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Late Night Links – Sunday July 19th, 2015

Last weekend was particularly busy with Stampede and such, so I never did get around to writing my regularly scheduled late night links post. This weekend I’m sick, but it would be nothing short of unseemly to miss two in a row, so here goes.

And we’re all done for another week! See you next time, folks.

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The Golden Ratio: Design’s Biggest Myth

The other day I watched a Criminal Minds episode where the BAUĀ rescued some potential victims of a serial killer mathematician by using the golden ratio and the related Fibonacci sequence (or rather, by identifying and understanding the killer’s use of them).

It was an interesting episode. When I decided I wanted to read a little more about the golden ratio I found the article linked above, and that was an interesting read too.

I’ve used the golden ratio in design (indeed, if you’re reading this by visiting my site on a large-screened device then the proportions of the left and right columns match the golden ratio).

Is it more aesthetically pleasing than different proportions would be? That’s the problem with things like this that are said to impact us at a subconscious level, my conscious mind doesn’t know.

The Golden Ratio: Design’s Biggest Myth

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Late Night Links – Sunday July 5th, 2015

It’s late night links time, yo.

And that’s it for another week folks. Happy stampeding if you’re here in YYC, and I’ll see you next time.

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Late Night Links – Sunday June 28, 2015

It’s been a busy weekend and as I write this it’s evening, Charlie Brown is going to want to go for his pre-bed time walk soon, and I’m going to want to retire to the air conditioned bliss that is the bedroom. Only one thing stands in my way, and that’s my regularly scheduled late night links post, so let’s end the preamble here and proceed, shall we.

And we’re done! Have a great week internet folk, I’ll be back next week – same time, same place.