Capitalism is Killing the Planet

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Hey! My idea for this project was to make a few digital climate action “posters”. I had a lot of fun with these and ended up making three that shuffle as you click the mouse:

Make Polluters Pay:

This poster generates smoke objects with random size and transparency from chimnies (that also represent bar graphs to show increasing global temperatures). The smoke obscures the message that shows who is responsible for polluting the earth, while leaving a greenwashed corporate message still visible.

Capitalism is Killing the Planet:

The second poster is supposed to show advanced capitalism’s ability to mask crises behind the veil of economic stability. As you move the mouse towards the top right-hand corner one of the triangles becomes more chaotic while the second one in front remains still. I included a Joseph Schumpeter line that captures this pretty well.

California Wildfires:

The last poster reads from a csv file of the 2020 CA wildfires. Each location is mapped to the canvas and then randomly generated circles flash around it to create the fires.

I hope you enjoy!!

var numPosters = 3;
var poster = 0;
var firstClick;

//smoke vars
var smoke = [];

var dx = 5;
var dy = 7;

var impact;

//fire vars
    //data variables
var fires;
var numRows;

var bgx = []; //background coordinates
var bgy = [];

    //rectangle in center
var margin;
var rectX;
var rectY;

    //canvas
var marginT;
var marginS;

    //colors
var tanColor;
var textRed;

//capitalism vars
var triangleRand;

var barcode
var barcodeWidth = 100;

var bottomTextCA;
var mainTextCA;
var topTextCA;

var bottomBottomTextCap;
var topTextCap;

var smokeBG;

function preload() {
    //uncomment for local
    //used fonts in original file, replaced with images for wordpress bcs of file issues
    /*
    dosis = loadFont('fonts/Dosis-ExtraBold.ttf');
    dosisL = loadFont('fonts/Dosis-Light.ttf');
    gothic = loadFont('fonts/LetterGothicStd.otf');
    akkordeon = loadFont('fonts/Akkordeon.otf');
    impact = loadFont('fonts/impact.ttf');
    

    fires = loadTable('data/2021cafires2.csv', 'header');

    bottomTextCAImg = loadImage('img/CAfiresBottomText.png');
    mainTextCAImg = loadImage('img/CAfiresMainText.png');
    topTextCAImg = loadImage('img/CAfiresTopText.png');

    bottomMainTextCapImg = loadImage('img/CapBotttomMainText.png');
    topTextCapImg = loadImage('img/capTopText.png');

    smokeBG = loadImage('img/smokeBG.png');
    */
    //uncomment for WP

    fires = loadTable('https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/15-104/f2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021cafires2.csv', 'header');
    barcode = loadImage('https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/15-104/f2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/barcode.png');
    bottomTextCAImg = loadImage('https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/15-104/f2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CAfiresBottomText.png');
    mainTextCAImg = loadImage('https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/15-104/f2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CAfiresMainText.png');
    topTextCAImg = loadImage('https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/15-104/f2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CAfiresTopText.png');

    bottomMainTextCapImg = loadImage('https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/15-104/f2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CapBotttomMainText.png');
    topTextCapImg = loadImage('https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/15-104/f2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/capTopText.png');

    smokeBG = loadImage('https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/15-104/f2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/smokeBG.png');

}

function setup() {
    firstClick = true;

    //smoke
    createCanvas(400,600);
    background(220);

    //fires
    noStroke();
    numRows = fires.getRowCount();
    background('black');
    //frameRate(16);

    marginS = 15;
    marginT = 1.5*marginS;
    rectX = width-2*marginS;
    rectY = 500;

    tanColor = color(230, 226, 220);
    textRed = color(255,50,0);

