Comments on: The Divine Proportion and Web Design

By: Gerald Martin

Gerald Martin — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:54:01 +0000

I’m not that much of a web design person, but I do think that there is some “magic” proportion that a lot of people follow to make their site look good. The catch here is that a lot of them don’t even notice that they’re already using it. For some reason, I think this site is using that golden rectangle, too. About that spiral, I think it’s pretty hard to make out of it if it’s going to be made into a standard. I mean, what’s the exact measurement of the radii of the spiral, and all sorts of questions like that.

By: sushil bharwani

sushil bharwani — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:12:03 +0000

Nice. Very good explanation. Will try it in some project.

By: Kenan Sulayman

Kenan Sulayman — Sun, 20 May 2012 19:10:09 +0000

Personally, I dislike the golden rectangle. Well, yes, in some cases it does in fact come in handy, but at the very end, it should meet special needs. For instance, the Twitter design is following the golden rectangle not only by beauty but function. Imagine a milk-box would be designed with the golden rectangle in mind, or a logo – well, yes, it may be done, but at the very end there’s much more freedom for the designer, in case the design itself is only partially based on the golden rectangle or not at all.

By: Karthik

Karthik — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:40:15 +0000

Golden Rectangle!!!..This concept can change the way we design the websites.Very Interesting concept though.Thanks for sharing.Hope to use it whenever necessary

By: web design

web design — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:56:04 +0000

I am very interested in utilizing responsive design to develop client websites. In order to show

“respectability” to convince my clients I am wondering who in the corporate world has used this

design style.

By: Cathy Dutton

Cathy Dutton — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:57:29 +0000

Hi Carrie

I have always been fascinated with the role of the divine proportion in things like architecture and fine art. However there are not many articles around concerning its role in web design.

I particularly like the example of the images on the Irving & Co website, sticking to the simple principals of the divine proportion really helps the layout appear easy on the eye.

Cathy

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:25:36 +0000

Good article. I use the calculation to get a rough idea of prime dividing areas in my layouts.

However, I’m not feeling your Parthenon example. All you’ve done is drawn the Golden spiral on top of the ruins. The start of the spiral and subsequent areas around the spiral don’t lend themselves to the proportion. In fact, the Golden Ratio isn’t even on a column—it’s on the space between two columns. Also, the top apex of the structure, were it still intact, would be outside the area you’ve shaded. This image doesn’t support a good example of the Golden Ratio.

By: ozgur coruhlu

ozgur coruhlu — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:39:22 +0000

All right, I’ll give this a shot!

By: Michael Meininger

Michael Meininger — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:52:57 +0000

Great read. I had always used the “golden triangle” effect when trying to do layouts, but this makes much more sense and is more organic than the mechanical golden triangle studies.

I think some comments above are getting a little too technical and robotic. The ultimate goal is to give a pleasant user experience when they visit the site and I feel this theory has some great ideas.

By: Sarah Bauer

Sarah Bauer — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:37:13 +0000

I love that ancient innovation methods like the divine proportion can extend itself to completely 21st century design needs like web layout. Another engaging article from Codrops! Cheers for the insights

Sarah Bauer
http://www.navigatormm.com