The Golden Rule Flashcards
Who invented the Golden rule?
Dates back to ancient Greeks and Egyptians
What is the ratio of a golden section called?
PHI
Who examined the Golden section?
Phidias
What was Phideas job?
Greek sculptor
What does The golden rule in design and art refer too?
balance of symmetry and asymmetry
What is symmetry?
Sameness or characteristic correspondence of perceptual elements of opposite sides of a diving line within a field.
T or F - ac to cb, is the same ratio as the ratio of the larger part, cb, to the whole, ab.
True
Line AB must divide at a point called?
C
The whole (sum of 2 parts) is to the larger part as the larger part is to the smaller part.
True - AB is to CB, as AC is to CB.
The ratio of ac to cb is called?
PHI
The ratio of ac to cb is called?
PHI
What is the mathematical ratio of phi?
3:5
Complete the sequence.. 1,1,2,3,5, _, _, _, _, etc.
1,1,2,3,4,8,13,21,34,55.
What number indicates phi?
1.6153
How is PHI determined from the sequence?
The ratio becomes a division of any last two numbers. Example: 21/13= 1.6153
What is the sequence called?
Fibonacci sequence
Who invented the sequence
Leonardo Fibonacci
Where is the golden rule/section found naturally?
Butterfly, pine cone, teeth.
What is the divine proportion?
reputation of a golden triangle. Used to define beauty (human face)
What is the ratio of an older television?
3:4
What is the ratio of 8x10?
4:5