    //storeBackground();
}

function draw() {
    switch (poster) {
        case 0:
            push();
            smokePoster();
            pop();
            break;
        case 1:
            push();
            capitalismPoster();
            pop();
            break;
        case 2:
            push();
            cafiresPoster();
            pop();
            break;
    }

    if (firstClick) {
        push();
        fill(0, 0, 0, 200);
        rectMode(CENTER);
        rect(width/2, height-10, width, 30);
        fill(textRed);
        textSize(22);
        textAlign(CENTER, CENTER)
        text('click to browse through the posters', width/2, height-10);
        pop();
    } else {
        return;
    }
}

function mousePressed() {
    poster += 1;
    if (poster == numPosters) {
        poster = 0;
    }
    firstClick = false;
    print(firstClick.toString());
}

//smoke functions untill line 112
function drawBars() {
    fill('black');
    var w = 60;
    var h;
    for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
        h = map(exp(i), 0, exp(4), 0, height*0.8);
        rect(22+75*i, height - h, w, h);
    }
}

function writeText() {
    var textRed = color(138, 76, 76);
    var textGreen = color(128, 194, 129);

    image(smokeBG, 0, 0);

    /*
    push();
    //translate(0, 0.3*height);
    textSize(64);
    fill(textRed);
    //textFont(impact);
    text('CORPORATIONS', 10, 60);
    text('WARM OUR', 10, 120);  fill(textGreen); text('WE ARE', 300, 120);      fill(textRed);
    text('PLANET!', 10, 180);   fill(textGreen); text('ARE PURSUING', 220, 180);fill(textRed);
    text('MAKE', 10, 240);      fill(textGreen); text('ACTIVELY', 170, 240);    fill(textRed);
    text('POLLUTERS', 10, 300); fill(textGreen); text('WORKING', 300, 300);     fill(textRed);
    text('PAY!', 10, 360);      fill(textGreen); text('TO REDUCE', 140, 360);
    text('OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT', 10, 420);
    text('FOOTPRINT BY EXPLORING', 10, 480);
    text('EXPLORING FREE', 10, 540);
    text('MARKET SOLUTIONS', 10, 600);

    //textSize(30);
    //text('CARBON DIVIDEND NOW', 10, 240)
    pop();
    */
}

function makeSmoke(birthX, birthY) {
    var smoke = {x: birthX,
                y: birthY,
                r: 5,
                t: random(0, 70),
                speedX: random(1,3),
                speedY: random(3,5),
                move: smokeMove,
                display: smokeDisplay}
    return smoke;
}

function smokeDisplay() {
    push();
    translate(this.x, this.y);
    noStroke();
    fill(100, 100, 100, this.t);
    ellipse(0, 0, this.r);
    pop();
}

function smokeMove() {
    this.x -= this.speedX;
    this.y -= this.speedY;
    this.r += random(this.speedX, this.speedY)-1;
}

function newSmoke(colX, colY) {
    var prob = 0.3;
    if (random(0,1) < prob) {
        smoke.push(makeSmoke(random(colX, colX+60), colY+10));
    }
}

function removeSmoke(){
    var smokeToKeep = [];
    for (var i = 0; i < smoke.length; i++){
        if (smoke[i].x > -100) {
            smokeToKeep.push(smoke[i]);
        }
    }
    smoke = smokeToKeep;
}

function updateAndDisplaySmoke(){
    for (var i = 0; i < smoke.length; i++){
        smoke[i].move();
        smoke[i].display();
    }
}

function smokePoster() {
    background(220);

    writeText();

    updateAndDisplaySmoke();
    removeSmoke();
    for (var i = 2; i < 5; i++) {
        h = map(exp(i), 0, exp(4), 0, height*0.8);
        newSmoke(25+75*i, height - h);
    }

    drawBars();
}

//CA fires functions
function drawCircles(lat, long, size) {
    for (var j = 0; j < 2; j++) {
        fill(255, random(0, 140), 0);
        ellipse(lat + random(-3, 3),
                long - random(0, 7),
                random(0, 12));
    }
    //filter(BLUR,5);
    //fill('red');
    //ellipse(lat, long, size);
}

function topText() {
    image(topTextCAImg, 0, 0);

