DONALD DUCK GUIDES US THROUGH THE GOLDEN SECTION
If you are like many students who feel slightly intimidated by the Golden Section, or if you just like beautiful visuals, check out DONALD DUCK IN MATHMAGIC LAND. The segment on the golden rectangle, section and spiral begin at approximately the 7 minute mark.
Here's the link, just in case the video below gets blocked (Disney!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_ZHsk0-eF0
Here's the link, just in case the video below gets blocked (Disney!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_ZHsk0-eF0
This design blog does a good job of illustrating and explaining the affect that the golden ratio has on design. This grid system is only one of many that we'll use in class, but it's influence is pervasive throughout design and architecture.
The Golden Section
The golden ratio, also known as the divine proportion, golden mean, or golden section, is a number often encountered when taking the ratios of distances in simple geometric figures such as the pentagon, pentagram, decagon and dodecahedron.
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It looks like this:
This obvious spiral, the golden spiral or Fibonacci spiral, is found in nature and is a logarithmic spiral whose growth factor is also the golden ratio. A golden spiral gets wider (or further from its origin) for every quarter turn it makes.
But remember that we are dealing with spacial reasoning! And math, typically as basic units of measurement, always figures into practical design big time. So don’t get too distracted by the many angles and formulas that make up grid systems like the golden section. Look at them, visually, and see them in action!
Many students feel that the rule of thirds is the simplest to master—probably because we talk about it so often in class. The golden section might be intimidating when you think of it in mathematical terms, but it occurs without effort in the natural world. Where might you find the golden section at work?
But remember that we are dealing with spacial reasoning! And math, typically as basic units of measurement, always figures into practical design big time. So don’t get too distracted by the many angles and formulas that make up grid systems like the golden section. Look at them, visually, and see them in action!
Many students feel that the rule of thirds is the simplest to master—probably because we talk about it so often in class. The golden section might be intimidating when you think of it in mathematical terms, but it occurs without effort in the natural world. Where might you find the golden section at work?
Can you detect the Golden Section Grid system in the image below?
Here's an easy one:
All In - Shinya Suzuki - Ink Drawing
Need To See More On The Golden Ratio?
This video, although drier than the Donald Duck cartoon, contains a brief and more mathematical representation:
