“Rhythm is in time what symmetry is in space.” (Attributed to Matila Ghyka?)
Just thinking how this relates to both graphic design and music.
Grids and time signatures. Elements stretched across grid cells, notes across beats, both often poking out a bit. Typefaces, textures, and timbres. Size and velocity. Whitespace and silence. What else?
Joni Korpi
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