Project #1 HTML

I actually had quite a bit of fun with this project. I've had very basic training in HTML before but its been so long, I'd forgotten how much I enjoy this kind of thing. Of course, I can understand why many people wouldn't like HTML but I have a knack for codes and puzzles which, to me, is very much what this is all about. It took me a while to refresh my memory as to how it works but once I figured it out, I got comfortable quickly and began experimenting.

As you can see by the progress picture above, I immediately gravitated toward a very organized and mostly symmetrical canvas. I have a very obsessive compulsive personality and once I understood what the code was doing and how to manipulate it, I placed my shapes in a way that would be visually and mathematically clean.  

However, as you can see by the final product, I eventually went away from being neat and organized and started placing things so that I could meet all the requirements and not be too crowded. However, as the tutorials got more difficult and the puzzles got harder, I abandoned my need for symmetry and let things fall into place, such as the two hearts that aren't EXACTLY aligned. 

Overall, I think this project was very helpful in learning about how the programs we'll be using work. Furthermore, I think it helped me to think about how difficult and strenuous it is to be so determined to be symmetrical. Not all art is mathematically sound and I would like to challenge myself to experiment more with randomness.