BEAUTIFUL ALGORITHMS
Crisis or opportunity… both can look beautiful. We’re not talking about the outcomes of either one. When you visualize the energy and information feeding on or into a hot spot, you see the variable strands, colors, levels of glow—you see the paths and patterns—their algorithms—in a painterly way.
Math is a beautiful thing. And when you see it—in shapes, colors, patterns, textures, brightness—you can love it for its looks alone. Algorithms, fractals, calculus, geometry—even simple graphs, can astonish us. The fractal beauty of spiral seashells, ice crystals, clouds, and broccoli—haunting beauty of an MRI—the intricacy of webs…
Infographics show what systems look like. They are intended to help you understand what’s going on by showing you how things are connected, how they affect each other, how they are changing or growing with time. We love them because, regardless of what information they are conveying, infographics are often gorgeous.
When you can see the colors, shapes, and patterns of what is happening in real time, you can see what is beautiful now.
Artist/designer/researcher Mauro Martino has the magic trifecta of talents for turning data into something to behold visually. A Harvard fellow and MIT research affiliate, Martino presents beautiful algorithms. Check out some of his recent data visualizations here.
