Development Sketches

 

These are sketches which show the general direction i am heading for, each is very similar but works in different ways. I am looking at playing with layering now and movement of each circle after the mouse has been clicked.

Early Experiments

Mouse Button

http://www.openprocessing.org/visuals/?visualID=36014

Mouse Moved

http://www.openprocessing.org/visuals/?visualID=36016

Mouse Pressed

http://www.openprocessing.org/visuals/?visualID=36017 

Initial ideas

These are my 3 initial ideas that i first thought of. Coming from my precedents and sites i researched i liked the idea of having a simple application where the user has the ability to create their own drawing in a way

Precedents

The images i have chosen to base my application on show a variety in densities, tone, opacity and colour. My initial thoughts have been driven by these particular images in wanting to make an interactive application which is fun, easy to use, and is appealing at the same time. I believe that in making something which uses a geometric shape such as a cirlce, the inner shapes which are created when over lapping occurs creates a interesting shape in itself. I will look in to density and opacity as my main focus and try to work towards making an application which will reveal the inner shapes of the overlapping circles.

Research

 This image shows the very basic and simplistic look i am hoping to achieve in my application. I think it is appealing and interesting without being over the top or complicating.

This is a photo i found which i thought showed my point from a more expressional point of view. I like this as it is clear that the shapes in this scene are geometric, but at the same time they are almost un organised and random, like noise.

These two examples are similar but are quite cluttered. I will have to make sure i watch out for this when i make my application as i think an important aspect to design is often the idea of "less is more".

 

Like the top image, i like this as it uses the space around it to show the simplicity yet fine details within. Not too sure about the colour.

Project Two Inspirational Sites

http://yugop.com/

Yougop caught my eye as an interesting interactive design which i find cool to play with. I like the fact that you can alter the size and proportion of the balls, and how they react from your actions.

http://www.openprocessing.org/visuals/?visualID=30805
Here is another interesting code i found on open processing which i found aesthetically pleasing and fun to play with. Not complicated or over the top

http://www.openprocessing.org/visuals/?visualID=20140
I found this curtain on the first day in coding, i loved it as soon as i saw it. I wanted to know how this could be made, so i have to put this on my blog. I find it fun to play with, structured but random also which interests me as i learnt the difference between these in project one.

Evaluation.

In conclusion to this project, i feel i have created a series of successful structures which explore tone, depth, perspective and an appealing aesthic quality. I understand how structure and noise can affect each other now, and through my research and ongoing development i have been able to create and show the fine line between the structured, and the random. I did not use colour as there is such a large pallet to choose from, i also felt black and white had the best outcome with exploring gradient and tonal change, as opposed to red which i experimented with earlier.
The difficulties i had were mainly in learning how code, understanding how different functions work, and how variables make life so much easier. However some of us learn the hard way anyway.
I hope you enjoy my work.