Experimental Javascript
An online creative coding course I created for The New School, covering kinetic typography, 3D modeling, signal visualization, custom shaders, and WebAR. Across four months I produced course plans, assignments, demos, lectures, and interviews with practitioners.
more in my teaching statement
- teaching
- curriculum development
- online content
- creative coding
Motion
I used motion to visualize complex methods — giving the students a feel for visual possibilities when working with geometries in perspective.
Making noise
Throughout the course the concept of noise was revisited several times. Noise was used to generate visuals using p5.js, GLSL, and Three.js.
Physical to digital
One of my favorite instructional tools is to draw parallels between novel digital concepts and simple physical structures. This allows my students to learn about complex digital processes in a tactile way. For a number of modules, I demonstrated how to draw or make things out of paper. Then using the physical prototype as a reference, I’d jump back into code.
Intro to 3D
The students got a crash course in 3D. Using Three.js, I covered how to set up a scene, create geometries, add lighting, and work with found 3D objects. I also walked through how to simplify complex geometries, optimize performance, and work on the server side.
