Finally, a book on creative programming, written directly for artists and designers! Rather than following a computer science curriculum, this book is aimed at creatives who are working in the intersection of design, art, and education. In this book you'll learn to apply computation into the creative process by following a four-step process, and through this, land in the cross section of coding and art, with a focus on practical examples and relevant work structures. You'll follow a real-world use case of computation art and see how it relates back to the four key pillars, and addresses potential pitfalls and challenges in the creative process. All code examples are presented in a fully integrated Processing example library, making it easy for readers to get started. This unique and finely balanced approach between skill acquisition and the creative process and development makes Coding Art a functional reference book for both creative programming and the creative process for professors and students alike. What You’ll Learn Review ideas and approaches from creative programming to different professional domains - Work with computational tools like the Processing language - Understand the skills needed to move from static elements to animation to interaction - Use interactivity as input to bring creative concepts closer to refinement and depth - Simplify and extend the design of aesthetics, rhythms, and smoothness with data structures - Leverage the diversity of art code on other platforms like the web or mobile applications - Understand the end-to-end process of computation art through real world use cases - Study best practices, common pitfalls, and challenges of the creative process Who This Book Is For Those looking to see what computation and data can do for their creative expression; learners who want to integrate computation and data into their practices in different perspectives; and those who already know how to program, seeking creativity and inspiration in the context of computation and data. “The book is very readable. … Full program code is given for almost all that is discussed in the book; one can just type it into Processing and see what it does. Lots of advice for novice explorers is scattered throughout the book. … Both the Processing language and the book are recommended even if you are not an artist.” (M Sasikumar, Computing Reviews, February 17, 2022) Finally, a book on creative programming, written directly for artists and designers! Rather than following a computer science curriculum, this book is aimed at creatives who are working in the intersection of design, art, and education. In this book you'll learn to apply computation into the creative process by following a four-step process, and through this, land in the cross section of coding and art, with a focus on practical examples and relevant work structures. You'll follow a real-world use case of computation art and see how it relates back to the four key pillars, and addresses potential pitfalls and challenges in the creative process. All code examples are presented in a fully integrated Processing example library, making it easy for readers to get started. This unique and finely balanced approach between skill acquisition and the creative process and development makes Coding Art a functional reference book for both creative programming and the creative process for professors and students alike. You will: Review ideas and approaches from creative programming to different professional domains - Work with computational tools like the Processing language - Understand the skills needed to move from static elements to animation to interaction - Use interactivity as input to bring creative concepts closer to refinement and depth - Simplify and extend the design of aesthetics, rhythms, and smoothness with data structures - Leverage the diversity of art code on other platforms like the web or mobile applications - Understand the end-to-end process of computation art through real world use cases - Study best practices, common pitfalls, and challenges of the creative process An artist by training, Yu Zhang finished her PhD in 2017 on the theory and artistic practice of interactive technologies for public, large-scale installations. She approaches visual art with mixed reality installations and projections, sensor-based interactives, and computational arts. She roots her artistic intent in the symbolism of Asian traditions and transforms the artistic unpacking of drama and cultural signifiers into experiences of interactivity and connectivity that ultimately bridge artistic expression and audience experience. She uses systems design toolkit, to realize a complex multifaceted experience playing with the spatiotemporal context of the audience's interaction with the installations when digital and physical converge. Starting from interactivity, she constructs layers of different connections between artist, artwork, audience, and