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Applying Mathematics to Web Design

Antonio Carusone — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:00:47 +0000

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

Antonio Carusone — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:59:06 +0000

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

Antonio Carusone — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:35:05 +0000

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

Antonio Carusone — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:33:48 +0000

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…

Universal Principles of Design

Antonio Carusone — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:12:48 +0000

Universal Principles of Design is the first comprehensive, cross-disciplinary encyclopedia of design.

Atrise Golden Section

Antonio Carusone — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:56:45 +0000

Atrise Golden Section allows you to design using the golden section proportion visually over your preferred design software.

Adaptive Grid System based on the Golden Section

Antonio Carusone — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:40:51 +0000

A two column grid system based on Mark Boulton’s Adaptive Grid Systems article.

From Golden Mean to “Rule of Thirds”

Antonio Carusone — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:58:32 +0000

An article by Garr Reynolds that explains the basic technique of the Rule of Thirds and how it relates to the Golden Mean or Golden Section.

The Golden Grid

Antonio Carusone — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:25:01 +0000

The Golden Grid is a web grid system. It’s a product of the search for the perfect modern grid system. It’s meant to be a CSS tool for grid based web sites.

Building the Golden Grid

Antonio Carusone — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:24:04 +0000

An article explaining the structure and uses of the Golden Grid, a CSS tool for grid based web sites.

Golden Ratio Calculator

Antonio Carusone — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:34:07 +0000

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

Antonio Carusone — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:29:35 +0000

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

Antonio Carusone — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:26:32 +0000

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.

The Vignelli Canon

Antonio Carusone — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:49:39 +0000

A 96 page PDF book by the master Massimo Vignelli on better understanding typography in graphic design with a nice section of grids.

Feeling Your Way Around Grids

Antonio Carusone — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:14:02 +0000

The Golden Section, Golden Ratio, and the grandiose Divine Proportion are all names for the same thing; a ratio of 1.618.

Five Simple Steps to Designing Grid Systems

Antonio Carusone — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:26:37 +0000

Five steps that cover the elements which make a successful grid system and how they can be applied to a number of media outputs.

Designing Grid Systems for Flash

Antonio Carusone — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:08:04 +0000

This article walks you through the process of creating a grid based on the golden ration for a Flash based site that will work for screen resolutions of 1024x768 and up.

Phiculator

Antonio Carusone — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:52:03 +0000

Phiculator is a simple tool which, given any number, will calculate the corresponding number according to the golden ratio.