There are shapes that please the eye. Our eyes tend to look with favor at shapes that are longer than they are tall. The reason for this is explained in Euclid's Golden Ratio. For our purposes this ratio is approximately 1.61803, that is the height multiplied by this number is the width. Once you are aware of this you will begin to notice this familiar rectangle shape in buildings, machinery and all things designed to please the eye.
The old IBM card is a good example. Holiday Inn motel rooms were in this ratio. Wide screen TVs, Kleenex boxes, tablets all in
this ratio.
Our eyes move faster in a horizontal motion than in a vertical motion; perhaps that is the reason. Nevertheless, many things in nature are in this ratio.
We see the world through a rectangular box, that is why some natural things, people and animals are more attractive to us than others.
Euclid discovered this in the 3rd century BC. Aren't we glad we discovered it now?
With Love and Kindness,
THE HATMAN
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