Fundamentals of Creative Coding

Hey there!

In collaboration with Inclusive.Buzz and UNHCR, I would like to invite you to an intensive, hands-on workshop on creative coding.

We will explore what a computer is, how programs work, and what code is all about. From there, we will discover how to draw various shapes and bring those drawings to life, creating interesting visuals. Get ready to write a lot of code!

If you’ve never written any code before, don’t worry, we’ll start from scratch.

We’ll be using JavaScript and p5.js library for our coding adventures. The concepts you’ll learn will be invaluable if you choose to explore other programming languages in the future.

Course format

The course is free of charge.

The course spans 5 days, with each day consisting of 3 hours, totaling 15 hours overall.

This is on-site course, in English. It will take place in Teatr Komuna Warszawa on the street Emilii Plater 31.

You can choose from one of the following dates:

• August 7th (Wednesday) to August 13th (Tuesday)
• August 19th (Monday) to August 23rd (Friday)

We meet from 5 PM to 8 PM.

Note: Weekend is off for the first session.

Prerequisites

• minimum age requirement: 15 years old
• any laptop with a browser (Firefox recommended)
• willingness to complete the workshop and dedicate 20-30 minutes a day to homework

What we will cover

• functions, variables, and conditional statements
• code debugging
• loops and animation
• randomness and procedural generation
• user input handling
• objects and classes

How to start

Send an email to workshops@makemethink.net to sign up.

Not sure if this course is the right fit for you? Please get in touch! 🤗

We do not accept students who are being pressured by parents to take the workshop. Students need to be able to handle their own email correspondence.

Heavily inspired by HappyCoding.io (Kevin Workman) and Serious Programming Courses (Mark Galassi).