This is a little algorithm I sketched in my moleskin on the train and for once had the free time to build. The idea is to split a convex polygon between two line segments, creating two new polygons. Each shape is pushed into a queue ready to be subdivided itself. Despite the simplicity of the algorithm, the results are quite nice and with certain configurations often far removed from what I would have expected – surprise is always good. Read : Recursive Polygon Subdivision »
If you are building a multilingual application (or any application that requires dynamic, runtime loaded assets), swapping and managing assets can easily become tedious and messy.
Recently, for projects requiring special characters (such as Chinese, Arabic, Japanese and Hindi) and where dynamic or input text is not required, we have been creating library SWFs for each language and using static textfields to populate content. This saves file size, as unnecessary characters are not embedded, and it eases the process of including different character sets (and even fonts) for each language. It also means that we can include text in the same runtime loaded library as general display assets. Read : Hello Dynamic Sprite »
The Adobe Swatch Exchange (ASE) is a useful file format for importing colour schemes into applications in the Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator etc). Read : ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange) Encoder »
These are some old prints that I made for an exhibition called Ishihara, back in 2008. They’re created using a tool I built called Rotator, which degrades vector drawings as they are printed to a bitmap, whilst following the path of a random wander. I found them on an old hard drive and thought I’d share. Read : Generative Prints for Ishihara »
Sometimes it’s good to break things…
During a recent project I needed to find a way of simulating digital interference on an image / video stream. At first, it seemed the best approach might be to use the graphics API or Bitmap effects, but why imitate when you can have the real thing. Read : Smack My Glitch Up »
Webcam Glitch Art When Vista Installs Drivers...
ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange) Encoder Writing Adobe Swatch Exchange (ASE) Files in AS3
Recursive Polygon Subdivision Experimenting with a 2D Polygon Subdivision Algorithm
BitmapData Colour Palette Extracting Interesting Colour Palettes from an Image
AS3 Webcam Motion Tracking Detecting and Tracking an Objects Movement in Flash
A few possible uses for old floppy disks » http://is.gd/f281S