Very cool

http://www.openprocessing.org/visuals/?visualID=11202
http://www.openprocessing.org/visuals/?visualID=17185
http://www.openprocessing.org/visuals/?visualID=12399

Transformaton

transformation

–noun

1.

the act or process of transforming.

2.

the state of being transformed.

3.

change in form, appearance, nature, or character.

4.

Theater . a seemingly miraculous change in the appearance of scenery or actors in view of the audience.

5.

Logic . Also called transform. one of a set of algebraic formulas used to express the relations between elements, sets, etc., that form parts of a given system.

6.

Mathematics .

a.

the act, process, or result of transforming  or mapping.

b.

function ( def. 4a ) .

7.

Linguistics .

a.

transformational rule.

b.

the process by which deep structures are converted into surface structures using transformational rules.

8.

Genetics . the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another resulting in a genetic change in the recipient cell.

9.

a wig or hairpiece for a woman.

 

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/transformation 

Notes on: Programming - The Bigger Picture

• Programming is great for repeating steps many times, with changes each time.
• Programming is not great for making predefined detailed static images.
• Generative(random) animation works well if programed but static(non random) is often much more difficult to program.
• Programming is good for:
• Variation
• Interaction
• Generation
• Repetition
• Calculation
• Scalability
• Code is a list of rules and instruction

reflection

So far during this course I have found....
                           
                                1) Processing is a java package with many pre-written methods.
                                2) My knowledge from COMP102/103 and SWEN221 are a massive help as far as the code goes.
                                3) Number 2 isnt as helpful as I initially thought it would be.

The design process is something I really need to work on. I tend to get one idea into my head and exclude everything else. This means rather than the iterative processing the tutors suggest, my head works  along the lines of first is best. I can defiantly see the advantage of working through and iterative tree and suspect i already do a small one inside my head before pen touches paper(or fingers to keys). So this is my main goal for the second project.

Another area I would like to give some time too is my colour theory, which currently is woeful and put me of adding colour in project one. For the next project I realise I need to stretch my self and get out of that comfort zone. So colour here i come!!! (<---- But I may need help :/).

Set of 4!

Colour

Tried adding various types of colour. However everything I tried just ended up washing out the geometric patterns. Thinking of sticking with just the black and white. Next attempt is going to try inverting every second image.

4 images im working off

Initial ideas for my wall

I decided I wanted my four panels to blend with one another and got that idea after looking up many images on various design websites.

Another 3 images

Experiments using random, loops, colour, transparency and recursion

Moirse effect

Once again images created using over lapping eclipses that have created the Moirse effect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moir%C3%A9_pattern). Colour variation using lerpColor.


Moirse effect
In physics, a moiré pattern (pronounced /mwɑˈreɪ/ in English, [mwaʁe] in French) is an interference pattern created, for example, when two grids are overlaid at an angle, or when they have slightly different mesh sizes.
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moir%C3%A9_pattern

The first image emerges!

This was created using a layering of oversized (larger than repeated canvas) ellipses that had a colour degradation. Since this image I have discovered lerpColor to achieve the same effect.