CMSC 110 (Introduction to Computing)

Spring 2014

Assignment#1

Due before start of class on Thursday, Feb  6, 2014
NO CREDIT FOR LATE SUBMISSIONS

First, do all the assigned readings and tutorials assigned in class.

Design and create your own sketch using Processing. Think of yourself as a creative designer when chosing the topic of your design. This is your very first sketch, so here are some guidelines:

• Make sure that it is at least 500 pixels by 500 pixels.
• Make use of any of the drawing primitives learned in class in the past week: size, no/smooth, stroke, fill, point, line, rect, triangle, ellipse, quad, begin/endShape, arc, curve, mouseX, mouseY, image, etc.
• Your sketch should make use of several functions (as this is the point of this assignment!). A really "abstract" sketch like a simple circle in the center of the screen will not suffice (as asthetic as it may seem).

To give you some ideas, several sketches will be presented in class. Here are some additional ideas:

• A self-portrait
• An avatar or a cartoon of someone
• Your favorite cartoon TV Show character (e.e. South Park), or design your own...
• A city scape
• Animal/object caricatures/study
• A Post Card Design
• A fabric pattern
• Stylize your name's initials...or a logo
• The Bryn Mawr Owl
• A Poster
• Imitation of existing design or art (check out Ndebele and other folk designs, works of artists like: Kasimir malevich, Robert Delauney, Piet Mondrian, Giorgio Morandi, etc.)
• etc.

Make sure to follow the Code Formatting Standards in your implementation.

What to Hand in:

1. Write a paragraph about the sketch, its inspiration, and how you designed and implemented it. Include a brief discussion about your impressions on working on this assignment.
   
2. Submit a hard copy of the following items:  your paragraph, a printout of your sketch, and all code for your sketch. This hard copy is due at the start of class on the due date.
   
3. You will be invited to a shared DropBox folder created by the instructor. In your shared DropBox folder, create a folder named "A1". Submit an electronic copy of the description, the source code and the picture of your sketch into the folder A1, in addition to the hard copy.