Assignments

WEEK #13 – Final Project

11/02 Mon – Desk Crits
11/04 Wed – Work Session (help as needed)

• Assignment
  • Assignment #6 – Final Project (continued)

WEEK #12 – Final Project

10/26 Mon – Work Session and Desk Crits
10/28 Wed – Lecture (DOM, HTML/CSS) and Work Session

• Assignment
  • Assignment #6 – Final Project (continued)
•  Readings
  • Beyond the Canvas – Manipulating DOM and HTML/CSS Elements
• Videos
  • HTML, CSS and DOM

WEEK #11 – Continue Animated Scene

10/19 Mon – Assignment #5 Critique, Discussion and Issue Assignment #6 Final Project
10/21 Wed – Discussion and Work Day

• Assignment
  • Assignment #6 – Final Project (due 11/20)

WEEK #10 – Continue Animated Scene

10/12 Mon – Discussion, Work Session and Desk Crits
10/14 Wed – Lecture and Work Session

• Assignment
  • continue Assignment #5 – Animated Scene  (due Oct 19th)

WEEK #9 –  Animated Scene

10/5 Mon – Discussion, Work Session and Desk Crits
10/7 Wed – Quiz (open book, 25 questions) and Work Session

• Assignment
  • continue Assignment #5 – Animated Scene
• Readings
  • review McCarthy book for quiz

WEEK #8 – DOM Input

9/28 Mon – Assignment #4 Critique, Discussion and Issue Assignment #5
9/30 Wed – Lecture re: DOM input, Discussion and Work Day

10/7 Wed – planned p5/Javascript coding quiz/test,  (topics covered in book – open book)

• Assignment
  • 5 – Animated Scene
• Readings
  • Lauren McCarthy et al., Getting Started with p5.js, Chapters 12-13 (continued)
• Videos
  • HTML, CSS and DOM

WEEK #7 – Objects, Classes and Data (continued)

9/21 Mon – Discussion and Desk Crits
9/23 Wed – Discussion and Work Day

• Assignment
  • continue on Assignment #4 (due 9/28)
• Readings
  • Lauren McCarthy et al., Getting Started with p5.js, Chapters 12-13
• Videos
  • Working with Data

WEEK #6 – Objects, Classes and Data

9/14 Mon – Assignment #3 Critique, Discussion and Issue Assignment #4
9/16 Wed – Discussion and Lecture

• Assignment
  • 4 – Make a Clock
• Readings
  • continue w/ McCarthy reading
• Videos
  • Flutter Clock Competition – promo
  • Modulo operator
• References
  • Visualizing Cyclical Time – Datavis article
  • Flutter Clock Competition
  • Flutterclock – blog post about winning entry
  • slides from Wed class

WEEK #5 – Motion, Media and Arrays

9/7 Mon – Sketch Session, Desk Crits
9/9 Wed – Work Day, Desk Crits as Needed

• Assignment
  • continue on assignment #3 (due 9/14)
•  Readings
  • Lauren McCarthy et al., Getting Started with p5.js, Chapters 7-8, 10-11 (required weeks 5 & 6)
• Videos (review as needed)
  • 6.2: Classes with Javascript
  • 6.3: Constructor Arguments with Classes
  • 7.1: What is an Array?
  • 7.2: Arrays and Loops
  • 7.3: Arrays of Objects
  • 7.4: Mouse Interaction with Objects
  • 7.5: Removing Objects from Arrays
  • 7.8: Objects and Images

WEEK #4 – Loops and Conditionals, Response and Interactivity

8/31 Mon – Break (no class)
9/2  Wed – Discussion Galanter/Campbell Readings and re: Assignment #3, Questions and Lecture re:JavaScript/P5 concepts (remote)

• Assignment
  • continue on assignment #3 (due 9/14)
• Readings
  • Benedikt rob et al., Generative Design, “P.1 Color”, pp 58-77, (optional)
• Videos (review as needed)
  • 3.1: Conditional Statements
  • 3.2: The Bouncing Ball
  • 3.3: Else and Else If
  • 3.4: Boolean Variables
  • 4.1: while and for Loops
  • 4.2: Nested Loops (loops within loops)
  • 5.1: Function Basics
  • 5.2: Function Parameters and Arguments
  • 5.3: Functions and Return

WEEK #3 – Drawing, Functions and Variables

8/24 Mon – Discussion re: Assignment #2/Questions (.5 – 1 hr), Work Day, available for one-on-ones  (remote)
8/26 Wed –  Assignment #2 Critique, Lecture and Issue Assignment #3 (1 – 1.5 hr) (remote)

• Assignment
  • 3 – Make a Generative Painting (2 weeks)
• Readings
  • Lauren McCarthy et al., Getting Started with p5.js, Chapters 4 – 6, 9 (required, due 8/31)
  • Philip Galanter, “Generative Art Theory”, pp. 146-155 (required, due 8/31)
  • Paul Graham, “Hackers and Painters” (optional)
• Videos (review as needed)
  • 2.1: Variables in p5.js
  • 2.2: Variables in p5.js (Make Your Own)
  • 2.3: Javascript Objects
  • 2.4: map() function
  • 2.5: random() function
  • 2.6: createGraphics()

WEEK #2 – A Low-level Introduction to Computers, An Introduction to Programming in P5.js

8/17 Mon – Discussion, Lecture & Assignment (1-1.5 hrs)(remote)
8/19 Wed – Lecture (.5 hours), Work Day and Desk Crits (remote lecture, remote/in-person desk crits)

• Assignment
  • 2 – Make your Coding Avatar (self-portrait)
• Readings
  • Lauren McCarthy et al., Getting Started with p5.js, Chapters 1 – 3 (required)
  • Jim Campbell, Delusions of Dialogue (required, due Mon, 8/24)
  • Janet Murray, Inventing the Medium, Chapter 2, Affordances of the Digital Medium (optional)
  • Daniel Kahanski, Moths in the Machine, Part 2, pp. 35-61 (optional)
• Videos (review as needed)
  • 1.1: Intro to p5.js
  • 1.3: Shapes and Drawing
  • 1.4: Color
  • 1.5: Errors & Console
  • 1.6: Code Comments

WEEK #1 – Why does creative coding matter for artists and designers?

8/10 Mon – Course Introduction & Discussion
8/12 Wed – Discussion

• Assignment
  • 1 – Technological art, design or play project that has inspired you (that uses code) ( posted to Moodle Inspiration Forum,  due Wed, 8/12)
  • Questionnaire (completed and submitted to Moodle, due Mon, 8/17)
• Readings
  • Michael Naimark, “First Word Art / Last Word Art” (required, due Wed, 8/12)
  • Daniel Kahanski, Moths in the Machine, Part 1, pp. 1-30 (required, due Mon, 8/17)
• Videos
  • The Art of Creative Coding, PBS Digital Studios (required this week)
  • Hello to P5.js! (required, due Mon, 8/17)
• Demo
  • Setup of p5 (Atom, Chrome, Dev Tools, p5 Web Editor, openProcessing)

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