SpaceSheet: Navigating Conceptual Space with a Spreadsheet Interface

Abstract

We introduce a new spreadsheet based interface called SpaceSheets for creating novel images and other me- dia. Unlike traditional digital tools, ours is parame- terized entirely by a neural network with no prepro- grammed rules or knowledge representations. The ca- pability of SpaceSheets to support visual exploration and communication is demonstrated within the context of several domains including facial images, fonts, and english words. SpaceSheets is demonstrated to support the experimentation and exploration of latent spaces en- abling more effective design experimentation.