Algorithmic thinking one way to design

The algorithmic revolution was about a deep cut into the technological infrastructure of all economic, social, and cultural relations. Nobody has taken much notice of it, but everyone is affected by it. It is still going on, and has seized art and design. But only recently designers have begun to actually think algorithmically, instead of only using application software. John Maeda and his school have called for a new attitude towards design and aesthetics among the creative professions. Systems like Processing or vvvv are appropriate technological substrates The lecture recalls in some detail a powerful program for computer art from 1966. It serves as a case study in algorithmic thinking: a way of thinking that requires utmost precision and does not allow for any hand-waving or ambiguity. How then is it still possible to generate interesting design work?