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Wave Wallpaper

tony — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:10:48 +0000

Here’s another rendering of my line wave script iterated quite a few times. In this rendering the image is blurred before each new set of lines and also inverted to create complimentary colors. There are two desktop wallpapers one of the pictured rendering and a similar one in light blue. Click the thumbnail on the left to download a zip file containing fullscreen and widescreen versions of the wallpaper. They might be a little busy for some, but I like them. What do you think?

Arduino

tony — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:08:59 +0000

Hooray! I got my first Arduino. It seems like a necessary step on the long path to becoming a true power-nerd.

“So what is this thing that gets nerds so excited?” you might be wondering. Well, chances are you are one if your reading my blog, but I will explain for the less fortunate. An Arduino is an open source circuit board created by a sister project of Processing. The board has a small micro controller (computer) and a number of input/output pins. The chip can be programmed with a language very similar to processing, and any sort of hardware can be wired to the board. The board connects to a computer via usb for programming and power, and can also be powered from a more portable source.

I’ve been programming for a little while now in Processing and the Arduino was easy to grasp after a quick read through the function reference. After the chip has been programmed it can also interact with Processing applications through a usb port.

There will certainly be a learning period. I havn’t done much circuitry before, but I have a few projects in mind and hopefully soon will have some things to show. I am hoping this will be a means for me to extend the work I’ve been doing into the physical world, creating new interfaces or autonomous works.

Ribbons

tony — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:39:59 +0000

This is the result of my attempt to create a variation of my line wave script which waves in two dimensions. I started anew and used some particle systems I’d started a while ago. With a spring class which holds two particles together all the particles could be chained together. Hiding the particles and springs and wrapping the particle loop in a shape method with a curve vertex for each created a wobbling line. Without a background function the line continually drew each frame on the screen.

It’s not exactly what I had in mind, but I like how it turned out. I have a few different variations I may post and will keep playing with it. I’ll also have a few desktop wallpapers available from this script soon as soon as I decide how to set up and organize a wallpaper section on my site.

Line Wave

tony — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:40:24 +0000

Concentric circles and lines always seem to catch my eye. They hold a lot of movement and tension and have an inexplicable beauty to me. This little morning project scripted in Processing draws a waving horizontal line. Each point on the line has a vertical speed and acceleration, and the line is recalculated fifty or so times.

To add a little more depth I put in a blur filter before each new line set, and an invert filter creates some nice complimentary colors.

Cell Cluster

tony — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:44:01 +0000

Initially this script replicated some drawings I have been working on in my sketchbook. Although it’s very meditative to create such drawings I feel the interesting aspect is the form and texture that emerges from the repetition of the simple process. Creating a script to replicate this system allows the work to be detached from a particular composition and focus on these aspects which interest me. It also allows for the image to be animated.

The script is written in Processing. Each circle buds new circles at random angles. The new circles grow until the hit they collide with another. The color of each is a slight variation of it’s parent.