Second Year Media Design http://loxyreid.posterous.com Lachlan Reid posterous.com Wed, 30 May 2012 01:58:00 -0700 242 Project 3 Final Composition - Element http://loxyreid.posterous.com/242-project-3-final-composition-element http://loxyreid.posterous.com/242-project-3-final-composition-element

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Element is a 3D computer graphics image created using Python Processing.

A customisable set of variables allow for infinite variations on a simple idea. A ring of spirals are created with varying densities, radius, number of rings and distance from each other. Through the use of this program I was able to come up with a composition demonstrating its effects.

The three images I chose are shown here in one composition. First is a top down shot of a 6 spiral ring. This appears to be 2D and seems as if the image is slightly blurred, creating an interesting effect. The idea of this image is to conceal and reveal the structure of the piece.

The second image in the sequence is a slightly off angle shot of a similar 6 spirals each with only 1 ring. They are placed together creating a spiralling vortex feel. The blurring effect is more obvious in this image but the image still retains its origins by not showing too much detail, alluding again to the unknown factor.

The third and final image is a closer shot of another 6 spiral ring. This shot is taken from a much lower angle and it is a lot closer. This shows detail of how the program uses its algorithm to create these shapes and explains the nature of the blurring effect from previous images.

All together I chose these images over some of my previous efforts as I wanted to strip it back to simplicity. I felt that my code was getting away from the minimalist effect I was happy with earlier in the project. I also removed the animation from the program as I felt the interactivity was taking away and stealing the spotlight so to speak.

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Mon, 28 May 2012 18:07:00 -0700 Even more 242 Development... http://loxyreid.posterous.com/even-more-242-development http://loxyreid.posterous.com/even-more-242-development

Some more editions of my spiral code. More playing around with variables and including a rotating loop to create sphere shapes.

 

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Fri, 25 May 2012 04:11:00 -0700 More Spiral 242 development http://loxyreid.posterous.com/more-spiral-242-development http://loxyreid.posterous.com/more-spiral-242-development

Some more attempts at changing the code to create something super-awesome.

This is me playing around with the number of spirals, how many arcs in each spiral and how close to each other they are.

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Wed, 23 May 2012 03:10:00 -0700 More development 242 http://loxyreid.posterous.com/more-development-242 http://loxyreid.posterous.com/more-development-242

Heres some more development from today.

Some color development:

White on black:

green on black with mild opacity:

red (pink) on black:

green on black but with less opacity:

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Tue, 22 May 2012 15:22:00 -0700 242 Spiral Development http://loxyreid.posterous.com/242-spiral-development http://loxyreid.posterous.com/242-spiral-development

Here are some pictures of me playing around with variables in the code to create new exciting forms.

This one was created by decreasing the spacing between each of the 'towers' as they get further from the centre

These ones are the same as before but the distance is incredibly shortened, making the blocks fuse together and seem very long, whilst still curving around.

This one is made by making the spiral have 200 spiral lines(?) coming out from the middle. The effect is that of many many rings, as the spacing between the lines decreases. Creating these interesting semi sphererical shapes.

These ones are from inversing the colors so it becomes white on black. The opacity effect of the previous color choice is less affected and therefore does not create the same effect.

[screenshot pending]

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Sun, 20 May 2012 05:43:00 -0700 242 Spiral 3D code and pics. http://loxyreid.posterous.com/242-spiral-3d-code-and-pics http://loxyreid.posterous.com/242-spiral-3d-code-and-pics

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Sun, 20 May 2012 05:41:00 -0700 242 First run of my spiral concept. http://loxyreid.posterous.com/242-first-run-of-my-spiral-concept http://loxyreid.posterous.com/242-first-run-of-my-spiral-concept

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Sun, 13 May 2012 08:54:00 -0700 242 rough test code http://loxyreid.posterous.com/242-rough-test-code http://loxyreid.posterous.com/242-rough-test-code

Screenshot of my first tester for the glowworm code.

The brown background is just a rough picture. I hope to make it a nice cavern looking image to create the same feel as my concept picture.

Screenshot

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Thu, 10 May 2012 16:37:00 -0700 242 Project 3 Second Concept http://loxyreid.posterous.com/242-project-3-second-concept http://loxyreid.posterous.com/242-project-3-second-concept

After some short research I came across Nigel Parkers code for Rotating Blocks. It's a very simple translate and rotate programs which just rotates squares around on the spot.

After playing with it for a bit, I think it wouldn't be out of the question to either turn the squares into 3d cubes and do the same thing, make it interactive, or ultimetly, both. 

I am definetly going to need to do more research on how to make 3d cubes on a 2d plane and rotate them but I don't think this is out of my skill level.

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Thu, 10 May 2012 16:04:00 -0700 242 Project 3 First Concept http://loxyreid.posterous.com/242-project-3-first-concept http://loxyreid.posterous.com/242-project-3-first-concept

As soon as I read the project brief I had one instant idea for the third project.

Back in 2008 I did an art panel based on silouettes of bugs from New Zealand and one type of bug stuck in my mind. The Arachnocampa luminosa. A type of glowworm native to New Zealand. What brought it to my attention is the way to catches prey. It extends down long lines (called fishing lines) made of silk. These lines are then used to catch flies and other flying insects when they touch it. 

It is these lines of silk that I had an idea about. The beauty of the glowing effect and the way they are made interests me greatly.

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The use of hierachy and repition of the next project is what instantly reminded me of these fishing lines. Hopefully I intend to replicate a similar type of lone repeating line of shapes which would be able to swing around, maybe through interaction, and I can use rotate and translate to do this.

Obviously this is all still in the concept stage but I wanted to write about them anyways.

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