the intention

the intention
the system

the intention
the system
the outcome

the intention
the system();
the outcome

Infinity by John Maedas (1993)

Infinity by John Maedas (1993) 10,000 interconnected loops, generated by algorithm.

 But drawing a stroke with a pen is no different from

drawing a stroke with a mouse.
The real challenge is to discover the intrinsinc properties
of the new medium and to find out how the stroke you
"draw" via computation is one you could never draw,
or even imagine
John Maeda, Design By Numbers, P. 175

Process 10 by Casey Reas (2005)

https://goo.gl/Aja04e

The Preservation of Favored Traces by Ben Fry (2009)

http://benfry.com/traces/

Poetry On The Road 2003

Boris Mller
2003

Poetry On The Road 2003

Boris Mller
2003

http://www.esono.com/boris/projects/poetry03/visualpoetry03/visualpoetry.html

Generated Entropy
Martin W Maier
2009

Generated Entropy
Martin W Maier
2009

Generated Entropy
Martin W Maier
2009

COP15
okdeluxe
2009

COP15
okdeluxe
2009

Balldroppings:
Josh Nimoy
2009

http://balldroppings.com/js/

Computational Couture
Mary Huang

Computational Couture
Mary Huang

http://www.continuumfashion.com/Ddress/

My little piece of Privacy

Niklas Roy
2010

The V Motion Project

2012

#Task1
Describe a Processing Project in a 5 minute presentation.
Title, author(s), brief description, image(s), Source

1. Why did you choose this project? (Aesthetic reasons you

are interested in the subject ...)
2. What happens in the background (techniques), how
would you implement it
www.processing.org
http://www.creativeapplications.net

SMS Airplanes
Christian Gross
2011

SMS Airplanes
Christian Gross
2011

Algorithm

Algorithm
A language understood by both sides
(sender and recipient)
Specific, simple instructions.
Split up a problem into smaller ones.

Exercise
Draw two 10x10cm rectangles on a blank sheet.
Draw a picture on it, so no one can see it.
Find a partner. If you two are finished, then tell
the other your drawing and so produces a copy.

Let's start coding ...

http://processing.org/download/

Processing the programm

size(width, height);

size(100, 100);

size(100, 300);

Coordinate system and positions

point(0, 0);
point(120, 0);
point(0, 150);
point(340, 370);

line(x1, y1, x2, y2);

line(50, 20, 100, 100);

line(30, 10, 30, 80);

line(50, 10, 50, 80);
line(10, 10, 80, 95);

rect(x, y, width, height);

rect(50, 20, 20, 20);

rect(0, 0, 60, 60);

rect(10, 10, 40, 70);

ellipse(x, y, width, height);

ellipse(50, 50, 30, 30);

ellipse(50, 50, 60, 50);

ellipse(50, 50, 20, 30);

ellipse(x, y, width, height);

ellipse(50, 50, 30, 30);

ellipse(50, 50, 60, 50);

ellipse(50, 50, 20, 30);

Other drawing functions

triangle(x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3);

quad(x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3, x4, y4);
curve(x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3, x4, y4);
arc(x, y, width, height, start, stop);
...

Color

background(color);

background(100, 0, 200);

background(100);

fill(red, green, blue);

ellipse(50, 50, 60, 50);

fill(100, 0, 200);
ellipse(50, 50, 20, 30);

stroke(red, green, blue);

smooth();
stroke(255, 100, 0);
ellipse(50, 50, 60, 50);
noStroke();
fill(100, 0, 200);
ellipse(50, 50, 20, 30);

Transparency

smooth();
stroke(255, 100, 0);
ellipse(50, 50, 60, 50);
noStroke();
fill(100, 0, 200, 30);
ellipse(50, 50, 20, 30);

Transparency

smooth();
stroke(255, 100, 0);
ellipse(50, 50, 60, 50);
noStroke();
fill(100, 0, 200, 30);
ellipse(50, 50, 20, 30);

Other color functions

noStroke();
noFill();
strokeWeight(weight);

all Exercises in 500x500px

E1: Draw your first sketch
Draw a composition of intersecting lines and a rectangle on a sheet
of paper, then copy this with Processing.
E2: Draw a face
Draw an array of various circles on a single colored background.
Use only grayscale and the commands:
size, background, fill, noFill, stroke, noStroke,
strokeWeight, ellipseMode und ellipse.
E3: Make a copy
Choose on of the drawings and create a copy. You have all the tools
provided by Processing.