"Most designers prefer to rely on their intuitive sense of proportion in approaching a design, but knowing the principles of proportion can be useful in determining the correct division of space within a layout" – Piper Nilsson, Sessions instructor.

You may know about the Golden Ratio from math class, but did you know that it’s an important rule you can use to create proportion in your design? It’s been used by man for centuries. Renaissance artists knew the Golden Ratio as the Divine Proportion. Greeks used it in their architecture.

The Golden Section, also known as the Golden Ratio, is a mathematical ratio that can be applied to your design to create proportion. Using the Golden Section in your work can improve the composition of your design.

Here’s why: The Golden Ratio naturally occurs all around us. We see it constantly in nature, mathematics, physics, and design. Humans instinctively find designs based on the Golden Section more comfortable. By using it in a design layout, you communicate with your viewer more quickly and effectively.