Beyond random
Link: Letting go of random
A great explanation with visuals of why random might not be the best tool for your generative creations.
When I was making lots of animated Pens, my favourite way to animate was to use generative elements, and I leaned on Math.random()
for almost all of it. This post makes me excited to use more normal distribution or noise when I get back to making art again.
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