Andrew Glassner's Notebook : Recreational Computer Graphics

by Glassner, Andrew S.

• ISBN13: 9781558605985
• ISBN10: 1558605983
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd

Summary

Andrew Glassner's computer graphics career combines renowned technical expertise with an exceptional ability to convey what he knows to professionals and hobbyists in many different fields. Reproducing and expanding almost all of his columns from IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications over the past three years, Andrew Glassner's Notebook is an eclectic, provocative, and broadly relevant book sure to entertain and inform you, regardless of the nature of your interest in graphics or the extent of your knowledge. The 4-color illustrations alone, some not previously published, will empower your skills and interest in the graphics world.Inside, you'll gain lasting insights into the principles of computer graphics-not instruction in program-specific techniques but a deep and broad understanding of how to approach the visual world in terms of geometry, patterns, and relationships. And the story doesn't end there. To help you put this understanding to work, Glassner grounds these principles in dozens of detailed examples drawn from a wide variety of fields, ranging from traditional modeling and rendering, to more exotic subjects like tiling, Moire patterns, and more. Broad in scope yet rich in specifics, Andrew Glassner's Notebook delivers stimulating challenges and even greater rewards.

Author Biography

Andrew Glassner works in the Next Media Group at Microsoft Research.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Solar Halos and Sun Dogs	1	(22)
January & March 1996
Frieze Groups	23	(16)
May 1996
Origami Polyhedra	39	(34)
July & September 1996
Going the Distance	73	(14)
January/February 1997
Situation Normal	87	(12)
March/April 1997
Signs of Significance	99	(12)
May/June 1997
Net Results	111	(12)
July/August 1997
The Perils of Problematic Parameterization	123	(14)
Septmber/October 1997
Inside Moire Patterns	137	(12)
November/December 1997
Upon Reflection	149	(18)
January/February 1998
Circular Reasoning	167	(16)
March/April 1998
Aperiodic Tiling	183	(38)
May/June & July/August 1998
Know when to Fold	221	(18)
September/October 1998
The Triangular Manuscripts	239	(10)
November/December 1998
Polygons Under the Covers	249	(22)
January/February 1999
String Crossings	271	(22)
March/April 1999
Index	293