiers in AI-driven Design, Fabrication, and Materiality. The event gathers authors of the volume edited by Manuel Kretzer, such as Immanuel Koh, Marc Engenhart, Martin Naumann and Aaron Siermann, Simon Maris and Lasse Scherffig, Michael Hansmeyer, and Maria Kuptsova for presentations and discussions.
Continue readingDis/ability Design and Participation
As part of the lecture series Participatory Research at TH Köln, Laura Popplow (TH Köln), Nils Rottgardt (Un-Label) and I will talk about Dis/ability Design and Participation.
Continue readingGet-iT Fellowship at TH Köln
I am honored to be part of the TH Köln Get-iT fellowship program for gender aspects in research and development.
AI – Opportunities and Barriers for Artists with Disabilities at kaethe:k
In a public discussion at kaethe:k Kunsthaus, we are exploring the opportunities and barriers of AI for artists with disabilities.
Continue readingTH Köln Teaching Award for Accessibility in Tech
Our collaboration with Un-Label won a TH Köln Teaching Award. The project brought experts from various disability perspectives into the classroom to work with students from KISD and Code & Context on the design of technologies for access.
Continue readingDesigning on the Micro-scale
Simon Maris, Lasse Scherffig: Designing on the Micro-scale, in: Manuel Kretzer (Hrsg.): Synthetic Realities. New Frontiers in AI-driven Design, Fabrication and Materiality, AADR – Art Architecture Design Research, Bamberg, 2024, 116-123 (https://aadr.info/product/synthetic-realities/)