Computers and Automation, August 1968

The sixth annual contest awards first prize to Kerry Strand and Gary Craigmile’s Hummingbird. Sharry Langdale’s introduction on page 8 explicitly identifies Computer Technique Group (CTG) in Tokyo as an example of the collaborative groups forming around computer art.

Seven CTG works appear across six pages: Star Kennedy and Monroe in the Net (16), Return to Square (17), Tragedy of Seven (19), March of Polygons (22), Deformation of Sharaku (25), and Upheaval Collection (26). Titles here follow the magazine. Its division of credits between idea, design, programming, and data provides useful evidence of CTG’s collaborative practice.

The gallery includes the front cover, the complete contest section and contributor directory on pages 8–27, and Daniel T. Langdale’s “Is the Computer an Artist’s Paintbrush?” on page 31. Page 27 also carries a contemporary announcement for Cybernetic Serendipity.

Works reproduced in the gallery

Cover and p. 8: Kerry Strand and Gary Craigmile, Hummingbird.
P. 9: Kerry Strand, The Fisherman; Petar Milojevic, A Sea Star.
P. 10: Petar Milojevic, Labyrinth in Motion; Lloyd Sumner, Spires of Contribution.
P. 11: A. M. France, Inspiralation.
Pp. 12–13: Leslie Mezei and David Payne, Tower of Babel (five transformations).
P. 14: Evan Harris Walker, Idealized Brush Strokes.
P. 15: Plexus, with design and programming by Kerry Strand and Larry Jenkins, and color coordination and plotting by Gary Craigmile.
P. 16: CTG, Star Kennedy (design: Masao Komura; programming: Haruki Tsuchiya) and Monroe in the Net (Haruki Tsuchiya).
P. 17: CTG, Return to Square (design: Masao Komura; programming: Kunio Yamanaka); Michael H. Craven, Abraham Lincoln.
P. 18: Maughan S. Mason, Christmas Wreath—Computer Style; Leigh Hendricks, Whirlpool.
P. 19: Petar Milojevic, Peek-a-Boo Circles; CTG, Tragedy of Seven (Haruki Tsuchiya).
P. 20: Petar Milojevic, Ring Motif.
Pp. 20–21: H. Philip Peterson, Cybernumerics, a portrait of Norbert Wiener (explanation on p. 20; image on p. 21).
P. 22: Paul H. Sobel, The Sun Bather; CTG, March of Polygons (Haruki Tsuchiya).
P. 23: D. J. DiLeonardo, Sliced Nuclear Reactor; Lloyd Sumner, The Orbit Tree.
P. 24: Lawrence Nolan, Concentric Circles; Bob Schultz, Output Vs. Input.
P. 25: L. David Anderson, Lindy Star; CTG, Deformation of Sharaku (idea: Haruki Tsuchiya; program: Koji Fujino; data: “Kamoto Ohtake,” as printed).
P. 26: Donald Robbins, Op Art Computerized; CTG, Upheaval Collection (idea: Masao Komura; program: Kunio Yamanaka).

The full-issue PDF and page images are digital facsimiles from Bitsavers. Original library stamps and other marks in the source scan are retained. This entry documents the digitized issue.