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Visual Design Principles for Usable Interfaces
Published in Julie A. Jacko, The Human–Computer Interaction Handbook, 2012
The principles of harmony, balance, and simplicity are related yet distinct in meaning and application. Harmony is the grouping of related parts, so that all elements combine logically to make a unified whole. In interface design, as with other categories of design, this is achieved when all design elements work in unity. Transitions from place to place are effortless and the techniques used to achieve this harmony are unnoticed by the user. Visual harmony achieves the same goal as musical harmony in which notes combine to create a chord. The golden section, also known as the “golden mean” or “golden rectangle,” is one of the most widely used methods for creating harmony. Architects, artists, musicians, mathematicians, and designers have used the golden section extensively for centuries to create proportional relationships (Figure 14.4).
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Published in Wanda Grimsgaard, Design and Strategy, 2023
The golden rectangle may be said to be the simplest shape based on the golden ratio (Geelmuyden, 2013), where the ratio between the long side and the short side approaches Φ (1: 1.618). In the golden rectangle, the short side of the rectangle is equal to the shortest part of the segment, while the long side is equal to the longest part of the segment. Both the short side and the long side have proportions like the golden ratio.
Product prototyping
Published in Fuewen Frank Liou, Rapid Prototyping and Engineering Applications, 2019
The golden ratio seems to get its name from the golden rectangle, a rectangle whose sides are in the proportion of the golden ratio. The golden rectangle is an aesthetic one. The ratio is considered to be aesthetically pleasing and so found spontaneously in a great deal of art.
A parametric analysis of the “digitally-derived geometric design” of the façade of the Macau Holy house of Mercy
Published in Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2022
The peak of the triangle pediment is 16,000 mm high and drawing a horizontal line through this point brings about Axis Ⓡ. Shifting Axis Ⓡ downward by 2,000 mm to the bottom edge of the triangle pediment brings about Axis Ⓠ. Shifting Axis Ⓠ downward by 14,000 mm brings about Axis Ⓐ. Rectangle A6-Q6-Q14-A14 is 14,000 high and 8,700 mm wide. Its aspect ratio is 1.61, making it a golden rectangle. The bevel edge of the top triangular section and the triangular pediment is deduced by the following means:
A parametric analysis of the “digitally-derived geometric design” of the façade of the Macau St. Dominic’s Church
Published in Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2023
A Golden Rectangle could be divided into a subordinate golden rectangle and a square in succession, that is to say “A main golden rectangle = a subordinate golden rectangle + a square”. Such divisions bring about a series of mutually perpendicular/mutually paralleled sidelines, diagonals and golden spirals. The mathematical expression of Golden Ratio is . The Fibonacci Sequence, also known as the Golden Section Sequence, is: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34 … …