    /*
    //textFont('dosis');
    textSize(10);
    fill(255,50,0);

    textAlign(LEFT, CENTER);    text('2020', marginS, marginT/2);
    textAlign(CENTER, CENTER);  text('CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES', width/2, marginT/2)
    textAlign(RIGHT, CENTER);   text('WFIGS', width-marginS, marginT/2);
    */
}

function mainText() {
    image(mainTextCAImg, marginS, marginT + rectY - mainTextCAImg.height);
    /*
    textSize(60);
    //textFont('akkordeon');
    textStyle(NORMAL);
    fill(tanColor);
    textAlign(LEFT, BOTTOM);

    push();

    translate(marginS, marginT+rectY);

    var offset = 0;

    text("WHOSE", 10, -3*45);
    text("LAND", 10, -2*45);
    text("ARE WE", 10, -45);
    text("BURNING?", 10, 0);

    pop();
    */
}

//not used
function movingText() {
    push();
    //rotate(radians(90));

    textSize(30);
    textFont('impact');
    fill('red');
    text("thoughts and prayers", xText1, 40);
    text("thoughts and prayers", xText2, 40);
    xText1 -= 1;
    xText2 -= 1;

    if (xText1 < -265) {
        xText1 = width;
    } //if (xText2 < -265) {
//        xText2 = width;
//    }

    pop();
}

function drawFlag(x, y, s) {

    push();
    translate(x, y);
    scale(s);
    rectMode(CORNER);
    fill(textRed);

    rect(0, 130, 250, 20);
    drawStar(50, 40, 2);

    noFill();
    stroke(textRed);
    strokeWeight(10*s);
    rect(0, 0, 250, 150);
    noStroke();

    pop();

}

function drawStar(x, y, s) {
    var rOut = 10;
    var rIn = 5;

    push();
    translate(x,y);
    scale(s);
    rotate(radians(180));

    beginShape();
    for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
        vertex( rOut*cos((2*PI*i/5)+(PI/2)),
                rOut*sin((2*PI*i/5)+(PI/2)));
        vertex( rIn*cos((2*PI*i/5)+(PI/2)+(2*PI/10)),
                rIn*sin((2*PI*i/5)+(PI/2)+(2*PI/10)));
    }
    endShape(CLOSE);

    pop();
}

function bottomText() {
    image(bottomTextCAImg, width - bottomTextCAImg.width, height - bottomTextCAImg.height);
    /*
    var lines = "NO BAILOUT\nDEMOCRATIZE POWER\nPEOPLE OVER PROFITS";

    noStroke();
    textStyle(ITALIC);
    textAlign(RIGHT, TOP);
    fill(textRed);
    textSize(14); //14
    textLeading(18);
    //textFont('dosis');

    text(lines, marginS+rectX, marginT+rectY+15);
    */

}

//not used
function storeBackground() {
    for (var x = 0; x < width; x++) {
        for (var y = 0; y < height; y++) {
            if (random(0,1) < 0.1) {
                bgx.push(x);
                bgy.push(y);
            }
        }
    }
}

//not used
function drawBackgound() {
    for (var i = 0; i < bgx.length; i++) {
        stroke('black');
        point(bgx[i], bgy[i]);
        noStroke();
    }
}

function cafiresPoster() {
    //drawBackgound();

    push();
    translate(width/2, rectY/2 + marginT);

    background(tanColor);
    fill('black');
    rectMode(CENTER);
    rect(0, 0, rectX, rectY);

    rotate(radians(-90));
    scale(0.7);

    for (var i = 0; i < numRows/3; i+=3) {
        var lat = fires.getNum(i, "X");
        var lon = fires.getNum(i, "Y");

