Robb Albright

Portland, OR

I am an iOS and Mac developer. These two tattoos represent the intersection of math/computing and art, much like I feel my chosen platforms represent the intersection of technology and the humanities.

Like the featured image in this story, these are two related golden ratio tattoos on opposite sides of my right forearm.

#1 - Binary Golden Ratio + Phi
Instead of decimal, the golden ratio is represented in binary (IEEE-754 double).

The phi overlaid is the symbol used in math for the golden ratio.

The layout of the tattoo is a golden rectangle.

The distance from the bottom to the centre of the phi is the same as the short side, so that a line bisecting the rectangle at that point would define a square and a new golden rectangle, as in the golden section.

The bounding box of each 1 & 0 is approximately a golden rectangle.
(All measurement claims are approximate due to being put on stretchy skin with a needle)

#2 The golden section / spiral
This is a fairly well known diagram. When people ask about the binary/phi I turn my arm over and say "That is the number and symbol that describes this diagram"