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often use the ratios 3:5, 5:8, .... phi (approximately 1.618), in design, because it is pleasing and harmonic.
Design Elements
Texture, Pattern and Rhythm - Using surface characteristics, recognizable motifs, and the cadence created by the spacing of objects as elements of design.
- Texture, pattern, and rhythm add layers of richness and interest to a garden.
- Contrasting surface characteristics of plants and materials heighten the visual impact in garden rooms.
- Repeating motifs create a feeling of continuum within a garden room and give harmony to the design.
- The cadence created when three or more objects are equally spaced in an obvious pattern implies rhythm, order and dependability.
- Repeated objects placed closely together tend to quicken the rhythm and the same objects spaced farther apart slow it down.
Texture and Pattern are generally linked to the five senses, and interpretation by the interacting mind. Texture, tactile and visual, involves touch and sight.
Pattern can be tactile, visual, auditory, olfactory, and taste (5 senses, like the petals and sepals of the rose). Pattern is about repetition involving the senses.
Patterns found in nature are referred to as "Scientific Law."
In nature, the golden ratio (approximately 1.618) is a pattern found frequently.
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| Patterns from Nature are Pleasing and Harmonic to the senses |
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