A set of three slides depicting the UI for my written program, a flow chart about how the user might use said software, and a third flowchart about how the program works on the inside + Enlarge
PlotMaker MKII 1 2021 Program written in Processing
A set of three slides depicting the UI for my written program, a flow chart about how the user might use said software, and a third flowchart about how the program works on the inside + Enlarge
PlotMaker MKII 2 2021 Program written in Processing
A set of three slides depicting the UI for my written program, a flow chart about how the user might use said software, and a third flowchart about how the program works on the inside + Enlarge
PlotMaker MKII 3 2021 Program written in Processing
3 images of digital outputs from the plotmaker. They are very brightly colored and while they don't depict specific forms, they are chaotic and lovely. + Enlarge
Digital Output 1 2021 SVG and JPEG output Ranges from 200px by 200px to 1440px by 880px
3 images of digital outputs from the plotmaker. They are very brightly colored and while they don't depict specific forms, they are chaotic and lovely. + Enlarge
Digital Output 2 2021 SVG and JPEG output Ranges from 200px by 200px to 1440px by 880px
3 images of digital outputs from the plotmaker. They are very brightly colored and while they don't depict specific forms, they are chaotic and lovely. + Enlarge
Digital Output 3 2021 SVG and JPEG output Ranges from 200px by 200px to 1440px by 880px
2 images, the first show 4 separate physical plots made by my program and a pen plotter. They are brightly colored and quite loud to look at. the second is a detail shot up close so you can see that the ink is bleeding into the sequential layers + Enlarge
Physical Plotted Results 1 2021 4 color ink markers on bristol paper ranges from 4"by 6" all the way up to 18" by 24"
2 images, the first show 4 separate physical plots made by my program and a pen plotter. They are brightly colored and quite loud to look at. the second is a detail shot up close so you can see that the ink is bleeding into the sequential layers + Enlarge
Physical Plotted Results 2 2021 4 color ink markers on bristol paper ranges from 4"by 6" all the way up to 18" by 24"
Plotter Operation 2021 Video
Statement

I'm Adam. I like to describe my process as simply that "I make things that make other things." Specializing in creative coding, digital fabrication, and whatever weird machine I can get my hands on, I love to experiment and create new things.

So, for my thesis, I took a semester-long dive into the world of generative art, specifically creative coding platforms. After a long period of experimentation, I decided to dedicate my time to building tools and code blocks that alter image data with the addition of noise and randomly sourced signals to produce unique imagery that while still vaguely reminiscent of its origin, it novel in its creation.

What you see before you is the culmination of all those tools wrapped into one. PlotMaker MKII is a program written in processing that allows the user to generate new graphics and with the help of computer vision and svg rendering, "plot" these drawings using a pen plotter of their choice.

 

 

Graphic Design (BFA) Students