Automated Computational Aesthetics

Mathematica 6 brings to fruition a major Wolfram Research initiative in the use of advanced algorithmic methods—combined with award-winning graphic design—to automate the process of immediately creating cognitively and aesthetically compelling material, for the first time allowing final-quality presentation to be achieved routinely throughout the working process.

Immediate automatic creation of publication-quality visual material.
Options for both high-level and detailed control of aesthetic criteria. »
Full automation of graphics detailing, using algorithmic aesthetics methods.
Multiple automatic methods for feature segmentation and highlighting. »
Automatic aesthetics for meshing, lighting and labeling in 2D and 3D graphics.
Automatic coloring, transparency and markers for multiple curves, regions and datasets.
Robust automatic region-of-interest determination, and whitespace minimization.
Automated aesthetics fully scalable for large datasets and complex graphics.
Automatic context-sensitive sizing and proportioning of graphics.
Extensive built-in artistic and scientific color schemes. »
High-resolution printing fully supported for all output.