The Threshold Rule
by Carter Luense
Arriving · First draft written · being expanded
The most widely taught composition principle — revealed as an approximation of phi. Master thirds-based composition, then discover the deeper system beneath it. The entry point to the full methodology.
Planned contents
- The Most Famous Approximation
- Thirds as Phi Approximation
- The Compositional Grid
- The Power Points
- Dynamic vs. Static Placement
- The Horizon Line
- Portrait Composition
- Landscape Composition
- The Thirds in Typography
- The Thirds in Web Layout
- The Thirds in Brand Architecture
- Beyond Thirds: The Phi Grid
- The Entry Point
- The Bridge Principle
- Teaching Thirds, Revealing Phi
- The Threshold in Photography
- The Threshold in Film
- Intuition Codified
- The Beginner’s Principle
- The Door to the Deeper System
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