ABSTRACT
Chapter 6 of Patterns: Design and Composition explains various constructions associated with square-based figures and introduces the square-based grid and its derivatives. Various rectangles are introduced, golden-section rectangles and related constructions are explained, and grids based on common brick bonds are introduced. It is explained also how squares form the basis of numerous further constructions (such as the golden-section rectangle) deemed by many observers to be of value to the visual arts in general. This chapter introduces various brick arrangements (or bonds) and argues that these could be helpful to pattern design and composition. A series of illustrations (or templates) is presented and key literature is identified.
