Connor McGaffin – Project 05 – Wallpaper

sketch

/*
Connor McGaffin
Section C
cmcgaffi@andrew.cmu.edu
Project-05
*/
var ang = 120;

function setup() {
    createCanvas(600, 400);
    background(80,50,0);
    noStroke();

    //olive
    for(x=0; x<width; x+=50){
        for(j=0; j<height; j+=50){
            fill(100,70,0);
            ellipse(x+25,j+25,50,50);
        }
    }
    //pits
    for(x=0; x< width+50; x+=50){
        for(y=0; y<height; y+=50){
            stroke(60,0,0);
            strokeWeight(2);
            fill(85,0,0);
            ellipse (x-35, y+15, 15,15);

        }
    }
    //skewers
    for(x=0; x< width; x+=50){
        for(y=0; y<height; y+=50){
            fill(100,0,0);
            stroke(50,0,0);
            strokeWeight(2);
            line(x-7,y-7,x+15,y+15);
        }
    }
    //glass
    for(x=0; x<width; x+=100){
        for(y=0; y<width; y+=100){

            noStroke();
            fill('rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.6)');
            triangle(x+10,y+10,x+80,y+10,x+45,y+35);
            rect(x+42.5,y+33,5,45);
            triangle(x+10,y+10,x+80,y+10,x+45,y+35);
            triangle(x+20,y+83,x+70,y+83,x+45,y+75);
        }
    }
}




    

I created this pattern after being inspired by the art deco visuals of AMC’s “Mad Men”. I had fun finding a way to visualize the olives while still speaking to the visual aesthetic of the 1960’s era. Initially, I approached the olives in an projected view, but they were indistinguishable from everyday beads. When rotating the olives to a 3/4 view from above, an interesting sense of space is established. The choice to connect all of the olives on the same skewer creates a surreal atmosphere to the environment, which speaks to the inability to place where this pattern is located when viewed on a screen.

I would anticipate that this pattern could potentially be used in a restaurant. It’s fun but also a little gaudy, so it would likely go in there bathroom, rather than the front lobby.