wheel forever: http://beesandbombs.tumblr.com/post/88610038494/

gistfile1.pde

// by Dave @ Bees & Bombs >:)

int[][] result;
float time;

void setup() {
  setup_();
  result = new int[width*height][3];
}

void draw() {
  for (int i=0; i<width*height; i++)
    for (int a=0; a<3; a++)
      result[i][a] = 0;

  for (int sa=0; sa<samplesPerFrame; sa++) {
    time = map(frameCount-1 + sa*shutterAngle/samplesPerFrame, 0, numFrames, 0, 1);
    draw_();
    loadPixels();
    for (int i=0; i<pixels.length; i++) {
      result[i][0] += pixels[i] >> 16 & 0xff;
      result[i][1] += pixels[i] >> 8 & 0xff;
      result[i][2] += pixels[i] & 0xff;
    }
  }

  loadPixels();
  for (int i=0; i<pixels.length; i++)
    pixels[i] = 0xff << 24 | (result[i][0]/samplesPerFrame) << 16 | 
      (result[i][1]/samplesPerFrame) << 8 | (result[i][2]/samplesPerFrame);
  updatePixels();

  saveFrame("f###.gif");
  if (frameCount==numFrames)
    exit();
}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

int samplesPerFrame = 32;
int numFrames = 150;        
float shutterAngle = .6;

void setup_() {
  size(500, 500, P2D);
  smooth(8);
  stroke(32);
  noFill();
}

int N = 12;
float d = 25, dd;
float r = 175;
float sc = .2;
float th, x, y, t;
float om;
int n = 12;
float spr;

void draw_() {  
  om = 12*pow(time,1.5);
  spr = TWO_PI/N*pow(max(0,1.5*time-0.5),3);
  background(240);
  pushMatrix();
  
  translate(0,-100);
  translate(width/2, height/2);
  scale(3.8);
  
  scale(pow(.5*d/r,time));
  translate(0,r + 13.5);
  
  for (int i=0; i<N; i++) {
    for (int a=0; a<n; a++) {
      th = i*TWO_PI/N + om*time + spr*a/n;
      x = r*cos(th); 
      y = r*sin(th);
      dd = lerp(d, 2.5*r/d, t);
      ellipse(x, y, dd, dd);
      strokeWeight(lerp(2.5, dd, sq(time)));
    }
  }
  popMatrix();
}