golden rectangle
Aesthetically ideal rectangle
A golden rectangle has sides in the golden ratio—approximately 1.618 to 1.
When you cut a square from a golden rectangle, the remaining piece is itself a golden rectangle, a property that continues infinitely.
Artists and architects have long considered these proportions especially pleasing: The Parthenon's facade fits within a golden rectangle.
Twenty-first Greek letter
- Fibonacci sequenceSeries summing consecutive terms
- irrational numberNon-ratio real value
- ratioComparative numerical relation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
scaling · dimensions · Euclidean · quadrilateral · vertices · angles · diagonals · area
Tuscan Renaissance polymath
- Vitruvian ManCanonical proportions illustration
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- ParthenonAncient Greek hilltop temple
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
framing · Mondrian · Seurat · sacred geometry · architectural design · visual arts · masterwork · classical sculpture
Aesthetic excellence
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- visual harmonyBalanced, pleasing arrangement
- ideal formPerfect abstract exemplar
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
symmetry · composition · design principles · visual appeal · natural beauty · aesthetic ideal
Chambered cephalopod's outer covering
- spiral galaxyDisk-shaped star system with arms
- sunflower headComposite bloom's disc center
- pineconeWoody seed-bearing structure
- seed headsMature reproductive plant clusters
DNA helix · ram's horn · flower petals · honeybee · natural patterns · organic growth
phi
Twenty-first Greek letter
- Fibonacci sequenceSeries summing consecutive terms
- irrational numberNon-ratio real value
- ratioComparative numerical relation
proportion · scaling · dimensions · Euclidean · quadrilateral · vertices · angles · diagonals · area · perimeter
Da Vinci
Tuscan Renaissance polymath
- Vitruvian ManCanonical proportions illustration
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- ParthenonAncient Greek hilltop temple
composition · framing · Mondrian · Seurat · sacred geometry · architectural design · visual arts · masterwork · classical sculpture
beauty
Aesthetic excellence
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- visual harmonyBalanced, pleasing arrangement
- ideal formPerfect abstract exemplar
balance · symmetry · composition · design principles · visual appeal · natural beauty · aesthetic ideal
nautilus shell
Chambered cephalopod's outer covering
- spiral galaxyDisk-shaped star system with arms
- sunflower headComposite bloom's disc center
- pineconeWoody seed-bearing structure
seed heads · DNA helix · ram's horn · flower petals · honeybee · natural patterns · organic growth
- fibonacciFibonacci sequence, Fibonacci numbers, phi, recurrence relation
- proportionphi, proportion, proportions, ideal proportions, body proportions
- geometryangles, circles, angle, shapes, lines
- quadrilateralssquare, rhombus, parallelogram, trapezoid, kite
golden rectangleirregular polygon
Many-sided shape, sides differ
blob · circle · trapezoid · scalene triangle
golden, gold, rectangle, gilded, gilding, rectangular, rectangles