Tag: divine proportions

Applying Mathematics to Web Design

Because of its beau­ti­ful nature, mathematics has been a part of art and archi­tec­tural design for ages. But it has not been exploited much for website design.

Mystery of Golden Ratio Explained

The Egyp­tians sup­pos­edly used it to guide the con­struc­tion the Pyra­mids. The archi­tec­ture of ancient Athens is thought to have been based on it.

The Golden Proportion

The golden sec­tion– a pre­cise way of divid­ing a line, music or any­thing else-is showed up early in mathematics.

The Golden Ratio in Web Design

You would be sur­prised to find out that most aes­thet­i­cally pleas­ing designs, works of art, objects and even peo­ple have math in com­mon. Specif­i­cally the Golden Ratio…

Golden Ratio Calculator

Cal­cu­late the golden ratio of a set width on the fly with this online and OS X wid­get based calculator.

Design and the Divine Proportion

A key com­po­nent in the vehi­cle of com­mu­ni­ca­tion is com­po­si­tion, and in design school­ing it is taught as some­thing you should feel rather than create logically.

Golden Ratio in Modern CSS

Har­mony. A word that sounds so beau­ti­ful, like its own mean­ing. But how is it pos­si­ble to achieve it in every place of our lay­out design? “Golden Ratio” is the answer.

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Made popular by the International Typographic Style movement and pioneered by legends like Josef Müller-Brockmann and Wim Crouwel, the grid is the foundation of any solid design. The Grid System is an ever-growing resource where graphic designers can learn about grid systems, the golden ratio and baseline grids.

Created by Antonio Carusone, graphic designer and author of the design and typography blog AisleOne. Special thanks to Duane King for his help and wisdom.

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