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That reminds me of the classic proportions described by Jay Hambridge in The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry (1926). He was an art historian who argued that the Gr

That reminds me of the classic proportions described by Jay Hambridge in The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry (1926). He was an art historian who argued that the Greco-Roman art and architecture was based on root rectangles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_rectangle#Jay_Hambidge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_rectangle#Jay_Hambidge I just noticed that Wersin is mentioned right after him! Hambridge's theories were quite controversial, but the book is an enjoyable read anyway. https://archive.org/details/ElementsOfDynamicSymmetryHambidge https://archive.org/details/ElementsOfDynamicSymmetryHambidg...

dmix 7y ago
Have you found any utility in this stuff with your work? I mostly just use frameworks that think about this stuff for me while working hard to keep consistency in spacing (padding, margins, etc) which functional ones like basscss and tachyons do a good job of pushing you towards (much more than Bootcamp and others).
- Red_Tarsius 7y ago
  I'm not sure that system translates well on book/website layouts, because imposing that structure might get into the way of setting the optimal line length and text size for a given width. Dynamic rectangles are more suited for planning the overall composition of illustrations/photos – the "rule of third" is a simplified version of what Hambridge talks about. He also mentions how to use the diagonals to convey different emotions.
- hnarayanan 7y ago
  What frameworks do you use that think about this? All the “big ones” that I know of, Bootstrap, Foundation, ... have really standard 12 column grids.
  - dmix 7y ago
    I'm talking about letting frameworks handle the space ratios for padding/margins/headline size in addition to grids. Whether they use golden ratios specifically or not wasnt the point rather deferring to the library designers who most certainly are aware of the golden ratio.

dmix 7y ago

Have you found any utility in this stuff with your work? I mostly just use frameworks that think about this stuff for me while working hard to keep consistency in spacing (padding, margins, etc) which functional ones like basscss and tachyons do a good job of pushing you towards (much more than Bootcamp and others).

Red_Tarsius 7y ago
I'm not sure that system translates well on book/website layouts, because imposing that structure might get into the way of setting the optimal line length and text size for a given width. Dynamic rectangles are more suited for planning the overall composition of illustrations/photos – the "rule of third" is a simplified version of what Hambridge talks about. He also mentions how to use the diagonals to convey different emotions.
hnarayanan 7y ago
What frameworks do you use that think about this? All the “big ones” that I know of, Bootstrap, Foundation, ... have really standard 12 column grids.
- dmix 7y ago
  I'm talking about letting frameworks handle the space ratios for padding/margins/headline size in addition to grids. Whether they use golden ratios specifically or not wasnt the point rather deferring to the library designers who most certainly are aware of the golden ratio.