FLOCKS, HERDS & SCHOOLS stationery this “data needs poetry” mantra

this “data needs poetry” mantra has been a guiding principle of how artist Brendan Dawes approaches his work with data

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FLOCKS, HERDS & SCHOOLS stationery this “data needs poetry” mantraUnique generative works paying homage to Craig W. Reynold's 1987 flocking algorithm presented in the paper Flocks, Herds, and Schools: A Distributed Behavioral Model "The aggregate motion of a flock of birds, a herd of land animals, or a school of fish is a beautiful and familiar part of the natural world." Craig W. Reynolds Plotted in pen on a 2016 AxiDraw, each work features a unique flocking motion, using avoidance to avoid the title letter forms.