The golden ratio is found in art, design, geometry, and nature. It has been used by many artists and designers to create appealing designs. Have you ever noticed that all of Apple's logos are appealing and soothing to the eye? Thats because at Apple they follow the golden ratio religiously. So what is it exactly?
Simply put, the golden ratio is the sum of two parts, but the larger part is has an equal ratio to the sum of both parts. So:
A+B:A = A:B
or it is simplified by this diagram
Many philosophers and mathematicians have works that embody the golden ratio, such as Plato. The first mathematician to seem know explicitly what he was doing was Fibonacci. It is also suggested that Leonardo Da Vinci's De Devine Proportione uses the golden ratio to create perfect human proportions. Salvador Dali's work had a very heavy influence from the golden ratio.The ratio can be found in nature in the way a mollusks shell spirals or the veins in a leaf. There are also proposed connetions between the golden ratio and human DNA.
Here are some more examples of the golden ratio used in modern design:
Hope you all enjoyed this lesson!!!
carson,
ReplyDeletenice job of showing examples of the golden ratio. i am partial to this topic. the graphics in the lesson are great, but it definitely could have used a little more background/step by step explanations of how the golden ratio works including how we get the value of phi = 1.618. i like that you tackled a topic outside of the general curriculum for this course, though.
professor little