DSDN142 3 animations

DSDN 142 Joshua Davis lecture review.

The lecture by Joshua Davis was quite interesting I have to say. It shouwed that design isn't only about what the job is but can draw inspiration from anything and everything around us. It was also a great example of how one can mix in his hobys and passions into design to make it more personal and enrich the design. The one thing I found a litle offputing was that even though the lecture was interesting, it didn't go in depth into the process and was more of a colection of anecdotes strung together.

DSDN 142: Project 2

This is the poster I used as a source of inspiration. Analysis of the original poster:

Some pictures and code of the processing sketching I used for the final poster:

 size (400, 400);
smooth();
background(255);

noFill();
line(20, 380, 380, 380);
arc(20, 375, 10, 10, HALF_PI, PI);
line(15, 375, 15, 20);
arc(380, 375, 10, 10, 0, HALF_PI);
line(385, 375, 385, 20);
arc(380, 20, 10, 10, PI, TWO_PI);
arc(20, 20, 10, 10, PI, TWO_PI);
arc(width/2, 20, 350, 350, 0, PI);

save("P2_botom.tif");

 size(400, 400);
smooth();
background(247, 255, 247);
noFill();


//fill(125, 169, 255);
ellipse (200, 200, 350, 350);

//fill(125, 169, 255);
ellipse (225, 200, 300, 300);

save("P2_center.tif");

 size (400, 200);
smooth();
background(255);

noFill();
line(20, 130, 380, 130);
arc(20, 125, 10, 10, HALF_PI, PI);
line(15, 125, 15, 20);
arc(380, 125, 10, 10, 0, HALF_PI);
line(385, 125, 385, 20);
arc(380, 20, 10, 10, PI, TWO_PI);
arc(20, 20, 10, 10, PI, TWO_PI);
arc(width/2, 20, 350, 200, 0, PI);

save("P2_top.tif");

 size(400,400);
smooth();
background(255);
translate(200,200);
scale(3.5);

beginShape();
vertex(0,-50);
vertex(14,-20);
vertex(47,-15);
vertex(23,7);
vertex(29,40);
vertex(0,25);
vertex(-29,40);
vertex(-23,7);
vertex(-47,-15);
vertex(-14,-20);
endShape(CLOSE);

save("star.jpeg");

//Code for the star taken from the processing website (http://processing.org/tutorials/pshape/)

size(400,400);
//stroke(45,246,255);
smooth();
background(255);
//fill(5);

translate(200,200);
strokeWeight(5);
ellipse (0,0, 350, 350);

strokeWeight(1);
//noStroke();
//fill(255);
scale(3.5);
beginShape();
vertex(0,-50);
vertex(14,-20);
vertex(47,-15);
vertex(23,7);
vertex(29,40);
vertex(0,25);
vertex(-29,40);
vertex(-23,7);
vertex(-47,-15);
vertex(-14,-20);
endShape(CLOSE);

save("star_Circle.jpeg");

//Code for the star taken from the processing website (http://processing.org/tutorials/pshape/)





Some sketching done for this project:

I managed to have a fairly defined concept early on.

Theses are the final three iterations, only the final one is colored as the coloring is a very long process:

The main thing I was looking for with the different iterations was how to fill the space and in the end I decided to mix the two first iterations.

DSDN142: Selection

The chosen picture and a complementary one which is very similar as it has the same basic construction, I chose these because I liked the layout that reminded me of tarot cards.

DSDN142: Final sketches

DSDN142 Lab1: procedural sketches

 This first sketch replicates the final drawings obtained by Vera Molnar using her procedural method of drawing (http://www.atariarchives.org/artist/sec11.php)

 This drawing was made by following the instructions given by Sol Lewitt (http://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/themes/conceptual-art/sol-lewitt-and-instruction-based-art), the filling for each square was determined randomly from the four choices given.

This drawing was done using the instructions and examples given by Edward Zajec (http://www.atariarchives.org/artist/sec16.php).

DSDN142 Lab 1 zentangles

These are the ten zentangles requested as homework for DSDN142:


First off, the reproductions of others work:

Frosty by Emily Perkans ( http://pinterest.com/pin/16466354859886951/ ) and Pinecone by Brad Ham ( http://pinterest.com/pin/16466354859963769/ ).

 Baton by Carol Ohl ( http://pinterest.com/pin/16466354859033232/ )

 Miander by Mimi Lempart ( http://pinterest.com/pin/16466354860461675/ ) and Auroknot - Bunzo flower by helen wiliams ( http://pinterest.com/pin/16466354860082618/ )

And now my own creations:

 Fist, The Hex, it starts with a hexagon placed in the midle of the surface, than other hexagons are randomly placed in sequence so that a single hexagon isn't in contact with more than two others. When a "branch" reaches the edge of the surface, the process is repeated from the starting hexagon once more. The result is a beehive like pattern.

Second is this zentagle, inspired by the Japanese flag and barrel riffling, it starts out as a circle to which tangant lines are attached and than every other of the obtained spaces are filed in with color.

A fairly simple concept using hatching and line-weight to differentiate several pattern sections revolving around a trinity.

These last two zentagles use similar techniques, I divided the space using curves, than filed the resulting spaces with repetitive geometric patterns.