tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39500231239494631002024-02-20T16:27:38.580-08:00Writing in BytesA Mass Writing Project JourneySharon Daweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130354453218876651noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950023123949463100.post-65112101449986557182009-06-28T11:38:00.001-07:002009-06-28T11:38:43.243-07:00Ira Greenberg's VisitI really wish I'd been able to be at Milton Keynes on June 15th for Ira Greenberg's visit. I watched the proceedings a few days later via the webcast, and also tried out some of the sketches on Ira's website. Congratulations to those of you who volunteered to do presentations. They were really interesting. Well done! Sharon Daweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130354453218876651noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950023123949463100.post-8322100215869182032009-05-08T02:51:00.000-07:002009-05-08T03:01:01.371-07:00Chunk 67 finishedI had assumed that having managed to make the code in this chunk display sensibly the task would be over. Attempts to run code in other chunks made me revisit it though and the realisation that all the line feeds, including those in the code, were being converted to breaks dawned. It's a shame there's no facility to suspend that just for blocks marked with <pre> and <code>. However, Sharon Daweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130354453218876651noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950023123949463100.post-19946674302567139992009-05-05T14:02:00.000-07:002009-05-08T03:40:04.740-07:00Chunk 67 - The final sectionSo now for some fun in creating some patterns using these functions. There are 5 examples shown here utilising a variety of techniques from wallpaper patterns using translation to geometric patterns using rotation and scaling and composite forms using a combination of all these functions.
1) Wallpaper patterns
Wallpaper patterns can use translation, reflection and rotation to create predictableSharon Daweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130354453218876651noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950023123949463100.post-18732526680728303312009-05-03T10:24:00.000-07:002009-05-08T02:30:21.788-07:00Chunk 67 SketchI probably should stop playing with the sketch for chunk 67, SunsetBeach, and put the rest of the chunk up here for everyone to see. A quote from Strength to Love (Paul Gardener 1963) sums up its present state of flux better than I could have done: "A painting is never finished. It simply stops in an interesting place".
Here it is anyhow - comments welcome.
The quote was a recollection at Sharon Daweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130354453218876651noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950023123949463100.post-90837106358453761282009-05-01T14:51:00.000-07:002009-05-08T02:49:50.436-07:00
CHUNK 67 - the first 1300 words
TITLE Transformations
DESCRIPTION In this part of the book describe how shapes can be transformed.
OUTCOME Be able to use the transformation facilities in Processing to transform shapes previously introduced.
REFERENCE Greenberg 350--357
PROGRAM Develop a program that uses transformations of around 100-150 lines of code.
Processing has a number of functions whichSharon Daweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130354453218876651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950023123949463100.post-52129506737292053862008-11-13T09:24:00.000-08:002008-11-13T09:40:42.052-08:00Lift off!Greenberg arrived in the post this morning. I was impressed by how much background information is included in the first couple of chapters and was quite awestruck at the CVs of the artists profiled in chapter 1. I'm so glad I went for the printed copy, though I may well still access the e-book to follow up some of the links - perhaps not too many though or I'll never start writing!Sharon Daweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130354453218876651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950023123949463100.post-53467698483457873692008-11-06T07:35:00.000-08:002008-11-06T10:35:19.552-08:00Chunk 67I've been allotted chunk 67: Name Transformations. This chunk will be about reflections, rotations, sheers, scalings and translations and should provide some good opportunities to produce some interesting patterns as well as animations, so I think I'll enjoy writing it. Still no sign of my copy of Greenberg - it's just as well I haven't run out of reading on the Processing web site yet!Sharon Daweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130354453218876651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950023123949463100.post-13538642512212595242008-10-30T15:04:00.000-07:002008-10-30T15:11:54.885-07:00Indenting Java CodeI'm wondering if this trick learned in TT281 will work here to indent code. Place <pre> before the code and </pre> after it.
Here's a sample to see:-
if (expression)
{
//do something
}
Eureka!Sharon Daweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130354453218876651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950023123949463100.post-34869173058580557422008-10-26T07:48:00.000-07:002008-10-26T08:44:41.567-07:00Painting by NumbersI am reminded of trying to achieve the realism of watercolour with a new set of poster paints in my teens. I had to relearn everything I knew, but came to realise that there was a place for both in my paint box.
I can build very powerful applications with Java but before I could teach someone how to draw coloured patterns I'd have to show them how to make panels and frames. Using the colorMode, Sharon Daweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130354453218876651noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950023123949463100.post-50543361252546553052008-10-25T10:17:00.000-07:002008-10-26T04:42:12.440-07:00First SketchesToday was about exploring the Processing website. At the second attempt, after I realised the version of Java I'm using wasn't supported, I had the software unzipped and ready to go. It was that simple. Within minutes, following the basics tutorial I had ET staring out at me from my screen. Eerie! Here's my own sketch - a little guy with glasses. I found you had to draw the large circles first orSharon Daweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130354453218876651noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950023123949463100.post-4585783226137058202008-10-23T14:40:00.000-07:002008-10-23T15:04:09.171-07:00Beginnings"How hard can it be to write 2,500 words and 2 programs?" I said. If choosing a name for a blog is anything to go by then the journey could be harder than I imagined. Still, I've made it this far, ordered Ira Greenberg's book and looked at some of the other blogs. Some of you have even selected a chapter you'd like to write. I'm impressed! I'm looking forward to the challenge however and hope Sharon Daweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130354453218876651noreply@blogger.com0