One of the things I like to do with p5.js is sit down with a loose idea of something to explore. When I do that and add in some randomness and noise the outcome is usually more interesting than something I could have figured out up front. In this video we use Curve Vertex and […]
Note: You can think about this post as having two parts – the p5.js code part and the pen plotting part. This post covers the code to create the bookmarks and the video (linked at the bottom) shows the physical process for exporting the images and plotting them. Let’s get started . . . I […]
Data visualization is powerful because it can change the way you see an issue. A simple visualization can reframe a question in a way that numbers in a table can’t. A good visualization communicates more quickly, effectively, and looks pretty too. Even though data visualization is interesting, randomness and noise seem more interesting (at least […]
Do you ever think about how the things you saw and experienced growing up shape the way you see the world today? I grew up surrounded by different types of art and one of the significant pieces was a large metal sun. The sun is around 4 feet across and made with some type of […]
One of the more interesting aspects of generative art is creating and managing randomness. We tend to have an intuitive understanding of randomness, but magnitude and type impact the nature of it. The parallels with life are notable . . . The computer is a simple thing and when you ask it to generate a […]
Since we’re moving through a series, we’ll start at the beginning. Starting a new activity causes us to look around. We look at who has done it before, who’s doing it now, and we find ideas and inspiration to influence our own creative work. Austin Kleon would call it stealing and he talks about the […]
“The more equally attractive two alternatives seem, the harder it can be to choose between them – no matter that, to the same degree, the choice can only matter less.” -Edward Fredkin One of my favorite things to think about is something we can call, “the whole big thing.” Basically, TWBT is that illusion of […]