workshop-data-posters

Using this project

In src/main/kotlin you will find all source code used by this framework. This source code is organized in folders.

• archives Framework code that is used to handle archives. You are not expected to write your own archive code.
• examples Example code that demonstrates how to use OPENRNDR and this project.
• skeletons Skeleton code, these could work as a starting point for your own poster generator.
• tools Image and text tools provided by this framework

Archives and Skeletons

An archive is a collection of texts and accompanying images. This framework provides a number of ways to work with archives.

Local Archive

Local archive is an archive that lives on your local filesystem. An example archive is provided in the archives/example-poetry folder. When opening that folder you will see three sub-folders (001, 002 and 003). Each sub-folder contains text and image media. You can have multiple images and multiple .txt files.

To try a local archive run the LocalArchiveSkeleton program.

To create a new archive create a folder under archives, for example archives/my-archive. Copy the file src/main/kotlin/skeletons/LocalArchiveSkeleton.kt to src/main/kotlin/work/Skeleton01.kt.

In Skeleton01.kt change the following code from:

val archive = localArchive("archives/example-poetry").iterator()

into:

val archive = localArchive("archives/my-archive").iterator()

Reddit Archive

A Reddit archive is a dynamic archive for which text and images are retrieved from the Reddit website.

To try a Reddit based archive run the RedditSkeleton.kt program.

To change the Reddit one can edit the "r/pics" part below:

val posts = runBlocking {
    reddit.getCommunityNewPosts("r/pics")
}

DuckDuckGo Archive

A DuckDuckGo based archive uses DuckDuckGo's image to retrieve text and images from an image search.

To try a DuckDuckGo based archive run the src/main/kotlin/skeletons/DuckDuckGoSkeleton.kt program.

The search query can be changed here:

val archive = duckDuckGoSequence("Goofy Pluto").iterator()

Examples

In src/main/kotlin/examples you will find two folders; openrndr and framework. The openrndr folder contains small examples that demonstrate OPENRNDR features. The framework folder contains examples that demonstrates examples inside a program that is derived from LocalArchiveSkeleton.kt. It is recommended to study the framework examples as they contain valuable hints for building poster generators.

framework examples

• Animation001 - animating a circle whenever a new article is loaded
• Animation002 - fading in images and text whenever a new article is loaded
• Animation003 - animating post filter settings
• ImageContext001 - demonstration of image statistics
• ImageTreatment001 - demonstration of image treatments
• ImageTreatment002 - demonstration of image treatments
• Mask001 - Masking an image layer with text
• Mask002 - Masking an image layer with text, combining blurred and sharp images
• Type001 - Demonstrating type placement
• TypeTreatment001 - demonstration of type treatments