Creative Coding Bookclub - Chapter 1: Vectors
- Date
- 2025-03-27
- Location
- Borough Road Gallery might not show up on your maps apps and, although it's part of LSBU, it is a big campus, so make sure to look for 103 Borough Road. For reference, this ( https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0008/88118/exterior-borough-road-building.jpg ) is what the entrance looks like. Once in, the gallery is on your right., London, England, United Kingdom
- Host
- Creative Coding Bookclub
About this event
If you’ve been meaning to get into creative coding, this is a good place to start: one clear topic, a room full of curious people, and a format built around learning together rather than trying to keep up. This first Creative Coding Bookclub session focuses on Chapter 1: Vectors—a foundational idea that shows up everywhere once you start making motion, interaction, and generative work. What Is This? Creative Coding Bookclub is an in-person gathering for people who want to explore coding through an artistic, visual, and hands-on lens. Rather than a formal lecture or a high-pressure workshop, the bookclub format gives you space to think through a chapter with others, compare interpretations, ask questions, and connect the concepts to your own interests. This first session centers on vectors, which are one of the building blocks of creative coding. If you’ve seen objects move across a screen, respond to input, or behave with a sense of direction and force, vectors are often part of what makes that possible. Starting here makes sense: it gives the group a shared technical foundation that can support more ambitious experiments later. The atmosphere is intended to be welcoming, thoughtful, and collaborative. You do not need to arrive as an expert. What matters more is that you’re interested in creative technology, open to discussion, and willing to engage with the material alongside other people. Because this is a bookclub rather than a one-way presentation, the event is also about conversation. Expect a mix of explanation, interpretation, examples, and shared problem-solving rather than passive listening. What to Expect The evening is designed around a focused chapter discussion, with time to get oriented, meet other attendees, and unpack the core ideas together. You can expect a structured but relaxed session that keeps the topic specific while leaving room for genuine exchange. Likely elements of the session include: A short welcome and introduction to the bookclub and how the evening will run A shared discussion of Chapter 1: Vectors, including key concepts, points of confusion, and why the chapter matters Conversation around creative applications, such as movement, direction, position, and behaviour in digital art or interactive work Informal networking and community-building with other people interested in coding, art, and experimental making This is the kind of event where hearing how someone else understood a concept can make it click for you. If you’ve read the chapter, you’ll have a chance to deepen your understanding. If you’re still getting to grips with it, the group setting can help you connect the dots faster than studying in isolation. There is also real value in the room itself: people coming from different backgrounds often bring different examples, questions, and use cases. Someone interested in visual art, someone coming from software, and someone exploring creative technology for the first time may all approach vectors differently—and that makes for a better discussion. Why Attend If you want to build confidence in creative coding, beginning with fundamentals is a smart move. Vectors are not just an abstract technical topic; they are part of how you create motion, relationships in space, and more dynamic behaviour in digital work. Understanding them early can make future concepts feel much more approachable. You should come if you want learning to feel social, grounded, and motivating. Reading alone can be slow and easy to postpone. Showing up in person creates momentum, and discussing a chapter with others often helps you understand both the concept itself and why it matters in practice. By attending, you can expect to leave with: A clearer grasp of vectors and why they matter in creative coding Better context for future chapters and projects A sense of connection with people interested in similar intersections of art, code, and technology More confidence asking questions in a space built for shared learning This is also a good fit if you’re looking for community, not just content. The tags around arts-culture, coding, tech, community, and networking all make sense here: the event sits at that intersection where technical ideas become creative tools and learning becomes more meaningful because it happens with other people. Practical Details The event takes place in person on Thursday, March 27 at 6:15 PM GMT in London, United Kingdom, at Borough Road Gallery. This is part of LSBU, and the venue can be slightly tricky to find if you rely only on map apps, so it’s worth reading the directions before you travel. Important location notes: Look for 103 Borough Road Borough Road Gallery may not appear clearly in maps apps Although it is part of LSBU, the campus is large, so give yourself a little extra time to find the right entrance For reference, the entrance looks like this: https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0008/88118/exterior-borough-road-building.jpg Once you’re inside, the gallery is on your right Because this is an in-person community event, arriving a few minutes early is a good idea. It will make check-in and finding the gallery easier, and it gives you time to settle in before the discussion begins. If creative coding has been on your list for a while, this is a practical and approachable starting point: one chapter, one foundational concept, and one evening with people who are interested in figuring it out together.
Who should attend
This is for you if you want creative coding to feel more understandable, more social, and more connected to real artistic practice. - You’re **new to creative coding** and want a friendly entry point that starts with a core concept instead of throwing you into a full project. - You’ve **read or started Chapter 1: Vectors** and want to talk it through with other people, compare notes, and strengthen your understanding. - You’re an **artist, designer, technologist, or student** who is curious about how code can be used to create motion, systems, visuals, or interactive work. - You learn best when you can **ask questions out loud**, hear how others interpret an idea, and work through concepts in a room with other curious people. - You’re looking for **community as well as knowledge**—a space where arts, culture, coding, and tech overlap in a grounded, conversational way. - You want to meet people in London who are interested in **creative technology, experimentation, and ongoing learning**, not just polished outcomes. You do not need to be advanced to belong in the room. If the idea of learning vectors with other thoughtful, creative people sounds useful, this event is very likely for you.