![]() The golden ratio refers to the mathematical expression of “1: phi,” where phi is an irrational number, roughly 1.618. Through my research collaboration with design scholar Ron Eglash, author of “ African Fractals,” I discovered that the design style that undergirds much of the graphic design profession today – the Swiss design tradition that uses the golden ratio – may have roots in African culture. A “Black aesthetic” has seemed to be altogether absent.īut what if a uniquely African aesthetic has been deeply embedded in Western design all along? Part of the lack of representation might have had to do with the fact that prevailing tenets of design seemed to hew closely to Western traditions, with purported origins in Ancient Greece and the schools out of Germany, Russia and the Netherlands deemed paragons of the field. But recent research has surfaced a a more tantalizing prospect:ĭesign remains a largely white profession, with Black people still vastly underrepresented – making up just 3% of the design industry, according to a 2019 survey… So, how did it come into currency? Western tradition tends to credit the Greeks and Euclid (via Fibonacci), while acknowledging that they may have been inspired by the Egyptians. In the same way, dream characters are composed of both memories and original features.… in any case, to good design. It's a real mash up.īy thrusting memories into new creative realms, our dreams reflect our true unconscious feelings. The dreaming mind takes real-world experiences (which forms the sensible parts of your dreams) and unconscious interpretations (the conceptual and crazy parts of your dreams). Our dreams are a combination of memory plus creativity. Who or what is stitching together the unexpected features of these dream figures? They're clearly not being built entirely on memory - so what process can we thank for these irrational leaps of imagination? Sometimes they're not even the right gender.įortunately, when you're lucid, there is an option to increase the realism of such characters.īut right now I'm more interested in why this discrepancy happens in the first place. What frequently confounds me is that sometimes they can look more or less like they're supposed to, but other times they can look completely different. Often these involve spending time with particular people, asking them pre-conceived questions, and enlisting them as guides or main characters in my adventures. ![]() I tend to have lucid goals in mind every day. When I'm lucid, I like to summon specific dream characters. Luckily, there is some wiggle room in reality: beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that.īut what's all this got to do with dream characters? So, it's a pretty interesting tool for analyzing facial features when we want to avoid getting bogged down by subjective opinion. It's a compelling concept and has even been used in sound technology to create meditation audios which many swear by. The Golden Ratio has been proven to occur in plenty of other naturally occuring scenarios, however, from the nautilus shell to spiral galaxies. Meanwhile the aesthetically-challenged chap on the right simply can't fit into the mask of handsomeness. With the Marquardt mask, you can see how the handsome guy fits the mask near perfectly. But you can see why some people support the idea. To prove this point further, check out those two faces again with a Marquardt mask overlay.ĭeveloped by American surgeon, Dr Stephen Marquardt, this mathematically-based "beauty mask" uses nature's Golden Ratio of 1.618 to demonstrate the archetypal attractive face for Caucasian males and females.Īctually, the science of the Golden Ratio applying to human faces is controversial. Which celebrity do you see in him? I see Bradley Cooper.ĭespite this (I never could decide whether Bradley Cooper is handsome or ugly) the features you see there are the averaged public consensus of handsomeness. The combination of so many unattractive faces created an onslaught of odd-looking features which failed to conform to a neat finish.īy the way, you can see now the handsome guy is the basis for our superhuman dream character (top). Meanwhile, the other guy is a bit of a mess. That's because the more average your face looks, the more attractive you're considered. The first thing you'll notice is the attractive face is clearer and less blurred. He also averaged out a bunch of unattractive male faces for comparison. To avoid personal bias, he referred to Maxim's Hot 100 and other opinion polls. Lytton averaged out 32 attractive male celebrity faces. In this case, our composite guy was generated by psychology student and photography enthusiast, Bill Lytton. This is the result of image averaging - a technique in which multiple headshots are averaged out into a single face. By Rebecca Turner - take our free lucid dreaming course.
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