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The Divine Proportion| Media: | Paperback | | Author: | H. E. Huntley | | Publisher: | Dover Publications | | Release date: | 01 June, 1970 | | Our price: | $9.95 |
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Not for the designer... |
I bought this book together with "Geometry of Design" thinking they where similar... but this is just a mathematical book ... sorry for those who like maths... but I was expecting something more for the designer.
Maybe for those who are not designers, but nubered-reladioned this is a great book... but that's not my case. |
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Phi and the Divine Proportion |
Phi - the Greek alphbet that denotes the golden ratio. It is a fixed mathematical ratio that has been associated with aesthetically pleasing shapes, which is what Huntley's book, The Divine Proportion, attempts to describe. This ratio permeates various geometrical structures and has been linked to pleasing shapes (as identified through independent surveys).
Unfortunately, my mathematical faculties have been unexercised since I left university, and the book stretches my knowledge to its limits. If I were reading this ten years earlier, I might have found it easier. But nonetheless, this tome is for those who are comfortable with mathematical expressions, and not for an unprepared reader.
But still Huntley has made a commendable effort to bring together various disciplines - of music, psychology, geometry, algebra - and ties everything together with the Golden Ratio. His arguments are refreshing - its one of the first times I have heard anyone argue for the beauty of mathematics.
Now, if I only had the time to revise my algebra and work on those exercises! |
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A Cogent Reference of Beauty |
| Anyone who rates this book on "fact" or "truth" will be very disappointed. Both are subjective. The objective of Huntley is to demonstrate a natural pattern in nature that exists regardless of theory, ego, and "truth." That is beauty and this book is well worth the read. There is a design. |
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