The ornithological artist drawing 1,000 birds by hand – all for an app that wants you off your phone
Reported byGuardian Environment ↗·Sourced by Goodlede
Keith Hansen, a renowned ornithological illustrator, is hand-painting a complete visual compendium of roughly 1,000 bird species from the US and Canada to complete the Flock app, designed by product designers Adam Donkin and Bob Stevenson to draw people away from screens and into birding with the broader aim of cultivating a community of conservationists.
Hansen has completed 420 of the 1,000 illustrations; the full app completion is still in progress.
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