I think blog author came across this & found it beautiful (good for him!). But IRL this type of doodling is commonplace among math folks.
From their viewpoint, most mathematician's I've met, admire someone's blackboard skills - handwriting, problem layout, & Hagomoro chalks. And the second one would be the witty/intelligent communication in their papers, book or seminal work - which sometimes gain cult status in their small circles.