Please review the work by/about Saul Bass and Paul Rand that we looked at in class (see lecture notes post from class 2).
Code Assignment: In Processing, make two sketches, experimenting with variables, conditionals and loops. Think about visual language and design principles. Practice balancing code with visual language. Keep in mind Rand’s elements of visual langauge: order, variety, contrast, tension, symmetry, balance, scale, texture, space, shape, light, shade and color. Try to work some of these elements into the composition and animation in your sketches. It may help to watch the short Paul Rand animated video a couple of times to remind yourself of these principles.
Reading: handout, Data Visualization as New Abstraction and Anti-Sublime (Lev Manovich)