Creativity Support Tools (CSTs) have become an integral part of artistic creation. The range
of CST technologies is broad—from fabricators to generative algorithms to robots. The …

Graphic designers often get inspiration through the recombination of references. Our
formative study (N= 6) reveals that graphic designers focus on conceptual keywords during …

The artist as a solitary genius does not reflect the reality of art-making. To enable art-making,
artists are supported by many other people—subcontractors, collaborators, etc.—who …

Whether a programmer with code or a potter with clay, practitioners engage in an ongoing
process of working and reasoning with materials. Existing discussions in HCI have provided …

Version control systems are powerful tools for managing history information and sha**
personal and collaborative processes. While many complex tools exist for software …

Creative practitioners rely on sampling to understand, explore, and construct problems; or
gather resources for later use. Despite practitioners' ability to experience immersive …

Creative practice often requires persevering through moments of ambiguity, where the
outcome of a process is unclear. Creative practitioners intentionally manage this process, for …

Research ideas are pivotal in research practice. While research domains, topics, and
methods are often outlined by specific research fields, the process of capturing and …

Establishing, maintaining, and using collections of ideas and sources of inspiration is a
common and important practice for music artists. Yet, it is underexplored in research. We …

To understand and support creative work, we need to look at its manifestation in everyday
professional practice. We do so by focusing on the core activity of capturing and managing …