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    Proportion: Proportion Is The Design Principle Concerned With The Relation To The Size of The Parts

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    Proportion is concerned with the relationship between parts of an object and the whole. The human body is often used as a standard of measurement. Architectural spaces intended to impress are usually scaled much larger than humans to make people feel dwarfed. In contrast, private homes are usually scaled to be more comfortable and friendly to humans. The ideal proportions in Western design are based on formulas from ancient Egyptians and Greeks, such as the golden oblong ratio of 2:3 sides.

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    Proportion is concerned with the relationship between parts of an object and the whole. The human body is often used as a standard of measurement. Architectural spaces intended to impress are usually scaled much larger than humans to make people feel dwarfed. In contrast, private homes are usually scaled to be more comfortable and friendly to humans. The ideal proportions in Western design are based on formulas from ancient Egyptians and Greeks, such as the golden oblong ratio of 2:3 sides.

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    Proportion is concerned with the relationship between parts of an object and the whole. The human body is often used as a standard of measurement. Architectural spaces intended to impress are usually scaled much larger than humans to make people feel dwarfed. In contrast, private homes are usually scaled to be more comfortable and friendly to humans. The ideal proportions in Western design are based on formulas from ancient Egyptians and Greeks, such as the golden oblong ratio of 2:3 sides.

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    Proportion

    Proportion is the design principle concerned with the relation to the size of the parts to the whole and to each other.

    Basic laws of proportion Every time two or more things are put together proportions are established, whether good or bad. Our most universal standard of measurement is the human body; that is, our experience of living in our own bodies. We judge the appropriateness of size of objects by that measure. For example, a sofa in the form of a hand is startling because of the distortion of expected proportion, and becomes the center of attention in the room. Architectural spaces intended to impress are usually scaled to a size that dwarfs the human viewer. This is a device often used in public spaces, such as churches or centers of government. The same principle is often applied to corporate spaces through which the enterprise wishes to impress customers with its power and invincibility. In contrast, the proportions of a private home are usually more in scale with human measure, and as a result it appears more friendly, comfortable, less intimidating. Use of appropriate scale in surface design is also important. For example, an overly large textile design can overwhelm the form of a garment or a piece of furniture.

    The proportions idealized in the west today are based on mathematical formulas established by the ancient Egyptians and later by the Greeks. The Greek Oblong ( The golden Oblong) is a standard of good proportion. The sides are in relation of two parts to three. 3 2 Narrow Oblong Golden Oblong Square

    Most people find the Greek oblong more beautiful that a square , because equal sides make the square more obvious. It is also considered more beautiful than an very long, narrow oblong , in which length & breadth vary so greatly that they do not seem to be related. While this relationship has been discovered using actual measurements of ancient sculptures, it is not important for us to actually measure each of our designs. Once the principle has been understood, the golden mean can be achieved visually, with practice?

    EXERCISE DS 1-8 1. Draw a man climbing a coconut tree. 2. Draw a man with a child of 3 years. Draw a man on the roof of a house.

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