soligen
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I recently commented in another thread about the ration of pen cap to pen body, so I thought I'd elaborate here and see what you guys think.
I think most of us are familiar with the rule of thirds. It is applied for aesthetics in a number of fields, and I think we would do well to apply it to pen design as well. A direct adoption of the rule would suggest that a pen cap be 1/3 of the overall length of the pen. I think this would make for a cap too short to house a comfortable section, so I am proposing a different ratio, but sill based on the rule of thirds. I think a good size for the cap is 2/3 the length of the pen body, or said another way, the pen body is 1.5 times the length of the cap.
Through this evening, I am going to follow up this initial post with a series of pictures with pens of my own that both hit this target, and some that miss. Let's see of if my proposed ratio hold up to all your opinions.
All comments are welcome, but I'd like them focused on the proportions of the pen, and not the color, blank, or other aspects.
I am going to start with some of my kit-less pens, then wrap up with how this applies to kit pens.
I think most of us are familiar with the rule of thirds. It is applied for aesthetics in a number of fields, and I think we would do well to apply it to pen design as well. A direct adoption of the rule would suggest that a pen cap be 1/3 of the overall length of the pen. I think this would make for a cap too short to house a comfortable section, so I am proposing a different ratio, but sill based on the rule of thirds. I think a good size for the cap is 2/3 the length of the pen body, or said another way, the pen body is 1.5 times the length of the cap.
Through this evening, I am going to follow up this initial post with a series of pictures with pens of my own that both hit this target, and some that miss. Let's see of if my proposed ratio hold up to all your opinions.
All comments are welcome, but I'd like them focused on the proportions of the pen, and not the color, blank, or other aspects.
I am going to start with some of my kit-less pens, then wrap up with how this applies to kit pens.