Re: Hi

SPudnik · Post by **SPudnik** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 6:58 pm

Quote from: SPudnik on October 05, 2006, 12:58:39 PM
Plus it has that Fibonacci [sp?] thing going on...

Huh

Run that one by me again?

Mez - It's a reference to the coolness of the offset design.

Probably more than you wanna know, but youl'll get the idea:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=fi ... gle+Search

Post by **mezcalhead** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:28 am

Spudnik, I know what Fibonacci numbers are (Mum's a mathematician) and I was getting hyped up about the offset shape being expressible in terms of a Fibonacci sequence .. !

I'm guessing you were meaning something like:

wikipedia wrote:Fibonacci numbers are sometimes used .. in visual art, to determine the length or size of content or formal elements

tsalwel · Post by **tsalwel** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:27 am

mezcalhead wrote: Spudnik, I know what Fibonacci numbers are (Mum's a mathematician) and I was getting hyped up about the offset shape being expressible in terms of a Fibonacci sequence .. !

I'm guessing you were meaning something like:

wikipedia wrote:Fibonacci numbers are sometimes used .. in visual art, to determine the length or size of content or formal elements

elliott sharp uses them to compose music by

see Tessalation Row, sili / contemp / tation.

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SPudnik · Post by **SPudnik** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:30 am

Fibonacci numbers are sometimes used .. in visual art, to determine the length or size of content or formal elements

That's pretty much it.
On the fdp, we had a short Fibonacci blip about the design, and I think it led to the question: did Leo know about it, and apply any of it to the offset, or other designs?

Post by **mezcalhead** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:46 am

So .. how is it applied? I can't really visualize how a Fibonacci sequence would produce a Jazzmaster shape?

SPudnik · Post by **SPudnik** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:59 pm

So .. how is it applied? I can't really visualize how a Fibonacci sequence would produce a Jazzmaster shape?

Possibly with the proportions of the curves.
To be honest, I don't really know as I am now out of my element with the specifics.

It is food for thought tho. One of these fine people around here may know more...

Geez, we should'a moved this to keep from hijacking the orig thread.
Sorry about that, corona!

Post by **sookwinder** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 12:09 am

Given my understanding of mathematics (I learnt some pretty heavy stuff in 4th year phyiscs at uni, any one remeber Rhiemen surfaces

), I would hazzard a guess that any similarity between Leo's designs and those produced via any Fibonacci sequence would be purely coincidental...

I would have thought it had to do more with what ever "french curve" stencil they had in the design room at the time. I don't think Fibonacci sequences would have been high on Leo's reading list.

Post by **mezcalhead** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 1:59 am

He was a self-taught radio repairman, so I think you're right.

Worth looking into though.

Pumpkin · Post by **Pumpkin** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:23 am

Hey dude,hijackings cool.
if you want to learn about the numbers go here: http://goldennumber.net/
1.618 can be applied to anything to increase its asthetic appeal,this goes for music too.
Write a song around 1.618(0,1, 2,3, 5, 7,8, 13-=1) and it has i likable quality,its pretty intense tho hey.
EDIT:*I think these numbers are right,its been a while since i used this math stuff*