GraphemeToColorSynesthesia.java
package synesthesia;
import painter.SPainter;

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class GraphemeToColorSynesthesia {

    private static final int fontsize = 30;
    private static final String theLetters = "AEIOU";
    private static String[] Letters;
    private static Color[] colors;

    private void paintingCode() {

        // Initialization
        SPainter miro = new SPainter(1200, 220);
        miro.setScreenLocation(30, 30);
        miro.setFontSize(fontsize);
        initializeColorMap(theLetters);

        //Interpretation
        while (true) {
            String input = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Please enter a word, or a few words... ");
            if (input == null) {
                input = "EXIT";
            }
            input = input.toUpperCase();
            if (input.equals("EXIT")) {
                break;
            } else if (input.equals("REMAP")) {
                initializeColorMap(theLetters);
                showLetters(miro, theLetters);
            } else {
                showLetters(miro, input.toUpperCase());
            }
        }
        miro.end();
    }

    private static void showLetters(SPainter miro, String input) {
        // Ready
        eraseWhiteBoard(miro);
        // SET
        miro.moveTo(new Point.Double(100, 100));
        // GO
        for (int i = 0; i < input.length(); i = i + 1) {
            String letter = input.substring(i, i + 1);
            Color color = getLetterColor(letter);
            miro.setColor(color);
            miro.draw(letter);
            miro.mrt(fontsize);
        }
    }

    private static void initializeColorMap(String specialLetters) {
        Letters = new String[specialLetters.length()];
        colors = new Color[specialLetters.length()];
        for (int i = 0; i < specialLetters.length(); i = i + 1) {
            Letters[i] = specialLetters.substring(i, i + 1);
            colors[i] = randomColor();
        }
    }

    private static Color getLetterColor(String letter) {
        for (int i = 0; i < Letters.length; i = i + 1) {
            if (letter.equalsIgnoreCase(Letters[i])) {
                return colors[i];
            }
        }
        return Color.BLACK;
    }

    private static Color randomColor() {
        int rv = (int) (Math.random() * 256);
        int gv = (int) (Math.random() * 256);
        int bv = (int) (Math.random() * 256);
        return new Color(rv, gv, bv);
    }

    private static void eraseWhiteBoard(SPainter miro) {
        miro.setColor(Color.WHITE);
        miro.wash();
        miro.paintFrame(Color.black, 5);
    }
        // INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SOME SIMPLE PAINTING
        public GraphemeToColorSynesthesia() {
            paintingCode();
        }
        public static void main (String[]args){
            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
                public void run() {
                    new GraphemeToColorSynesthesia();
                }
            });
        }
    }