I saw this phonograph that day with my friend in an eyeglass store. Then I guess it could be divided into 2 basic shapes.
And I tried to turn it into an abstract shape.
However, I found it is so hard to draw the flower-shaped phonograph. So I tried it with the arcs.
I tried to use the 3D shape for the red table at first, but I found that the 3D shape and 2D circles cannot stay on one canvas. So I made the box in 2D lines.
The rest of the work is quite similar to what I learned from the interaction lab last semester, so I did not meet too many challenges.
My Reflections
I prefer using the reference. Reference includes all the situations that I could complete with the p5 editor, so it would be a lot faster if I try to use it. By self-exploring, it is challenging but time-consuming.
For example, drawing the phonograph. The flower shape of the phonograph is not a regular shape that has already been set up in the editor, so I have to draw it with arcs and I cannot make sure it looks similar to the original shape. However, with a piece of paper and a pencil, I do not have to stick to regular shapes. My lines could go wherever I want. I do not have to draw arcs and adjust the radio and coordinates. I could draw and choose the position with my eyes.
However, drawing on a piece of paper is not always more convenient than computer programming. When we have to make some moving images, or some repeating images(for example the gradual change of the color of the sky, we can draw it simply by setting a changing variable and loop function), drawing by computer could save us a lot of time.