Kimberly Elam

When it came time to teach some first year students at NYIT about the Golden Section and other means of proportion, I tracked down this book to help refresh my memory on the ways of constructing various rectangle (Golden and otherwise) and to copy some diagrams that would be of use for my students. The book excels in these areas, since it's written very clearly, the diagrams are even clearer (black and white and red, as on the cover), and the author's various analyses of buildings, furniture, paintings and other creations benefit from vellum pages that overlay the respective proportioning devices. The clarity and beautiful design combine to make the book a great introduction for students but also a great reminder of the importance of geometry and proportion in design, even in our age of computers.… (mere)