permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>]

A great book for permaculture designers with drafting skills
or an interest in such things...add an element of class to your work:

The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry (Dover Books on Art Instruction) 
[Paperback]
Jay Hambidge (Author)
http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Dynamic-Symmetry-Dover-Instruction/dp/0486217760
The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry (Dover Books on Art Instruction) by Jay 
Hambidge Paperback $8.95
# Paperback: 133 pages
# Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1967)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0486217760
# ISBN-13: 978-0486217765
# Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
# Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces

Reviews:
1)
A bit arcane, but very useful for artists and designers!,
February 6, 1999 By A Customer
This review is from: The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry (Dover Books on 
Art Instruction) (Paperback)
Hambidge writes about design principles found in nature which can be 
applied to the work of the artist and designer. Since the time of the 
ancient Egyptians, these compositional techniques have been used to give 
proportion, symmetry, and beauty to buildings, sculpture, paintings, 
etc. Because of their complexity and rigor, the principles are no longer 
taught widely, but they are useful for any artist or designer interested 
in making compositions which appeal to humans' unconscious sense of 
proportion. The book is old, and a little difficult to understand, but 
Dover has reproduced it well.
2)
The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry, June 30, 2006
By Luiz A. V. Gomes "vidalgomes" (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
This review is from: The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry (Dover Books on 
Art Instruction) (Paperback)
For those who need to understand Industrial Design, its aesthetics, 
symmetry and creativity operations is one of the classic books. If an 
industrial designer believes that, before any project, it is necessary 
to build a structural grid, and a "philosophical" geometric principle, 
The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry, by Jay Hambidge, is one of those books.
by Prof. Luiz Vidal Gomes, PhD, Brazilian industrial designer.
3) just a snippet: Great Detail!, April 22, 2009
By Sheila McFather "Colorado Artist"
"the book offers great explanation and diagrams of all the different 
types of symmetry that can be seen in both the natural and creative 
worlds. I find this book to be highly intriguing, yet very technical"

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noticing the maelstrom in another pc forum about formation of a 
heirarchical permaculture organization (a good idea, while there are 
great minds to make it happen properly), globe encompassing, to define, 
refine, maintain and uphold the standards for a PDC.........
I found this statement humorous but inspirational; something the 
paranoid, the ambitious control freaks, the anti-authoritarian types
and the enlightened may want to wallow in; food for thought:
http://www.maverick-arts.com/cgi-bin/MAVERICK?action=article&issue=292
"This is a familiar process in the king making and self promotion that 
continues to obscure the truth in the study of art history and 
criticism. The strong prevail or those with the louder voices shout down 
the meek or reticent."
- in this substitute the word permaculture for "art history"