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Find Perfect Proportions Wherever You Go with This Golden Ratio Tool

08.28.15 | By
Find Perfect Proportions Wherever You Go with This Golden Ratio Tool

The Golden Section, also known as the Golden Ratio, is a certain mathematical ratio that’s often found in design and prevalent in nature. Parsons & Charlesworth, a Chicago-based design studio, asked the question, “Is proportional perfection really found in nature or just an abstraction defined by mathematicians and designers?”

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Their answer? The Golden Section Finder. The Golden Section Finder, designed for Areaware, is a thin, pocket-sized card that helps you locate proportional perfection in your environment. Coming in either a bright neon yellow or transparent blue, the finder helps you see the Golden Ratio come alive in anything and everything around you.

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After surviving a quarter life crisis, Nanette went from working in healthcare canadian meds to pursuing her loves of design, food and writing. During the day she works in social media marketing, by night she writes for Design Milk. You can find more of her work at nanettewong.com.