DSDN 142

Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Overview of project

I like the final outcome of the four wallpapers. I like the way I used contrast alot as it makes it look more effective than using colour. I only changed the first and last wallpaper because I felt that the old ones werent very nice and with a little more development that I did, Made them look much better. I felt that I understood the project alot more than when I first did it. If i had the chance to do it again, I would research into the code a bit more so that it easy to type out rather than typing one sentence after the other. This took a bit of time. Overall I'm very happy with the outcome. This idea was developed from my inspiration images and developed a bit more till I finally reached a design that I liked quite alot.

ORIGINAL FIRST AND FOURTH WALLPAPERS

full view of final wallpapers

Wallpaper Four

Wallpaper Three

Wallpaper Two

Wallpaper One

Open Processing - Wallpapers

Wallpaper 1 - http://www.openprocessing.org/visuals/?visualID=30189
Wallpaper 2 - http://www.openprocessing.org/visuals/?visualID=30191
Wallpaper 3 - http://www.openprocessing.org/visuals/?visualID=30192
Wallpaper 4 - http://www.openprocessing.org/visuals/?visualID=30204

Development Sketches and Final Idea

This is my final idea that I have design. I have used the idea from my inspiring sketches, contrasting to help design my final wallpapers. Also I have portrayed my precedent pieces into it. So these images have really helped to come up with a final design. I am happy with the final outcome.

Development Sketches - These are my development sketches that i drew to help develop more ideas for the final wallpapers. There are two ideas here showing contrasting and space. You can also see a large amount of my precedents developed within the wallpapers. I am not sure if I will use colour or not but I feel that black and white is the best option because its gives it the most effective look.

Progress on wallpapers

So, I have decided on my precedent images and I have also done some inspiring sketches to help develop ideas for my wallpapers. In my wallpapers I want to use space and contrasting like the last piece on my inspiring sketches. I feel that this idea is a little undeveloped, so I feel best to do more sketches to help me come up with my final design.

Development - inspiring sketches

Inspiring sketches - I drew these as inspiration pieces at the beginning of this project. This was to help me to develop a design for my wallpapers. The first sketch is a maori piece. This inspires me because its part of my heritage. The second piece I drew like a board game because board games are a good way to develop skills. I found this inspiring. The top sketch on the right inspires because it looks like a illusion but I have developed this idea from the ABC blocks that we used to play with as kids. Now the bottom one isnt of anything. I just really like the idea of space and contrast. I think both of these techniques brimgs out the most effective look in a design piece and I really want to put this into my four wallpapers.

Precedent Images

Image one - I really like this image with the way the circles have been put inside of the squares giving the design an effective look. I dont like the colors as much as im not too fond of the brown with the other chosen colours, I would like to portray this idea into my wallpapers,

Image Two - I have used a a target as one of my precedent images because I like the contrasting and also this is something that I will be able to achieve in processing. I could really develop this idea into my wallpapers and even design it to a way i like it so its not like I'm copying a target.

Resubmission Project One - Wallpapers

I am resubmitting project one as I didnt achieve the level that I wanted to. So I am to design a set of four wall papers in processing using relevant coding. I am not good at coding but I will use it till my advantage.

Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Some Feedback from friends

Robert Kani: I really like the use of color as it is very appealing and eye catching. The way you described a while loop really makes sense and is easy to understand. The music is cool.

Renee Warner: I think its good and has explained the term while loops very efficiently. I like the idea that you did a stop motion video, it makes it more interesting to watch. The colors are eye catching, and the music just goes with it. Overall I think it explains the term while loops really well!

Monday, 30 May 2011

Overall Outcome

I am pleased with the outcome of my final piece as its shows what a while loop is and what it does. I am also pleased with my time management and how well I didn't go over my budget. What i wish i could have improved would be maybe edit a few parts of my exhibition piece. But overall I am happy with the outcome

The write up

While Loops

What is a while loop? That was my first question when I started coding. After researching, I then clearly understand what a while loop is. It controls a sequence of repetitions. The while structure executes a series of statements continuously while the expression is true. The expression must be updated during the repetitions or the program will never escape out of while. As the site, processing (www.processing .org) says that it can be very dangerous because the code inside the while loop will not finish until the expression inside while becomes true. So in a simpler way to explain a while loop is that it repeats an action until the statement becomes false. Meaning where it can’t repeat the code any more because there isn’t anything to repeat.

While (expression) {

Statement

}

In my project I have used nail polish bottles in order to teach what while loop does through a stop motion video. I have six colors of nail polish bottles continuously painting nails until there is no more nail polish left. The nail polish bottles disappear once a hand has been painted. This is to show that the nail polish bottles have been used and that there is no use keeping it on the screen.

So, while there are nail polish bottles there to paint a hand it will keep repeating nails but if there are no nail polish bottles left to paint nails then this statement turns false. How can the nails keep getting painted if there are no bottles of nail polish left to paint? This is what a while loop is and this is what I have portrayed through my exhibition piece.

While (there are nail polish bottles to paint nails then this will continuously repeat) {but if there are no nail polish bottles to paint nails then no nails can be painted therefore this statement cannot work. It becomes false.

}