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The Golden Ratio in Design
Modular Scales: Using the Golden Ratio to Size Type and Layout
Picking heading sizes by feel rarely produces a coherent page. A modular scale generates every size from one base number and one ratio — here's how the technique actually works.
Generating a Phyllotaxis Pattern by Hand: What the Numbers Mean
One square root, one modulo, two trig calls per point — the entire sunflower-spiral algorithm, worked through point by point with the calculator's own real output, plus what happens if you round the angle even slightly wrong.
Why Type Scales Are Geometric, Not Additive
A modular scale multiplies instead of adding for a real psychophysical reason, not an aesthetic one — and it has nothing to do with which ratio you pick. Here's the actual case for geometric type scales, with the numbers worked out.