Processing by Greenberg, Ira -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents at a Glance Contents Foreword About the Authors About the Technical Reviewer About the Cover Image Artist Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Diving into the Shallow End

Programming vs. Computer Science Art + Science = Creative Coding MIT Media Lab What Is Processing?

Bits and Bytes Mnemonics Java Processing

Quick Tour Processing Menu System

Edit Menu Sketch Menu Tools Menu Help Menu Additional Menus

Summary

Chapter 2: Art by Numbers

Algorithms

Pseudocode Example Generative Algorithm

Drawing with Code Primitives

Code Comments Coordinate Systems

Algorithmic Face

Primitive Variables Face Implementation Quick Math Refresher

Summary

Chapter 3: Processing Boot Camp

Functions

Reimplementing rect() Local Variables and Scope Adding Some Logic Switch and Ternary Switch Statement

Moving Beyond the Primitives

Yet Another Rectangle

Expanding the API

Polygon Implementation Improved Polygon Perfected Polygon

Having Some Polygonal Fun

Polygonal Wallpaper Pushing and Popping the Matrix Star Mandala Table

Summary

Chapter 4: Creating Across Time and Curved Space

Keep It Local

Examining the Variables Thinking About Memory

Returning Value Prime Time Making Things Move

Moving and Rotating Adding Simple Collision

Introducing Curves

Processing’s Curve Functions Controlling Curves

Summary

Chapter 5: Expressive Power of Data

Arrays

Indexing, Size, and Loops Example: A Simple Bar Graph Array Operations Printing Min, Max, and Sorting Example: A Better, Interactive curveVertex

Primitive and Reference Types Arrays As Parameters Time Series Visualization

Simple Data Modeling

Data Visualization

Mapping Numbers

Basic Plots Algorithms and Issues of Space and Time Summary References

Chapter 6: Organizing Chaos

Objects: Attributes and Behavior Classes: Object Factories Object-Oriented Programming in Processing

Customizing Instances A Useful Keyword: this Tabs: Organizing Code Defining Additional Behaviors: Motion OOP and Encapsulation in Processing PVector Class in Processing

Ball in a Box

Composition: Has-a Relationships

Simulated Physics: Verlet Motion

Two Balls and a Stick: An Application of Verlet Integration

Inheritance: Is-a Relationships Interfaces Are Doable Summary

Chapter 7: Creative Abstraction

Strings

String Methods Working with Strings

Text Visualization: Creating Word Clouds

Acquiring the Data Parsing the Data Filtering the Data Mining the Data: Sorting Learning to Sort Choosing a Visual Representation Making the Visualization Interactive

Creative Data Visualization Summary References

Chapter 8: Drawing with Recursion

Recursive Functions Factorial Recursive Circles Recursive Squares Recursive Tree Lindenmayer Systems

Grammar Rendering Koch Snowflake Quadratic Flake Heighway Dragon Plants Implementation

Advanced Visualization: Treemap Summary References

Chapter 9: Painting with Bits

Digital Images Raster Processing

Pixelation Negative Images Copying Neighbors

Multi-dimensional Arrays

Two-dimensional Arrays Loops and 2D Arrays Visualizing 2D Arrays Image Animation 2D Perlin Noise Ragged Arrays Multi-dimensional Arrays

Processing’s Pixel Buffer(s)

1D and 2D Arrays Gradient Shading Grayscale Sepia and Other Palettes

Bitwise Processing and Component Functions

Bitwise Operators Retrieving R/G/B/A Values Bitwise Steganography

Complex Systems

Emergence Cellular Automata

Chapter Project: Truchet Tiling Summary References

Chapter 10: Expressive Imaging

Image IO Tinting Masking

Image Mask Pixel Buffer Mask

Blending Filtering

GRAY and INVERT OPAQUE THRESHOLD and POSTERIZE BLUR, DILATE, and ERODE

Advanced Filters

Convolution Other Spatial Filters

Image specialFX

Pointillism Confluency Video Processing

Chapter Project: Image Mosaic Summary

Chapter 11: Spreading Your Creative Coding Wings

View Frustum It’s All Virtual Some Simple 3D Math P3D and OpenGL Simplicity! Custom Geometry Final Illumination A Very Small Nibble of a Vast and Fascinating Pie

Advancing to Java

First Java Dip Diving Deeper into Java There Really Are No Functions in Processing

Modes

JavaScript Mode Android, et al

Summary

Index

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