I set myself a challenge of learning something new in illustrator, having enjoyed experimenting with the program before, I was keen to get something else going. This provided lots of creativity and the experimentation that I was after! The capabilities of Adobe illustrator really seem endless and I am continuing on with these 'particle' designs to see what else I can produce.
Tutorial credit:
https://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/create-digital-particle-waves-adobe-illustrator
https://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/create-digital-particle-waves-adobe-illustrator