OMNE TRIUM PERFECTUM all sets of 3 are perfect

‘THREE’ pervades sport, religion, movies, stories,

science, design......and most areas of human

activity......

strong/stable

Triangles are the strongest, most stable

shape on earth. If you want something

to be strong - use a triangle.

TRIANGLES cannot change their shape –

don’t wobble. Things that use THREE

like tripods, stools, truss structures - are efficient and

stable. Even plaits require three

strands to make them work.

everywhere

we live in a 3d world thoughts words and

deedstraffic lights

earth wind and firebirth life death

work rest and playstop look listen

mother father child youth, middle age and

old agewaking, sleeping,

dreamingrock paper scissors

homer simpson’s fingers

small medium largetoo big, too small, just

rightMorning, afternoon,

eveninghours minutes seconds

positive negative neutralSun moon earth

past, present and futurebreakfast lunch and

dinner,

learn from yesterday live for today

hope for tomorrow

more….

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love mother father childme you them

Three types of loveplatonic

romanticfamilial

B.A.D. news if you mix them up

And don’t forgetMe – myself - I

relationships

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education..is essentially

Curriculum, pedagogy and assessment

‘three’ makes things easy to learnabc xyz 123 3 rrrs

reading writing ‘rithmaticprimary secondary tertiary

subject, predicate, verbYou get an A B or C on the Bell

curveEssays require

introduction, body, and conclusion

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maths and science3 is the first prime number

atoms are made from proton, neutron and

electronwe need to eat

carbohydrates, protein and fat

Everything is animal mineral or

vegetablesolid, liquid, gas

In Physics we haveThe three laws of thermodynamics

& newtons three laws of motion

And don’t forget about Pythagoras

business/workin real estate

location, location, location

A good definition of ‘service’ timeliness, completeness and

courtesy

As consumers we weigh up price, quality and convenience

Marketing slogans slip slop slap

A good job has three attributes complexity, authority and reward

Successful logos often use the idea of 3

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sport

on your marks, get set, go

first second thirdfaster higher stronger

gold silver bronze Three bases in

baseball Three strikes and you

are outaussie aussie aussie

oi oi oi

religionholy, holy, holy

the father the son and the holy ghostthe three wise mengold, frankinsence

and myhrrthe kingdom, the

power, and the glory

the great triad of Taoism is human,

heaven, earth.Buddhism has the 3

jewels.the three crosses

rhetoric +USA says

life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

Governmentof the peopleby the peoplefor the people

Liberty, equality and fraternity is the basis of the

French nation

Hitler slogan one people, one

empire, one leader

Its all about1.the message,2. The audience

& 3. how you say it

3 is used persuasively in political messaging

Friends romans countrymen blood sweat and tears

Veni Vidi Vici I came, I saw, I conquered

Good political speeches need 3 things

What is now, what could be, and how can we get there

Now we have three word slogans

Stop the boats, no mining tax ditch the witch

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stories3 flows through our

storiesThree witches in

MacbethGoldilocks

and the three bears too hot, too cold,

just right.Cinderella

and the 3 ugly sisters.

Many fairy tales involve three wishes

for e.g. AlladinThree coins in a

fountainthree amigos

three musketeersthe three pigs

the three fatesthe three stooges

the three blind micethe three monkeys

etc etc etc

humour The idea in stories and jokes is to do three

things create tension

develop it then release it.

Did you her the one about the Jew, the nun,

and the redneck …..?

Set up a topic – establish pattern – disrupt the pattern

Corny example – A Las Vegas wedding –

flowers, rings - and a divorce document

The basics - do re mi

Triple repiition of words

love love loveno no no

Amy Winehouse

You can play plenty of songs just using

three chords

music

Right now, on this screen you all seeing only three

coloursred, green blue - R G B

your 2 eyes plus one brain make sense of it all

Photography it is basically 3 thingslight, composition and

moment

Also, in photogaphy, the Rule of Three is often used to compose a good

shot.

colour+photography

Lights, camera – actionAristotle said – beginning, middle

and endMost movies now are written into

Three ActsSet up, conflict, resolution

3 point editing is used in post production

The Godfather TrilogyThe good the bad and the ugly

3 rules of box office success now

are: The Destruction of Material objects

The Removal of clothing The rebellion against authority

Movies/tv

designhas used

the idea of THREE for years.

Vitruvius said 2000 years ago

good design is Commodity, firmness and

delightit does what is says,

it doesn’t break, it looks and feels great

Steve Jobs thinner, lighter, and faster

We like things when they have

these 3 things1. Its well crafted2. It does or says

something well3. It feels fresh and

distinctive

T.S ELIOT … the shadow of indifference, inertia, apathy and complacency. 3 may help us when we feel unstable and weak

Remember the journey - not just the starting point and the destination.

OMNE TRIUM PERFECTUM all sets of 3 are perfect ……?

GODSEX ARTYOUHERHIMEYEEARSEE

HOWWHOWHYTHE

AND FORAREGETBUTDAD

MUMDAYSUN

WEDH2O

BUT BEWARE! There are exceptions …….

three’s a crowdthree wheel carthree legged race

jealousy The unconscious mind naturally seems to prefer twosmother and child, one on one, lovers, you and mebut maybe the conscious real world prefers the extra stability of three.

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Extra notes

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