I've worked with Golden Ratios before when doing cabinetry design and found them to be helpful with creating pleasing shapes.
Does anyone know of similar ratios or designs to help with designing pleasing curves for turned items? I've been doing salt and pepper shakers and it's been an interesting and frustrating experience. Sometimes everything falls into place and the finished item is gorgeous. Sometimes the curve looks "okay". Sometimes it looks like doo-doo and ends up in the firewood pile.
Has anyone done research as to what curves are pleasing to the eye and which are just "okay"? It seems like some psychologist or design expert should have done such a survey.
And just to lead off with what I'm sure is the obvious comment, I find Mary Anne's curves to be much more pleasing than Ginger's.
Does anyone know of similar ratios or designs to help with designing pleasing curves for turned items? I've been doing salt and pepper shakers and it's been an interesting and frustrating experience. Sometimes everything falls into place and the finished item is gorgeous. Sometimes the curve looks "okay". Sometimes it looks like doo-doo and ends up in the firewood pile.
Has anyone done research as to what curves are pleasing to the eye and which are just "okay"? It seems like some psychologist or design expert should have done such a survey.
And just to lead off with what I'm sure is the obvious comment, I find Mary Anne's curves to be much more pleasing than Ginger's.