Author: Kyle

sketch

// Kyle Leve
// kleve@andrew.cmu.edu
// Section A
// Project-06-Abstract-Clock

var spacing = 30;
var angle = 0;
var H;
var M;
var S;
var r;
var g;
var b;

function setup() {
    createCanvas(480, 480);
    background(0);
}

function draw() {
	var H = hour(); // Time variable
	var M = minute(); // Time variable
	var S = second(); // Time variable
	var r = random(0, 255); // Random color value
	var g = random(0, 255); // Random color value
	var b = random(0, 255); // Random color value

	if (S === 0) { // Sets star in the center to blink random colors every minute
		fill(r, g, b);
		textSize(70);
		text('*', width / 2 - 13, height / 2 + 37);
	}

	for (i = 0; i <= width; i += spacing) { // Sets diagonal vertical star line
		for (i = 0; i <= height; i += spacing) {
			if (H < 12) { // Makes star color white if a.m
				fill(255);
				textSize(30);
				text('*', i - 20, i);
			} else if (H >= 12) { // Makes star color yellow if p.m
				fill('yellow');
				textSize(30);
				text('*', i - 20, i);
			}
			if (M === 0 & S <= 5) { // Makes star line blink random colors every hour
				fill(random(r, g, b))
				textSize(30);
				text('*', i - 20, i);
			}
		}
	}
	for (i = 0; i <= width; i += spacing) { // Sets other diagonal star line
		for (i = 0; i <= height; i += spacing) {
			if (H < 12) { // Makes star color white in a.m
				fill(255);
				textSize(30);
				text('*', i + 10, height - i);
			} else if (H >= 12) { // Makes star color yellow in p.m
				fill('yellow');
				textSize(30);
				text('*', i + 10, height - i);
			}
			if (M === 0 & S <= 5) { // Makes star line blink random colors every hour
				fill(random(r, g, b))
				textSize(30);
				text('*', i + 10, height - i);
			}			
		}
	}
	// Every donut is set to draw after the previous one and each donut is set to be drawn in about 5 seconds

	if (S >= 0 & S < 5) { // Creates top red donut
		fill('red');
		push();
		translate(width / 2, height / 4);
		rotate(radians(angle / 5));
		textSize(50);
		text('*', 0, 0);
		pop();
		angle = angle + 6;
	}
	if (S >= 5 & S < 10) { // Creates right red donut
		fill('red');
		push();
		translate(width * 0.75, height / 2);
		rotate(radians(angle / 5));
		textSize(50);
		text('*', 0, 0);
		pop();
		angle = angle + 6;
	}
	if (S >= 10 & S < 15) { // Creates bottom red donut
		fill('red');
		push();
		translate(width / 2, height * 0.75);
		rotate(radians(angle / 5));
		textSize(50);
		text('*', 0, 0);
		pop();
		angle = angle + 6;
	}
	if (S >= 15 & S < 20) { // Creates left red donut
		fill('red');
		push();
		translate(width / 4, height / 2);
		rotate(radians(angle / 5));
		textSize(50);
		text('*', 0, 0);
		pop();
		angle = angle + 6;
	}
	if (S >= 20 & S < 25) { // Creates top purple donut
		fill('purple');
		push();
		translate(width / 2, height / 4);
		rotate(radians(angle / 5));
		textSize(50);
		text('*', 0, 0);
		pop();
		angle = angle + 6;
	}
		if (S >= 25 & S < 30) { // Creates right purple donut
		fill('purple');
		push();
		translate(width * 0.75, height / 2);
		rotate(radians(angle / 5));
		textSize(50);
		text('*', 0, 0);
		pop();
		angle = angle + 6;
	}
	if (S >= 30 & S < 35) { // Creates bottom purple donut
		fill('purple');
		push();
		translate(width / 2, height * 0.75);
		rotate(radians(angle / 5));
		textSize(50);
		text('*', 0, 0);
		pop();
		angle = angle + 6;
	}
	if (S >= 35 & S < 40) { // Creates left purple donut
		fill('purple');
		push();
		translate(width / 4, height / 2);
		rotate(radians(angle / 5));
		textSize(50);
		text('*', 0, 0);
		pop();
		angle = angle + 6;
	}
	if (S >= 40 & S < 45) { // Creates top orange donut
		fill('orange');
		push();
		translate(width / 2, height / 4);
		rotate(radians(angle / 5));
		textSize(50);
		text('*', 0, 0);
		pop();
		angle = angle + 6;
	}
		if (S >= 45 & S < 50) { // Creates right orange donut
		fill('orange');
		push();
		translate(width * 0.75, height / 2);
		rotate(radians(angle / 5));
		textSize(50);
		text('*', 0, 0);
		pop();
		angle = angle + 6;
	}
	if (S >= 50 & S < 55) { // Creates bottom orange donut
		fill('orange');
		push();
		translate(width / 2, height * 0.75);
		rotate(radians(angle / 5));
		textSize(50);
		text('*', 0, 0);
		pop();
		angle = angle + 6;
	}
	if (S >= 55 & S < 60) { // Creates left orange donut
		fill('orange');
		push();
		translate(width / 4, height / 2);
		rotate(radians(angle / 5));
		textSize(50);
		text('*', 0, 0);
		pop();
		angle = angle + 6;
	}
}

I found this project to be a little difficult because I did not have an initial idea. I decided to make something where the image would continuously change colors based off of the time. The overlapping donuts represent every 20 seconds and the stars flash random colors either every minute or every hour. In addition, the diagonal star lines are either white or yellow depending on if it is a.m or p.m respectively. This project allowed me to get more comfortable with time functions and setting things up within certain time constraints.

My initial sketch once I came up with an idea.