Creating a Modular Scale for a harmonious typography
The Modular Scale was created by Tim Brown. There are different ways to create a Modular Scale for typography. In our example, we're going to create a Modular Scale using two base numbers and one ratio. The multiplication of these numbers creates a scale that's harmonious and proportional between all the values.
The most well-known ratio is the golden ratio also known as the golden section, divine proportion, and so on. Its value is 1.618.
Now, to avoid unnecessary mathematics, the golden ratio is based on the Fibonacci sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, and so on.
These numbers have the following pattern: the next number is the result of adding up the two numbers before it. For example:
0 + 1 = 1 + 1 = 2 + 1 = 3 + 2 = 5 + 3 = 8 + 5 = 13 + 8 = 21…
The idea here is to understand the intent of creating a set of numbers that are harmonious when used together. We are going to do the same to create a typographic scale to use in...
