Looking at the sketches made over the last few weeks I paid attention to the ones that had colour in them and decided to use that as the basis for my wallpapers. I want to incorporate colour as one of the main themes here.
After playing around with the code, managed to find code alpha (controls opacity of colour) and created a few practice sketches.
Wednesday: Went to the library and browsed around the library for example of existing wallpapers. Found some reference books which featured old examples of wallpapers from different styles in various areas (different cultures). These books however did not supply the right kind of inspiration; they were too complex to create in 'Processing 1.2.1'.
In the library using the internet, browsed through looking at wallpapers from 18th, 19th and 20th century. Came across a few wallpapers that I liked;
- Wallpaper which draws a 50s/60s/70s look: the last one of this set of three in particular was inspiring because the patterns looked really unique. It appears simple enough in the design but still held a very asethetic appeal.
- Marian Bantjes wallpaper: I liked this wallpaper because it had an elegant style to it and in particular, the use of geometrical shapes.
- 19th-century Victorian wallpaper. Patterns here again were what caught my attention despite the subject matter being so complex and detailed. Took repetition in consideration.
First ideas: http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/tpsd/wallpaper/sec1.htm
The first ideas came from looking at an early French 18th century wallpaper (found also on Wed.); stenciling with block printing. Studying this wall paper I liked how the loops reminded me of circles and derived ideas from making patterns involving circles/ellipses.
Sources of inspiration: http://www.openprocessing.org/visuals/?visualID=2832
Browsing through openprocessing.org I managed to find a few applications that involved some kind of pattern. Tile Maker by Tom Heath was very intriguing. I liked his concept of creating symmetrical templates which made patterns because they all connected similar to the pattern-maker.
I sketched a few patterns myself from studying the Tile Maker - simpler designs because I wanted to make references to the geometrical shapes, keeping in mind that these patterns had to be acheivable.
I sketched a few patterns myself from studying the Tile Maker - simpler designs because I wanted to make references to the geometrical shapes, keeping in mind that these patterns had to be acheivable.
My goals (what you want to achieve):
I want to design a kind of wall paper design that is simple (not complex), in a way that draws peoples attention to it without being too demanding or critical. The primary goal I want to acheive is for people to look at it as they are walking and not stop them but keep it in their minds so that they think about it and try to decipher the patterns, because it was similar when I was looking at the 18th French wall paper (above). It was quite simple in the design but it drew my attention after awhile, back to the small details. That is the kind of responsive I want to acheive.
Plan for next week (how you intend to achieve your goals):
Finding out the code for the specific colours I'm looking for and after that, spending time making the templates for each wall paper in the pattern-maker. After that I will be using the code for making a translucent or fading effect to experiment and see if its more effective to make the patterns a little more interesting, and play with the scale ie, making the patterns in the wall paper bigger than the last one.
11-03-11
Wallpaper Concepts
11-03-11
Wallpaper Concepts
Results
16-03-11 to 18-03-11
After I made these in processing, I decided to make another version where the background is black, because one of the problems with this was that because this is using the same code for "pattern-maker" there was a gap down the left side and bottom where the pattern stops.
17-13-11:
I found out that since there was a gap I would have to create patterns that would fill the blank spaces in doing so, it was overlapping the existing objects that I have drawn up, making the centre pronounced. It was a good emphasis and created an imaginery soft edge down the sides, only problem was that it was too much so some detail of the pattern was lost.
I found out that since there was a gap I would have to create patterns that would fill the blank spaces in doing so, it was overlapping the existing objects that I have drawn up, making the centre pronounced. It was a good emphasis and created an imaginery soft edge down the sides, only problem was that it was too much so some detail of the pattern was lost.
18-03-11: (Friday)
I thought of making the background colour black and liked the contrast it created. When I went to the 4.30 tutorial I spoke to the tutor about my wallpapers and he pointed out that the black background helped bring out the subtlety of the patterns.
19-03-11:
It was hard to make a decision as to which version was better. I personally liked the white version better just because I love the faded enhanced faded image; I thought about what the tutor said and decided that it was a valid point. Looking at the two versions the black one gives more impact thus drawing out and emphasising the patterns creativity and altough it seems a little 'dark' this works in its favour; black gives it the extra aesthetic appeal that I was working towards.
This is the result: from fixing up the last two wallpapers - I noticed that the level of fadedness was uneven meaning that a few ellipses were missed from the code, so I went back and fixed them. While I was doing this, I modified the purple one as well, so that the individuality of each wallpaper is evident, but still flows at the same time (it linked back to the previous patterns too much).
20-03-11:
In doing so, the third wallpaper was developed because it seemed rather out of proportion to the overall set.
Doing a print preview in Adobe Acrobat Pro, I did a check on how the colours would appear. I decided that I wanted the colours to consistently flow, so a made the colours slightly darker to bring out the background more.
Final Result
Comments: Despite losing a bit of the colours brightness, the set flows very well and stands out especially with the black background. This will, I believe draw in peoples attention without being too demanding, but rather lure them in so that even as they pass by, its form, colour and pattern is always there at the back of their minds (goal working towards). I also like the geometrical shapes.
Final Wallpapers
Found at the link on openproccessing.org at Creative coding Classroom -
http://www.openprocessing.org/classrooms/?classroomID=561 or on my portfolio http://www.openprocessing.org/portal/?userID=10552
Final Wallpapers
Found at the link on openproccessing.org at Creative coding Classroom -
http://www.openprocessing.org/classrooms/?classroomID=561 or on my portfolio http://www.openprocessing.org/portal/?userID=10552
