When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Tetra Images via Getty Images What is the Golden Ratio? We'll this guide aims to explain ...

The golden ratio is obtained by looking for a particular rectangle. Let us imagine a rectangle of length b and width a. Inside this rectangle, we draw a square (an x a). We are left with a rectangle ...

(via It's Okay to Be Smart) The golden ratio. Some say it’s the most mythical number in the universe. Others say it underlies everything from nature’s patterns to beauty in art and design. But, like, ...

When artist and architect Rafael Araujo needs inspiration to create a new illustration, all he has to do is look out the window of his studio in Caracas, Venezuela. He can instantly spot what he ...

The Golden Ratio, a hallmark of Swiss design and the foundation of everything from Helvetica to Le Corbusier’s meticulous architecture, may have been imported from Africa. Design remains a largely ...

The Golden Ratio, described by Leonardo da Vinci and Luca Pacioli as the Divine Proportion, is an infinite number often found in nature, art and mathematics. It's a pattern in pinecones, seashells, ...

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Designers and artists interested in harnessing the power of the Fibonacci curve may be interested in a new pocket Golden Ratio viewer created by designer Katie Carmichael based Scotland in the United ...

Beauty fads come and go, and eyebrow shaping is no exception. But what if there were a mathematical rule we could cite as hands-down the perfect shape? That’s the idea behind the patent recently ...

Designers, creatives and artists may be interested in a new golden ratio ruler set created by designer Ming Lo and now available as the Phi Ruler via Kickstarter. Building on the design of the ...