Multifunctional solid brass drawing tools for golden spirals, circles, and shapes with versatile, accurate ruler. Card Size | Measures
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Background
After a success of the Exlicon L stainless steel version, we are excited to now launch a new brass version. Ddiin has funded six projects on Kickstarter: Magcon, Exlicon, Exlicon MX, Exlicon L, and Exlicon Magnetic Pen, reaching over 80 countries, including the North America, Europe, and more. More than 30 design prizes have been given to previous products, highlighting the exceptional quality and inventiveness. With the backing of 6,000 supporters from our prior Kickstarter campaigns, we’ve been able to bring our innovative designs to fruition.
Track Record
Accurately portraying the golden ratio in freehand sketches presents challenges due to the absence of precise measuring tools. The golden ratio, approximately 1.618, appears frequently in natural and artistic contexts. Achieving its accuracy without tools like dividers or rulers can be challenging. With precise measurements, however, maintaining the exact proportions required for the golden ratio becomes more feasible and subjective in freehand drawings.
Changing Materials – Brass
With the successful launch of our Exlicon L (stainless steel), we have now developed a new brass version. Brass not only offers an elegant aesthetic appeal but also provides additional weight, enhancing drawing stability. Moreover, brass boasts superior corrosion resistance, ensuring durability and longevity even with frequent use. These hand-sized tools are portable, innovative, and user-friendly, allowing for versatile and effortless creative exploration.
Exlicon L Golden Ratio Tool Set (BRASS) includes TG Tool, Triangle Tool, and Circle Tool, which are multifunctional and designed for drawing geometric shapes and angles in the golden ratio.
This brass tool set is portable and multifunctional, incorporating golden spirals, angle measurements, a triangle ruler, 2mm & 3mm marker lines, a parabolic curve, the golden triangle, the golden ratio, and radiating lines. It offers versatile and precise capabilities for measurements and markings.
Golden Ratio Applied to Our Design
The “golden ratio,” a mathematical concept found both in nature and design, defines a proportion renowned for its aesthetic appeal and balance. Approximating 1.618, it is symbolized by φ = (1 + √5) / 2.
This ratio divides a line or form into two sections where the ratio of the larger section to the smaller segment equals the ratio of the entire segment to the larger section. Widely applied in art and architecture, the golden ratio enhances compositions with a harmonious and aesthetically pleasing quality.
We take inspiration from the golden ratio observed in nature and architecture, integrating its principles into our Exlicon L Golden Ratio Tool Set (BRASS).
Exlicon L Golden Ratio Tool Set (BRASS) embodies the golden ratio’s harmonious shapes, making it exceptionally well-suited for diverse design disciplines. Its features are tailored to meet the exacting demands of architecture, art, graphic, industrial, fashion fields. With precise measurements, and versatile applications, professionals can leverage its capabilities to craft visually stunning and balanced designs.
Exlicon L – Golden Ratio Tool Set (BRASS) caters to a wide array of users, including graphic designers, architects, and more. Enabling users to create visually compelling compositions through balanced layouts, application of the golden ratio to grids, and harmonious proportions.
Architects can use it to integrate the golden ratio into their designs. This tool set helps them draw proportional shapes, find optimal dimensions for building elements, and create harmonious spatial relationships. It combines multiple functions into one tool, making the design process more efficient and precise.
Exlicon L Golden Ratio Tool Set: Circle Tool (BRASS)
How many circles can be drawn?
The Circle Tool’s design allows for a wide range of radius sizes, enabling the drawing of up to 112 different circles.
What is the size of the Circle Tool?
The diameter of Circle Tool is 100 mm.
17 Small Circles on the Tool
The tool features 17 small circles, with diameters from 1mm to 10mm.
Three group of Circles with Radii in Golden Ratio
Displayed in the image are 8 lines and holes organized into three groups of circles, each adhering to the golden ratio. These circles groups start from radii 5 mm, 10 mm, and 15 mm, with distinct identification markings.
Group 1 (Semi-Circle)
5mm, 8mm, 13mm, 21mm, 34mm in radii
Group 2 ( Square )
15 mm, 24mm, 39mm in radii
Group 3 ( Number-Marking )
10 mm, 16mm, 26mm, 42mm in radii
3 various Width & Length of semi-circle holes
The tool is ideal for artists and designers seeking to create bold strokes using marker pens. The tool features semi-circle line holes with a 3mm width and lengths ranging from 8.56 to 53.3 mm, ideal for artists and designers to draw lines using marker pens. Additionally, there are 2mm width line holes with lengths ranging from 68.2 to 112.9 mm. The remaining 8 line holes are 1.1 mm wide.
Three different measurement scales
The Circle Tool includes three rulers:
– Inch ruler: length of 1 inch, width of 1 mm
– Millimeter ruler: length of 35.5 mm/ 3.5cm, width 1 mm
– Circumference ruler: length of 18 cm
Two rows of holes encircling the periphery
The outer track features Waterdrop holes designed to accommodate thicker refills for creating dots.
The tool incorporates rounded rectangles within its design, allowing users to draw dots with a ballpoint pen, offering versatility beyond marker pens. Additionally, it features a 10-degree spacing between holes, specifically designed to assist beginners in creating grids or mandalas.
Markings Around The Tool
The holes marked with triangles are designed to label the largest circle, which has a 95 mm radius.
The holes marked with squares are designed to label the circle which has a 89.5 mm radius.
The holes marked with waterdrops are designed to label the circles which have 45.5 and 47.5 mm radius.
Exlicon L Golden Ratio Tool Set: Triangle Tool (BRASS)
What can we draw?
