Mihika Bansal – Project 06 – Abstract Clock

sketch

//Mihika Bansal 
//mbansal@andrew.cmu.edu 
//Section E 
//Project 5


function setup() {
    createCanvas(500, 500);
}
   
  
function draw() {
    
    push(); 
    background(250, 141, 98); // making my background canvas
    translate(width / 2, height / 2); 
    pop(); 

    var s = second(); 
    var m = minute(); 
    var h = hour();

    let sAngle = map(s, 0, 60, 0, 360); 
    let mAngle = map(m, 0, 60, 0, 360);
    let hAngle = map(h, 0, 24, 0, 360); 

    translate(width / 2, height / 2); 
    
    //drawing the second hand circle 
    fill(255);
    noStroke(); 
    push(); 
    for (var i = 0; i < s; i ++){
        rotate(radians(sAngle)); //creates a pattern based on the second that it is currently 
        ellipse(0, -210, 10, 10); 
    }
    pop(); 

    //drawing the minute hand circle 
    push();
    fill(178, 219, 213);
    for (var j = 0; j < m; j ++){
        rotate(radians(mAngle)); // creates a pattern based on what minute it is 
        ellipse(0, -135, 18, 18); 
    }
    pop(); 

    //the hour hand 
    push();
    fill(43, 97, 109);
    for (var k = 0; k < h; k ++){ 
        rotate(radians(hAngle)); //creates a pattern based on what hour it currently is, displays that number
        ellipse(0, -50, 25, 25); 
    }
    pop();
     
}

This project was very fun to create. Playing with animations based on time was very interesting. The patterns that formed through the integration of for loops and based on the number for minutes and seconds was very pleasing.