The Harmony Rule
by Carter Luense
Arriving · First draft written · being expanded
Musical harmony as a design system. Pythagoras discovered that harmonious intervals correspond to simple whole-number ratios. Those same ratios, applied to typography and spacing, create designs that feel right the way a chord feels right.
Planned contents
- Pythagoras and the Blacksmith
- The Octave: 2:1
- The Perfect Fifth: 3:2
- The Perfect Fourth: 4:3
- The Harmonic Series
- Musical Intervals as Design Ratios
- The Type Scale as a Musical Scale
- Spacing Ratios from Harmonic Intervals
- Color Harmony and Tonal Ratios
- The Chord as Layout
- Visual Rhythm
- The Beat Grid
- Resonance in Brand Voice
- Harmony vs. Dissonance in Design
- The Pythagorean Comma
- Temperament and Compromise
- Just Intonation in Design
- The Sound of the Brand
- Harmonic Proportion Across Media
- When the Design Sings
Its Making Label, seal and Certificate of Making are issued when the book is finished and checked.































































