and how do we make one? — An interactive animation is an animation that can be controlled by someone beyond just starting and stopping the animation. Of course, this is broad enough to encompass games. Perhaps this ambiguity is a reason the phrase is rather obscure. Still, the phrase is useful as a vision — primarily on…

Art is evolving — and we were born to witness it. Art on the computer has been around since… computers. Generative Art is a popular subset where calculations are used to draw shapes, write words, make sounds…

There is confusion about NFTs and why people pay money for them. Here are concise answer to the following questions: What is an NFT? Why would someone pay for an NFT that anyone can see and download? What advantages do NFTs provide? WHAT IS AN NFT? An NFT (non-fungible token) is a proof of…

Tutorial from start to finish! Background — What Are NFTs? NFT stands for Non-Fungible Token which means that ownership of something such as digital art can be stored on the blockchain and can not be altered. The art can be sold and re-sold for cryptocurrency and a percentage of each sale goes to the creator…

Beyond Processing / p5.js — We would like to invite you to make art tools and apps. This is a win-win situation where you empower others to make art and still make art yourself. Before replying, I already do this! please read on… I am sure that you have made (or seen) digital art where…

Hierarchy revisited in this age of Object Oriented Programming Welcome readers from ◎ Your Guide to the Mechanics of Creativity NODISM Nodism is a philosophy born from Object Oriented Programming but accessible to all. Even if you have not coded, let’s think about it for a second —coders use logic to…

As Adobe discontinues support for the Flash plugin — In December 2020, Adobe will officially stop supporting the Flash plugin. Adobe Animate (formerly Adobe Flash) exports to HTML 5 as CreateJS. CreateJS is a JavaScript library built for the HTML Canvas. ZIM is a JavaScript framework that adds conveniences, components and controls to CreateJS. You can see what it…

Welcome readers from ◎ Your Guide to the Mechanics of Creativity Creating with Combinations (Composition)

Welcome readers from ◎ Your Guide to the Mechanics of Creativity Context Our first foray into creativity was quite the ride! We went from dresser drawers and bullets to DNA and consciousness! All this and more as we explored the terms of the Creativity Framework with respect to hierarchy including CONTEXT…