E pluribus unum
Out of many, one
Sums of numbers in the Fibonacci series are often also Fibonacci numbers; many of the studio's works exploit this property. The simplest illustration is the Fibonacci spiral itself — arrangements of squares of successive Fibonacci numbers form rectangles with widths and lengths that are also Fibonacci numbers: 1x1, 1x2, 2x3, 3x5, and so on.
This property holds even if the numbers are not adjacent in the series. For example, 13 is the sum of 5 and 8 but is also the sum of 5, 3, and 5 as well as the sum of 3, 2, 3, and 5, and so on. The cross for Saint Brendan makes use of this.
The e pluribus unum design takes this property to its logical extreme; in it, the components all have lengths and widths that are Fibonacci numbers but each component has different dimensions from every other one. In other words, although the components are highly diverse, together they make a simple whole. For me, this is a powerful symbol of community — an assemblage of unique individuals comes together in communion.
