Processing

I’ve been tinkering with Processing recently, well trying to tinker with it. The coding skills are not quite up to scratch (I am working on it though (trying to anyway), would love to program my own DV)

It’s Open Source language for specifically creating and prototyping data visualisations, the visualisations do not render in Safari or Chrome just yet (same rendering engine); however, I’m sure the community is working on it.

From the horses mouth:

Processing is a programming language, development environment, and online community that since 2001 has promoted software literacy within the visual arts. Initially created to serve as a software sketchbook and to teach fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context, Processing quickly developed into a tool for creating finished professional work as well.

Further fuelling my recent obsession for DV, @miketeasdale introduced me to the Google Chart API. It’s not quite as slick as processing but you get the idea, charts which look like the output of Google Trends and Ad-Planner.

Fun, Fun, Fun – No Sleep