Claire Yoon – Project 06 – Abstract clock

 sketch

/* Claire
   Section E
   claireyo@andrew.cmu.edu
   Project-06-Abstract-Clock*/

function setup() {
    createCanvas(400, 400);
    noStroke();
}
function draw() {
    background(166, 243, 247);
    noStroke();

//Fetch the current time
    var H = hour();
    var M = minute();
    var S = second();

// mapping time variables
    var shadowcolor = map(H, 0, 8, 0, 37, 0, 44)
    var creamfall = map(M, 0, 6, 0, 7);

//shadow gets darker with hours
    var shadow = color(166 - shadowcolor, 243 - shadowcolor, 247 - shadowcolor);
    fill(shadow);
    noStroke();
    quad(145, 272, 229, 77, 501, 328, 339, 473);

//Popsicle part that does not move
    noStroke();
    //popsicle stick
    fill(239, 198, 142);
    rect(190, 247, 22, 108, 30);
    //popsicle
    fill(252, 234, 68);
    rect(144, 115, 111, 171, 20);
    //dent on popsicle
    fill(239, 220, 43);
    rect(168, 120, 22, 134, 10);
    rect(212, 120, 22, 134, 10);
    //cream
    fill(250, 120,119);
    ellipse(199.5, 125, 112, 112);

//cream that is falling with minutes
    rect(144, 121, 28, 90 + creamfall, 14);
    rect(156, 121, 50, 68 + creamfall, 23);
    rect(197, 121, 43, 94 + creamfall, 21.5);
    rect(236, 121, 20, 106 + creamfall, 10);

//drooling drops that falls down every second
    push();
    translate(249, 213);
    fill(250, 120,119);
    s = (millis()) % 800;
    s = map(s, 0, 800, 0, 213);
    ellipse(0, s, 10, 12);
    pop();

//sun
    fill(255, 224, 0);
    ellipse(29, 6, 191, 191);

// Time
    fill(255);
    text(H + ":" + M + ":" + S, 40, 50);

   }

I enjoyed this project and the concept of creating an graphic art piece that evolves around time. I based my clock on how a popsicle drips and melts as time goes by.