This now has been discussed in Wolfram blog posts by Michael Trott:
Part 1: Making Formulas… for Everything — From Pi to the Pink Panther to Sir Isaac Newton
Part 2: Using Formulas... for Everything — From Complex Analysis Class to Political Cartoons to Music Album Covers
Part 3: Even More Formulas… for Everything—From Filled Algebraic Curves to the Twitter Bird, the American Flag, Chocolate Easter Bunnies, and the Superman Solid
Here is one of the example apps from blog - go read it in full - fun! Don't miss the link to download the notebook with complete code and apps at the end of the blog.
