I study Graphic Design at University, and I saw what's called dynamic canons (sorry, hard translation). It's the relations you can find between two sides of an object, 1:2, 1:3, 2:3, etc, etc, and when the relation meets certain parameters (mathematic relations "raices" in spanish.) it is a dynamic canon, and it's supposed to be better to design respecting this "golden structures". They are several, not just one, the more common is phi. And I saw a lot of examples in a book on how this canons are present in nature (flowers, insect bodies, etc) Stop of the rant Regards
Albano --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, Bob, > > Not to belabour the point, but I'm also not sure > where the Golden Ratio is found > in nature. Trees, oceans, rocks, animals of all > sorts, mountains, molecules, > atoms, sub-atomic particles; I could go on, but I > can't think of anything > "natural" that fits the Golden Ratio - unless what > you're saying is that you can > impose such a rectangle over an object, and say that > it therefore fits that > definition. > > The Greeks had great imaginations (tell me that > Ursus Major looks like a bear!), > and I don't mean to belittle what they contributed > to Western thought and > philosophy, but I just don't see it (the Golden > Ratio thing, that is). > > cheers, > frank > > Bob Blakely wrote: > > > "Golden ratio". Said by the ancient Greeks to be > the most naturally pleasing > > four sided shape. The "golden ratio" is found > everywhere in nature. > > > > -- > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all > possible worlds. The pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert > Oppenheimer > > ===== Albano Garcia "El Pibe Asahi" __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
