Finally got around to listening to this MIX 2011 talk about typography, by Robby Ingebretsen from Pixel Lab. I highly recommend it!
Below is a slideshow demonstrating the effect of layout. In the last step, he is applying the golden ratio to font sizes. The net effect is subtle, but does give the impression that the layout is more balanced when you compare before & after side by side.
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I never thought of it that way, well put!
By: hotshot bald cop on 2011/08/31
at 16:43