        //var size = fires.getNum(i, "poly_GISAcres")

        var mappedLat = map(lat, -124, -114, -width/2, width/2);
        var mappedLon = map(lon, 32.55, 42, -height/2, height/2);
        //var mappedSize = map(size, 0, 223180, 20, 30);
        drawCircles(mappedLon, mappedLat, 5);
    }

    pop();

    topText();
    mainText();

    bottomText();
    noFill(); stroke(textRed);
    //drawStar(300, marginT + rectY + 40, 3);
    noStroke();
    //movingText();

    drawFlag(marginS+1, marginT+rectY+17, 0.3);
}

//capitalism is killing the planet
function drawTriangle(x, y, s, n) { //dont look at this function :///

    push();
    translate(x,y);
    scale(s);
    noFill();

    beginShape();

    vertex(-50 + random(n), 50+random(n));//point
    for (var i = -49; i < 49; i+=10) {
        vertex(i + random(n), 50 + random(n));
    }
    vertex(50 + random(n), 50 + random(n)); //point
    vertex(43.75 + random(n),39.375 + random(n));
    vertex(37.5 + random(n), 28.75 + random(n));
    vertex(31.25 + random(n), 18.125 + random(n));
    vertex(25 + random(n), 7.5 + random(n));
    vertex(12.5 + random(n), -13.5 + random(n));
    vertex(6.25 + random(n), -24.25 + random(n));
    vertex(3.125 + random(n), -29.625 + random(n));
    vertex(0 + random(n), -35 + random(n)); //point
    vertex(-3.125 + random(n), -29.625 + random(n));
    vertex(-12.5 + random(n), -13.5 + random(n));
    vertex(-25 + random(n), 7.5 + random(n));
    vertex(-31.25 + random(n), 18.125 + random(n));
    vertex(-37.5 + random(n), 28.75 + random(n));
    vertex(-43.75 + random(n),39.375 + random(n));

    endShape(CLOSE);

    pop();
}

function drawConcentricTriangles(x, y, n) {
    push();
    for (var i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
        strokeWeight(i);
        drawTriangle(x, y, 0.8*(6-i), n);
    }
    pop();
}

function mainTextCap() {
    image(bottomMainTextCapImg, 0, height - bottomMainTextCapImg.height);
    /*
    textSize(40);
    fill('black');
    noStroke();
    //textFont(gothic);
    textAlign(LEFT, TOP);
    text('capitalism is', 10, height/2 + 30);
    text('killing', 10, height/2 + 30 + 45);
    text('the planet', 10, height/2 + 30 + 2*45);
    */
}

function topTextCap() {
    image(topTextCapImg, 0, 0);
    /*
    textSize(12);
    fill('black');
    noStroke();
    //textFont(dosisL);
    textAlign(LEFT, TOP);
    text('CAN CAPITALISM SURVIVE?', 10, 10);
    text('NO, I DO NOT THINK IT CAN.', 10, 22);

    textAlign(RIGHT, TOP);
    text('ITS VERY SUCCESS UNDERMINES', width - 10, 10);
    text('THE SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS WHICH', width - 10, 22);
    text('PROTECT IT', width - 10, 34);
    */
}

function bottomTextCap() {
    textSize(12);
    fill('black');
    noStroke();
    //textFont(dosisL);
    textAlign(RIGHT, BOTTOM);
    text('1942', width - 10, height - 10 - 12 - 12);
    text('JOSEPH SCHUMPETER', width - 10, height - 10 - 12);
    text('CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM AND DEMOCRACY', width - 10, height - 10);
}

function capitalismPoster() {
    background('orange');
    noFill();

    mainTextCap();
    topTextCap();

    stroke('black');

    //silent at bottom left corner
    while (mouseX < 0 & mouseY < 0) {
        triangleRand = 0;
    }

    triangleRand = max(mouseX, height - mouseY)/100;

    stroke(tanColor); //tan
    drawConcentricTriangles(5*width/9, 120, triangleRand);

    stroke(255, 204, 64); //yellow
    drawConcentricTriangles(4*width/9, 120, 0);

    //image(barcode, 15, height-barcodeWidth-10, 30, barcodeWidth);
    //bottomTextCap()
}