% !TEX program = xelatex % Aesthetic Computer — Collected Papers & Grants (Reader) % Auto-generated reader that merges all papers and grant applications % into a single printable PDF with global page numbering. \documentclass[12pt,letterpaper]{article} % === PACKAGES === \usepackage[top=1in, bottom=1in, left=1in, right=1in]{geometry} \usepackage{fontspec} \usepackage{xcolor} \usepackage{pdfpages} \usepackage{fancyhdr} \usepackage{hyperref} \usepackage{eso-pic} \usepackage{tikz} \usepackage{ragged2e} % === FONTS === \setmainfont{Latin Modern Sans} \newfontfamily\acbold{ywft-processing-bold}[ Path=../system/public/type/webfonts/, Extension=.ttf ] % === COLORS === \definecolor{acpink}{RGB}{180,72,135} \definecolor{acpurple}{RGB}{120,80,180} \definecolor{acgray}{RGB}{119,119,119} % === HYPERREF === \hypersetup{ colorlinks=true, linkcolor=acpurple, urlcolor=acpurple, pdftitle={Aesthetic Computer — Collected Papers & Grants (Reader Draft)}, pdfauthor={Jeffrey Alan Scudder}, } % === PARAGRAPH 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\thispagestyle{empty} \begin{center} \vspace*{3cm} {\acbold\fontsize{36pt}{40pt}\selectfont Aesthetic{\color{acpink}.}Computer} \vspace{1cm} {\LARGE Collected Papers \& Grants} \vspace{0.5cm} {\large\color{acgray} Reader Draft} \vspace{2cm} {\color{acgray} Jeffrey Alan Scudder\\[4pt] Los Angeles, CA\\[12pt] \href{https://aesthetic.computer}{aesthetic.computer} } \vspace{3cm} {\color{acgray}\small Generated \today\\[4pt] 26 papers + 1 grant application\\[4pt] \textit{This reader is a working draft for review and printing.} } \vfill {\color{acpink}\rule{0.4\textwidth}{1.5pt}} \end{center} \newpage % === TABLE OF CONTENTS === \thispagestyle{fancy} \phantomsection \begin{center} {\large\bfseries Contents} \end{center} \vspace{0.5em} \tableofcontents \newpage % =================================================================== % PART I: PAPERS % =================================================================== \thispagestyle{fancy} \begin{center} \vspace*{2cm} {\color{acpink}\rule{0.3\textwidth}{1.5pt}}\\[1em] {\LARGE\bfseries Part I: Papers}\\[0.5em] {\color{acgray} 26 working papers on creative computing}\\[1em] {\color{acpink}\rule{0.3\textwidth}{1.5pt}} \end{center} \newpage % --- Core Platform --- \readerpart{Aesthetic Computer '26: A Mobile-First Runtime for Creative Computing}{arxiv-ac/ac.pdf} \readerpart{AC Native OS '26: A Bare-Metal Creative Computing Operating System}{arxiv-os/os.pdf} \readerpart{From setup() to boot(): Processing at the Core of the Piece API}{arxiv-api/api.pdf} \readerpart{Pieces Not Programs}{arxiv-pieces/pieces.pdf} \readerpart{The URL Tradition: Addressable Creative Computing from HyperCard to AC}{arxiv-url-tradition/url-tradition.pdf} % --- KidLisp --- \readerpart{KidLisp '26: A Minimal Lisp for Generative Art}{arxiv-kidlisp/kidlisp.pdf} \readerpart{KidLisp Language Reference: 118 Built-ins in 12 Categories}{arxiv-kidlisp-reference/kidlisp-reference.pdf} \readerpart{KidLisp Cards: Programs That Fit on a Card}{arxiv-kidlisp-cards/kidlisp-cards.pdf} % --- Instruments & Sound --- \readerpart{notepat.com: From Keyboard Toy to System Front Door}{arxiv-notepat/notepat.pdf} \readerpart{Playable Folk Songs: Oral Tradition Meets the Browser Keyboard}{arxiv-folk-songs/folk-songs.pdf} \readerpart{Every Sound is a Painting: Sampling as Visual-Auditory Practice}{arxiv-sampling/sampling.pdf} \readerpart{PLOrk'ing the Planet: From Laptop Orchestra to Planetary Organ}{arxiv-plork/plork.pdf} % --- Performance & Social --- \readerpart{Whistlegraph: Drawing, Singing, and the Graphic Score as Viral Form}{arxiv-whistlegraph/whistlegraph.pdf} \readerpart{Network Audit: Who Uses Aesthetic Computer and What Do They Make?}{arxiv-network-audit/network-audit.pdf} \readerpart{Handle Identity on the AT Protocol: From Auth0 to Decentralized Sign-In}{arxiv-identity/identity.pdf} % --- History & Criticism --- \readerpart{Repository Archaeology: Tracing the Evolution Through Git History}{arxiv-archaeology/archaeology.pdf} \readerpart{Dead Ends: Failed Experiments and Abandoned Approaches}{arxiv-dead-ends/dead-ends.pdf} \readerpart{Sucking on the Complex: Platform Hegemony and Anti-Environments}{arxiv-complex/complex.pdf} \readerpart{Radical Computer Art: Goodiepalian Approaches}{arxiv-goodiepal/goodiepal.pdf} \readerpart{The Potter and the Prompt: John Holden's Proto-Cognitive Music Theory}{arxiv-holden/holden.pdf} % --- Education & Sustainability --- \readerpart{Get Closed Source Out of Schools: Every Chromebook Is a Gateway Denied}{arxiv-open-schools/open-schools.pdf} \readerpart{CalArts, Callouts, and Papers: Art School as Operating System}{arxiv-calarts/calarts.pdf} \readerpart{Two Departments, One Building: Funding in UCLA Arts}{arxiv-ucla-arts/ucla-arts.pdf} \readerpart{Who Pays for Creative Tools?}{arxiv-sustainability/sustainability.pdf} % --- Meta & Future --- \readerpart{Five Years from Now: What Aesthetic Computer Probably Becomes}{arxiv-futures/futures.pdf} \readerpart{Reading the Score}{arxiv-score-analysis/score-analysis.pdf} \readerpart{Diversity and Inclusion in AC Paper Citations}{arxiv-diversity/diversity.pdf} % =================================================================== % PART II: GRANTS % =================================================================== \cleardoublepage \thispagestyle{fancy} \begin{center} \vspace*{2cm} {\color{acpink}\rule{0.3\textwidth}{1.5pt}}\\[1em] {\LARGE\bfseries Part II: Grants}\\[0.5em] {\color{acgray} Applications and proposals}\\[1em] {\color{acpink}\rule{0.3\textwidth}{1.5pt}} \end{center} \newpage \readerpart{LACMA Art + Technology Lab 2026: Personal Computers Are Not Done Yet}{../grants/lacma-2026/lacma-2026.pdf} % =================================================================== % PART III: CONFERENCE PAPERS % =================================================================== \cleardoublepage \thispagestyle{fancy} \begin{center} \vspace*{2cm} {\color{acpink}\rule{0.3\textwidth}{1.5pt}}\\[1em] {\LARGE\bfseries Part III: Conference Papers}\\[0.5em] {\color{acgray} Peer-reviewed submissions}\\[1em] {\color{acpink}\rule{0.3\textwidth}{1.5pt}} \end{center} \newpage \readerpart{KidLisp: A Minimal Lisp for Generative Art (ELS '26)}{els-kidlisp/els-kidlisp.pdf} % =================================================================== \end{document}