Reflecting

What have you learnt?
- I have learnt the basics of processing, getting my head around certain functions that the program can achieve such as variables, loops etc.
- I have learnt that you can create so many different and wonderful pieces of work using the program as an example all the work on display.

What can you improve on?
- Mainly my time management was not very set out properly, i rushed the final model a bit.
- The idea in general i thought my idea was not very up to the ball, like with with everyone else's work looked really cool.

What is your goal?
I want to FOCUS alot more on a few things such as my time management, my main idea or theme and just practice spend a bit of time working stuff out and learning all i can.

Hand-in inkblot set

These are the photos of the final hand-ins each of the different images have a slight change in the scattering of the different sizes of the ellipses. 

The final set of 4 

This image looks like a long face of a dog maybe a doberman or greyhound in the middle of the page

This image looks like a bear in the jungle, the bear at the bottom of the page and the jungle at the top

This image looks like an alien machine with a big body, two arms and legs at the bottom of the page

This image looks like a superhero with a mask at the top of the page

Rorschach Final

I have came up with the final Rorschach code that i am going to use for my wallpaper. The code generates a different image of inkblot every time you hit play and most of the time you can decipher an image from the inkblots, and usually everybody sees a different type of image. I learnt that there was a few key aspects about the design which really help to focus an the main theme:

SYMMETRY

The symmetry is the most key aspect as how it works in which one ellipse is drawn randomly on the page anther is drawn in the exact opposite position along the x axis. This helps the design in which it paints the picture. While random is also in use, i believe this is a correct way of using the random function as there it has an underlay in the fact that the inkblots are used structurally. This is to make every image different, in the fact that everyone sees a something different, using the same image.  

 Personally i see a man dressed in a tuxedo

CONTRAST

The contrast was a main idea used from the start of the process as i thought it would be very effective and this inkblot theme uses it ver effectively.the contrast between the black and white help decipher a different image to the viewer and perfectly draws your attention to the inkblots.

If you look closely the image in the white is actually a close reference of the Batman logo

The rest of my wallpaper designs:

Rorschach number2 i see a people gathered around a fire

Rorschach number3 i see a clown from this one

Rorschach number4 i see a dog from of this one

A pattern of different circles using the same inkblot idea

The main theme

Early last week i was playing around with processing using different shapes and colours and thought why what would actually look cool on my wallpaper in my bedroom?

I had a couple of ideas floating around and so i was at a decision between my two ideas which are:

Graphic Novels

I thought i could generate a series in which the layout of a comic book was shown and different logos of characters were displayed in the these scenes. but after discussing this idea with ben (tutor) it would be better to design my own ideas not take stuff that has already been designed.

An example of the layout of a graphic novel

Watchmen

This is my favorite graphic novel which had been made into a feature film. I was thinking of generating several key symbols from the film and arranging them into a series. but then this idea would be coping other peoples work as well.

The cover of Watchmen

So i decided to go with the symbolism from the film Watchmen but something that i found interesting and that would look appealing. 

Rorschach or inkblot test

The Rorschach is a troubled character from Watchmen who is one of the good guys, but doesn't really act like it sometimes with his tough guy approach and questionable acts of justice. The reason why i choose the Rorschach is that it has a different meaning the character a Rorschach or inkblot test is used by psychologists as it is recorded and then analyzed as the interpretation is measured to find out someones personal characteristics and emotional functioning. 

The character Rorschach 

An inkblot example

142 wallpaper process

These images are of my design process in choosing the direction i want to achieve for my final wallpaper codes.

The card shows the developmental process of how i am started from a real basic shapes and colouring to a more difficult design using loops

The circles which show my main theme contrast

The black lighting bolts following the idea of the zebra

These are the images i have chosen to develop into further, and create codes for this week.

142 wallpaper influence

Contrast 

This is my main influence for my wallpaper design as i have developed certain codes during the process i learnt that the most appealing design was with the black and white contrast.

These are images that i felt the colouration looked extremely appealing, but are only to show how the colours reflect contrast.

The leaves show how shadow contrast with the background

This image shows white as the shadow which is a contrast

The next images show contrast used to bring out different shapes and images such as the zebras eyes as the black and white colouration are used in a contrast.

The zebras eye separate the stripes to resemble the face of a zebra

The stars are used as a layer effect 

142 design process

As i slightly got better and learnt alot more about processing i discovered how to do loops and code my own work instead of using copy and paste. These are a few examples of how and why i did the following attempting to incorporate the contrast idea.

The zebra

This idea came together using just simple lines in a zig zag which looks as thou that they are stripes, but also incorporating the contrast as the lines really show up.

The purple diamonds

This is by far the most appealing design i have done as the colours contrast to show as if they are neon lights. This design was is also a loop and it toke a little while to set up how the lines meet together with a little bit of help from my classmates.

142 design influence

My early design influence while starting with processing have been of the apple logo as i have attempted to code in processing, with some success i have made a seamy similar design.

A plan apple logo

My own design using processing

I found that drawing the circles to match the apple shape were pretty easy to set up, and also the bite of the apple was simple; but when it came to making an ellipse to represent the steam i found that the most difficult getting the right shape, and i could not find out how to twist an object. I still have some learning to do.

The apple logo with contrast

I found this picture of the apple logo more appealing then the other, not in a design since. the contrast of the black and white coloration really made the logo stand out to the viewer.

 Circles in contrast

I played around with some circles and made a new logo, but using the same sought of contrast idea to make the logo really stand out.