For millennia, architects and artists (and even some musicians) have been using mathematical elements such as the golden ratio in the belief that these proportions are inherently aesthetically pleasing.
Startlingly, some of the properties have also been found throughout nature. Whilst further investigations seem to indicate that these proportions aren’t as constant as once thought, and that variations are sufficient to disregard the common claim that the golden ratio is present within nautilus shells, their approximation and presence in other entities are nevertheless bewildering.
Made by Cristóbal Vila, Nature by Numbers highlights the mathematical properties hidden in organic beauty. Starting off with the Fibonacci series, it then moves on to the golden ratio and the Delaunay Triangulation and Voronoi Tessellations.
And no – I didn’t know what the heck those last two were either until I clicked on the link.
