Designing with Python: Programming for a Visual Context
A course by Alexandre B A Villares , Visual Artist
Joined January 2022
Unleash your creative potential. Learn the power of python programming and processing.
Unleash your creative potential. Learn the power of python programming and processing.
Joined January 2022
Explore the fascinating world of creative programming applied to art and graphic design. If you've ever wondered how to bring your artistic ideas to life using code, this course is your answer.
Alexandre Villares, visual artist and educator, will guide you through an exciting journey where you will learn how to create unique works of art using Python and Processing programming tools. Forget the need for prior knowledge, this is about personal expression through programming.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 23 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (42)
- 4,507 students
- 17 lessons (2h 56m)
- 23 additional resources (8 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Portuguese
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- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
The final project will challenge you to apply everything you've learned to create a unique poster with multiple versions. Through creative programming, you will be able to design artistic compositions that would be impossible to achieve with traditional methods.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is designed for visual artists, graphic designers and anyone passionate about creativity who wants to explore new forms of expression through programming. No prior programming knowledge is required, just an open and curious mind.
Requirements and materials
All you need for this course is a computer with internet access. We will use free software including Thonny IDE, Python and the py5 library, so no expensive programs or additional tools are needed.
Reviews
A course by Alexandre B A Villares
As an artist, Alexandre delves into the fascinating realm of creative programming, exploring the creation of unique works of art through the use of code. Through this fusion of art and technology, he generated posters and designs that found their way into magazines and exhibitions, highlighting his ability to merge modernist avant-gardes with geometric and abstract themes.
As an educator, Alexandre shares his knowledge and passion with others, actively dedicating himself to teaching programming to artists and designers. Its objective is to demonstrate how programming can be not only useful, but also expressive and poetic within the visual arts.
Inspired by the pioneers of computer art and contemporary artists who explore programming as an artistic medium, Alexandre immerses himself in a world of experimentation and constant creativity.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
Motivation, tools and first steps
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Motivations for creative programming
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The Python language and the py5 library
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Workbench and the Thonny IDE with the py5mode plugin
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Initial py5 drawing vocabulary
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Repeat loops
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How to define and use new functions
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Function to draw stars
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Randomness: infinite options 1
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Randomness: Infinite Options 2
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U3
Starting a grid-based poster
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Sketches to study and plan the poster
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A grid of ordered elements
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Element Grid and Random Variation
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Quickly generating poster variations
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U4
More complexity in image and vector export
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Recursive Grid
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Export to PDF or SVG
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FP
Final project
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Design with Python: programming for a visual context
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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gosse_adema
PlusDe cursus is in het Portugees, en daardoor was ik wat terughoudend om deze aan te schaffen. Maar Domestika zorgt voor een automatische vertaling. Hierdoor is de cursus goed te volgen, en zelf actief mee doen.
De cursus is goed te volgen. Er is wel wat programeerkennis vereist, maar dit hoeft geen Python te zijn. Het begint eenvoudig, en eindigt met recursief programmeren. En na het afronden van de opdrachten kun je de Py5-taal verder onderzoeken om nog complexere afbeeldingen maken.
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andreasantori20
È un corso valido per principianti che vorrebbero imparare a far grafica a livello amatoriale, come hobby, sia per professionisti/tecnici informatici che vogliono integrare le loro conoscenze con competenze sulla grafica. Ed imparare un po' del linguaggio Python, molto usato....
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karytech
Es un curso muy recomendable para crear o para inspirarse en crear cosas visuales. Con este curso despierta el interés por seguir intentando y practicando para lograr composiciones visuales interesantes. Totalmente lo recomiendo, pero de preferencia les sugeriría tener previamente algo de nociones de Python. En mi caso, si tenía algo de nociones y creo que eso me facilitó la comprensión de los temas. Gracias!
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guisainz
Uma forma muito interessante de combinar programação e arte.
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ochoacmarco
Plusinteresante curso
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