Designing a Website using a Genetic Algorithm

Lukas Guenthermann; John Kingston

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-04191-5_32

Designing a Website using a Genetic Algorithm

Lukas Guenthermann
, John Kingston

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Abstract

This paper describes the use of a genetic algorithm to design a website, according to principles of clarity, symmetry, golden ratio and image size. The website’s logo is used to calculate a matching colour scheme. Results indicate that local maxima can be a problem but that with the right weighting of the fitness function, a pleasing design can be achieved.
Such a program could be used when designing large numbers of websites; when a website has to be re-designed regularly to match changing content; or to provide a starting point for human website designers or users of interactive genetic algorithms to improve.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Artificial Intelligence XXXV
Subtitle of host publication	38th SGAI International Conference on Artificial Intelliogence, AI 2018
Editors	Max Bramer, Miltos Petridis
Place of Publication	Cambridge
Publisher	Springer
Pages	389-402
Volume	11311
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030041915
ISBN (Print)	9783030041908
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04191-5_32
Publication status	Published - 16 Nov 2018

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Name	Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence
Publisher	Springer
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743

Keywords

Genetic algorithms
Aesthetics
Design
Websites
Configuration

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Designing a Website using a Genetic Algorithm. / Guenthermann, Lukas; Kingston, John.
Artificial Intelligence XXXV: 38th SGAI International Conference on Artificial Intelliogence, AI 2018. ed. / Max Bramer; Miltos Petridis. Vol. 11311 Cambridge: Springer, 2018. p. 389-402 (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence).

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