The tool includes seven sets of golden triangles: three in the front starting at 80 mm, 90 mm, and 100 mm, and two in the back starting at 60 mm and 70 mm.
Group 1: Solid Triangle Markings (Front)
The Triangle Tool’s front side features solid triangle-marked holes used to designate a series of golden triangles, starting from 100 mm in size.
Group 2: Solid Rectangle Markings (Front)
Rectangular markings label the golden triangle set that starts at 90 mm.
Group 3: Hollow Triangle Markings (Front)
Hollow Triangle markings label the golden triangle set that starts at 80 mm.
Group 4: Semi-Circle Markings (Back)
The Triangle Tool’s back side features semi circle marked holes used to designate a series of golden triangles, starting from 60 mm in size.
Group 5: Hollow Rectangle Markings (Back)
Hollow Rectangle markings label the golden triangle set that starts at 70 mm.
Group 6 & 7: Inverted & Upward Triangles (Back)
There are two sets of triangle holes in the golden ratio design on the back. The 2 mm set consists of inverted triangles, while the 3 mm set consists of upward triangles.
Draw Circles up to 90mm Radius
Circles can be drawn with a radius of 7.2 to 90 mm.
Rulers in INCH and CM units
The Triangle Tool includes two rulers:
– Centimeter ruler: length of 10 cm/100mm.
– Inch ruler: length of 3.5 inches.
Exlicon L Golden Ratio Tool Set: TG Tool (BRASS)
What can we draw?
The overall size is 100 mm * 70.5 mm.
3 Groups of Golden Spiral Lines
There are 3 spiral lines with radii of 55.7 mm, 51.7 mm, and 47.4 mm. These lines can form 3 groups of Fibonacci golden ratio lines.
Golden Triangle
There is a set of marked golden triangles, comprising four triangles in total. The outer triangle in this set has holes spaced 5 mm apart.
Largest Circle Radius Size
By using two pens, circles ranging from 5 to 84 mm in radius can be drawn.
Angle Measurements
The protractor ranges from 0 to 104 degrees with holes at every 10-degree increment.
Brass
Made from high-quality brass, the product combines elegance with durability. Brass offers excellent resistance to corrosion and tarnish, ensuring long-lasting performance and a timeless appearance.
German Design Award 2025 – GOLD in Stationery
Singapore Good Design (SG Mark) 2025
Global Design Award 2025-Top 10
Golden Pin Design Award, 2024
– Product design
Hong Kong Smart Design Awards- Silver
Genuine Leather Pouch is designed to accommodate tools of all sizes, allowing you to conveniently store your set of three tools together. Additionally, it provides space for storing other small-sized tools alongside them, ensuring that all your design tools are kept organized and easily accessible whenever needed.
Small Octagon Disc has a side length of 20.71mm and a size of approximately 50x50mm. Each 135-degree angle is divided into six 22.5-degree angles. It can be used to draw various graphics such as octagons, squares, triangles, and cubes.
Small Fisheye Disc is about 50x50mm, small but rich in functions. It can be used to draw circles in five-point perspective (fisheye perspective) and different angles. The center is divided into 15 degrees, and more different patterns can be drawn by matching each point.
Small Square Disc 03 has a side length of about 50mm, can draw 4 squares, draw two different one-point perspectives, and can also measure lengths in millimeters and inches.
Small Star Disc can be used to draw stars, pentagons, triangles, octagons and many more possibilities for designing and painting.
Exlicon MX includes Aerospace Aluminum Long Wing, Aerospace Aluminum Curve Wing, and Aerospace Aluminum Base. It is a tool set that combines a ruler, compass, protractor and golden ratio tool. It does not have a sharp point, and its high stability ensures it does not move around while drawing multi-shapes. It solves the problem of having a limited radius by allowing infinitely extendable rulers. From 10mm up to 475 mm in radius on an A0 paper. The magnetic design connects the wings and base to create multiple shapes with over 100 sizes, from 10mm to 475mm in diameter.
Exlicon Combo B includes Stainless Steel Short Wing, Stainless Steel Waterdrop Wing, Stainless Steel Long wing and Stainless Steel Base. They are innovative, highly portable, uniquely designed multifunctional tools. The combo is all that you need for your work to be extraordinary. You can draw shapes of any kind, including Ellipses, Hexagons, Pentagrams, Golden ratio circles, Triangles, Fibonacci sequences, Spirals, and more.
Small Full Set of Disc is a drawing kit set includes 6 disc – Magcon Designer Disc (Stainless Steel), Exlicon Designer Disc (Stainless Steel), Exlicon Brass Disc (Brass), Square Disc (Stainless Steel), Cabinet Disc (Stainless Steel), and Hexagon Disc (Stainless Steel).
Size: 50*50mm for each small tool. Click ‘Here‘ to view more tutorials on YouTube.
Exlicon Magnetic Pen is a dynamic tool that allows you to create your best work, as the essential every-day tool for writing, designing and cutting.
This includes Exlicon Magnetic Pen*1 (Gold/Rosegold/Black), Pilot Refill 0.5mm Black*1 and Knife Refill*1. Your choice will be asked after the project ends in our survey.
Prior to finalizing the Exlicon L – Golden Ratio Tool Set, our development journey involved rigorous prototyping.
Beginning with initial paper prototypes, we explored various shapes, sizes, and patterns for the drawing tool. Progressing from these, we refined our designs with laser-cut markings and brass prototypes to achieve the desired functionality and aesthetic.
2023 April — Research & Analysis
2024 June — Product Design
2025 April — Idea Concept, 3D printing & Prototype
2025 May— Final Version Prototype
2025 August — Manufacturing
2025 Sept— Finish Manufacturing
2025 Oct — Fulfillment
