The real world has been beautifully designed. The ability to make an excellent design is made possible by the design’s inspiration from nature.
The ideal shapes, proportion, textures, and colours may always be found in nature. Nature has been created in a way that properly balances our real lives.
Shapes
Various circles that have the same centre are known as concentric circles. They circle one another as they spread out and enlarge. A pebble thrown into the water causes ripples to form rings. Onion slices and tree stumps have it as well.
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A fractal is a pattern that never ends. Fractals are infinitely complex patterns that resemble one another at all scales. Romanesco broccoli blooms in a golden spiral that is based on the golden ratio, even though it is a hybrid of broccoli and cauliflower. Pine cones are scaly, woody fruits that hang from evergreen trees and act as the seeds’ organs. Since a snowflake’s branches produce more side branches, ice and snow serve as examples of fractals. The snowflake might keep expanding in this manner forever, eventually reaching earth-size proportions.
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Six straight lines create a hexagon. It is a six-sided shape with six vertices, six interior angles, and six sides. Natural honey bee comb contains perfect hexagons, and because of its forms, it has a strong structure.
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Proportion
One of the most well-known mathematical formulas in design is the Fibonacci series. The sum of the two numbers before it determines each number in the series. As a result, the order is as follows: 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, and so on. Both “nature’s secret code” and “nature’s universal rule” have been used to describe it. We can easily see how this sequence functions in nature as an underlying universal grid by looking at the pattern it generates. The nautilus shell, whose chambers almost exactly follow the logarithmic spiral of the Fibonacci sequence, is a wonderful illustration of this. Numerous examples of this well-known pattern can be found in nature, such as flowers, pinecones, hurricanes, and even massive spiral galaxies in space.
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The Fibonacci sequence is used in the Golden Ratio, a design principle, to produce visually appealing proportions in art and design. Our subconscious mind is drawn to a sense of harmony that is created by the ratio, size, and positioning of one piece about another.
The Last Supper, the Mona Lisa, and Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man all use the Golden Ratio, or as he called it, the Golden Section, to balance their compositions.
Textures
Everywhere in the world, people can find natural texture, resulting in a balanced design. Trees, the sky, the water, the mountains, and other natural features all have texture. Our eyes’ perception of texture in the world might inspire strong reactions. When compared to an uneven geometric pattern, a smooth texture can suggest tranquillity. Texture gives a design emotion that may be interacted with.
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Colours
The earth is incredibly colourful, varying from the red, orange, pink, and purple hues of sunrises to the brilliant blue of the ocean. In the same way, colours come in a wide variety and may be found anywhere in the world. Colours have a significant impact on how we feel about our daily lives. Freshness is evoked by colour combinations that are inspired by nature.
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As everyone is aware, design is a component of everyday life. We have seen these design that draws inspiration from nature, and we have never been concerned about this fact. The phenomena of nature are extremely distinct from those of the artificial, and science’s theory likewise has its roots in nature. Nature uses a variety of strategies to create a beautiful design.
We consistently use a design that is influenced by nature in graphics, products, architecture, and other areas. The golden ratio and the Fibonacci sequence are used in graphic design to create a visually appealing design. The bullet train is a superb example of a product that was influenced by nature. When leaving train tunnels, bullet trains made a deafening booming noise. The kingfisher was a bird that engineers utilised to help redesign the bullet train. The kingfisher’s distinctive form while diving helps it to do it with hardly any splashing. The most well-known instance of nature-inspired building in the field of architecture is the work of Zimbabwean architect Mick Pearce, whose creations are modelled by termite mounds. Termites may not be the most majestic insects, but they can construct towers of earth that are up to 30 feet tall and astonishingly tall skyscrapers.
Golden Ratio in Logo Design
Bullet train inspired by Kingfisher Bird
Architecture inspired by Termite Mound
Nature has incredible power, and taking inspiration from it will result in amazing things we can only dream about. It will lead to the discovery of fascinating facts that we may never have heard or seen when solving design problems from it.