Daniel Brown: On Growth And Form

On Growth and Form, was a groundbreaker. Scottish author D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson was pioneer in the science of morphogenesis, the biological process that causes an organism to develop its shape. First published in 1917, On Growth and Form has become a classic, essential in the study of the mathematics of biological form, and those interested in any biology and/or design. It is a true tome full imagery and and detailed, poetic descriptions.

I just ordered it today, which of course, led me down the long rabbit hole we call the internet. In short order, I came across Daniel Brown. Visual artist and programmer Brown has worked for posh brands like Mulberry, great record labels like Warp and a plethora of other favorites (Visionaire, BBC, Royal Arts). Awhile ago, Daniel used complex mathematical algorithms to make continuously animated flowers on the walls of museums and galleries . These  ever-changing and continually growing flowers were titled, you guessed it, ‘On Growth and Form.’ Brown uploaded the static images of the animated work Flickr. The set contains all of his non-commissioned digital flower projects from 1999 to the present. Beautiful.

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