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Dynamic Symmetry So what's this all about anyway? Basically, certain proportions naturally look better than others. While I haven't seen anyone explain why, there's a set of mathematics that goes about describing it called Dynamic Symmetry. Jay Hambidge's book The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry, originally written around 1920, lays it out.

Dynamic Symmetry in Action Diagrams of squares and rectangles get abstract pretty fast. Maxfield Parrish used its principles regularly, and this blog entry looks at his painting "Daybreak" to show how he applied Dynamic Symmetry to construct the picture.