Aesthetic judgment of triangular shape: Compactness and not the golden ratio determines perceived attractiveness

i-Perception

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 163-175

  Friedenberg, Jay ^a  

^a MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Axis ratio; Elongation; Golden ratio; Perceived attractiveness; Triangles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865063337     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20416695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/i0484     Document Type: Article

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