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24th August 2009, 08:31 AM #1
Design rule question
I started to make box #3 last night and I had a thought
Is there a design rule for the depth of a box in relevance to the width??
Or is there a golden rule to the depth of the box on its own i.e. you should be able touch the bottom with your hand???Cheers Rum Pig
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24th August 2009, 09:46 AM #2
One rule I can think of - the box should not be deeper inside then the length of the outside...
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24th August 2009, 09:57 AM #3
No rules ! (I think if its deeper on the inside than the outside its called a bangle. ) I reckon all rules have an exception anyway. The next challenge is going to be "Make the ugliest thing ". Its kinda of impossible cos after you've considered every detail and chosen the one you hate best you can't hate it.
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24th August 2009, 10:27 AM #4Cheers Rum Pig
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24th August 2009, 11:54 AM #6Cheers,
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25th August 2009, 12:49 AM #8anne-maria.
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25th August 2009, 09:39 AM #9
A man asks a genuine question and get a bunch of bloody comedians
Next ruel you will tell me is there are no rulesCheers Rum Pig
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25th August 2009, 12:00 PM #10anne-maria.
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25th August 2009, 12:24 PM #11Participent grade 2.54
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If I'd known we were allowed serious answers I'd have replied earlier
There is a proportion that is supposed to be pleasing to the eye which is known as the Golden Ratio and is about 1.6. Supposedly if your box is 1.6 as wide as high (or the other way round) it has a good start!
You can read more about it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio
I'm sure Tea Lady and Eliza have forgotten more about the Golden Ratio than I'll ever know about it but they's too busy wise crackin'Keith
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26th August 2009, 10:06 AM #12
Thanks KDM that is what I was looking for so if I understand it correctly. if my box is 10 mm wide then it should 16 mm deep.
Oh I love all the other golden rules of thumb but I have one more
Confuses said man how go to bed with itchy bum wake with smelly fingerCheers Rum Pig
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26th August 2009, 10:13 AM #13anne-maria.
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26th August 2009, 10:31 AM #14
Art theory should be treated like any other theory.
But the golden mean is a pleasing proportion, (I wish this had spell check) so you could use it - remember, it doesn't have to be in one direction only. And it really only applies to the visual appeal of the box - the outside lookyness of it.
As TL says - what the purpose of the box is for.. A biccie barrel is going to be a much different shape to one of KenW's boxes, but at least you can fit biscuits in it
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