“The constant happiness is curiosity.”—Alice Munro
Dear coders,
We have read and been exposed to the ideas from the book, Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention, by the the researcher Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. The book he wrote that “the first step toward a more creative life is the cultivation of curiosity”. But how do we cultivate curiosity? He offered two pieces of advice: Try to be surprised by something every day, and try to surprise at least one person every day.
Today is all about creating art through code which might be a surprise for many who don’t always see code as a method for creativity. Even better is that you can give a card that provides a nice element of surprise because who does not love a random note of appreciation?
Today we bring you project 6 which is a coding challenge to make some coding cards. These are simply way too cool to not do! This is one I know people will love and cannot wait to see some examples. Head on over to Day 6 of 25 Days of Making, as we make a card together.
Create
Explore all the different ways this can be done. Rob provides so many versions of how to actually create the design patterns for you to be able to then send it over to your paper cutter or even your 3D printer. Play around with different methods for creating designs. What if you change this number or add this block? The only way to find out is to try!
Share
Add your project or any other projects you are working on through these options to share how you approached today’s challenge or the one from yesterday. Then, check out and comment on some other examples when they are shared.
Besides using the hashtag #25daysofmaking on Instagram and Twitter I am also posting the projects over on Facebook so you can interact on this platform as well.
Finally, don’t forget to head over to Flipgrid and introduce yourself and/or your students!
Reflect
This element is important! Don’t neglect reflection on your own learning. We must be lifelong learners and be models to our students.
Take a moment to reflect on your creative process? Create a notebook, use a Google Doc, Evernote, Word Document….. What did you like most about your project? What would you do with it next, if you had more time? What are you planning to do?
Looking forward to hearing your adventures in making
Aaron “Coffeechug” Maurer
P.S. Did you miss the previous days? Check out the site and get caught up. It’s never too late to start!
P.P.S. Want to share that you’re participating? Here’s a #25daysofmaking digital sticker.
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