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Old 04-29-2019, 11:35 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by DNSB View Post
Ummm.... minor nit. The golden mean (or golden ratio or golden section or 1.618) predates electronics. It was more of an art than science but the basic idea was there. Check Greek architecture for example.

Now if I could figure out how this applies to making an image a hyperlink...
Indeed. If you've read Bringhurst, there's this lovely big section on using that for setting the size/layout of pages. The golden ratio is indeed used in layout, it's not merely a coincidence of phraseology.

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