Governments around the world commemorate the Golden Ratio, Phi and Fibonacci sequence. Stamp collecting is one of the world's most popular educational hobbies, and is enjoyed by people of all ages and nationalities. The most popular stamp ever is US 1993 Elvis stamp, with over 124 million collected. So, the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci sequence may not compete with Elvis in … [Read more...]
The Golden Ratio in Character Design, Cartoons and Caricatures
The golden ratio is Stephen Silver's secret weapon of character design. Stephen Silver is a character designer and art teacher who has designed characters for Disney Television Animation, Sony Feature Animation and Nickelodeon Animation. In this role he has designed the style of the shows such as "Kim Possible", Kevin Smith's "Clerks" the animated series, "Danny Phantom" … [Read more...]
Fibonacci 60 Repeating Pattern
The last digit of the numbers in the Fibonacci Sequence form a pattern that repeats after every 60th number: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 3, 1, 4, 5, 9, 4, 3, 7, 0, 7, 7, 4, 1, 5, 6, 1, 7, 8, 5, 3, 8, 1, 9, 0, 9, 9, 8, 7, 5, 2, 7, 9, 6, 5, 1, 6, 7, 3, 0, 3, 3, 6, 9, 5, 4, 9, 3, 2, 5, 7, 2, 9, 1 This pattern can be seen in the following list of the first 72 Fibonacci … [Read more...]
Phi and Football Strategy’s Golden Ratio Rule
Using the Golden Ratio to win at football. The golden ratio is found in many places, but here's one you might not have expected: It can be found in football gaming strategy when making the "point after touchdown" decision as to whether to kick for 1 extra point or go for a 2 point conversion. This applies to the situation when a team is trailing by 14 points late in a … [Read more...]
Golden ratios in Great Pyramid of Giza site topography
Overview: Analysis of the site of the Great Pyramid of Giza reveals that the positions and relative sizes of the pyramids may be based on the golden ratio. Evidence of the Golden Ratio in the Great Pyramid complex. There are many pyramid theories and questions as to who built the pyramids in ancient Egypt. It's commonly known though in Egyptology that the proportions of the … [Read more...]
Meisner Beauty Guide for Golden Ratio Facial Analysis
Facial golden ratios are simple, clear and abundant. Since my first investigation of human facial proportions in 1997, it seemed clear that the most important features that define a human face are the simplest and most obvious: An oval head and the positions and dimensions of the eyes and the mouth. As evidence, consider the "smiley face." It expresses a variety of … [Read more...]
How to take photos and measurements for facial beauty analysis and identification of golden ratio proportions
Best practice techniques for facial and beauty analysis. Numerous studies have been done to investigate the existence and/or relationship of golden ratio proportions in the human face. Surprising few get it right, so the results of many of these studies are inaccurate and misleading. There are four important keys to selecting photographs that are suitable for facial … [Read more...]
Dr. George Markowsky’s “Misconceptions about the Golden Ratio” Reviewed
Debunking the Debunkers of Golden Ratio Myths. Overview: This article reviews Dr. George Markowsky's article on eight misconceptions about the golden ratio. He starts his analysis by establishing a very reasonable ±2% range for considering evidences of the golden ratio as acceptable. In four cases though, evidences for the original claims are missed or ignored. In two … [Read more...]
Michelangelo and the Art of the Golden Ratio in Design and Composition
New study unveils Michelangelo's extensive use of the golden ratio in the Sistine Chapel. In 2013, I reported that Michelangelo used the golden ratio in his painting "The Creation of Adam" in the Sistine Chapel. This Divine Proportion appears at the point at which Adam's finger is touched by the finger of God, as God breathes life into Adam. In July 2015, Clinical Anatomy … [Read more...]
Discovery of the Golden Ratio in Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam.”
2015 study announces the discovery of the Golden Ratio in the Sistene Chapel. Clinical Anatomy published an article on July 17, 2015 by a team from Brazil titled "More than a neuroanatomical representation in The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo Buonarroti, a representation of the Golden Ratio." (PDF here.) The excitement of the authors in making this discovery for … [Read more...]