The weirdest design trick I know
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The weirdest design trick I know
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Re: The weirdest design trick I know
#2Very interesting. I would love to see more language studies about this.
Sort of reminds me of how a minor chord invokes sadness.
Re: The weirdest design trick I know
#3Very interesting. I would love to see more language studies about this. Sort of reminds me of how a minor chord invokes sadness.
Linguistics is a fascinating field. I suspect there is a lot behind which sounds are culturally biased, and which are universal.
I recall a study that said "spit" is the least corrupted word across languages. (Because the sound is similar to the activity)
Re: The weirdest design trick I know
#4This was covered on The Office: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8uCNOKODf4
Re: The weirdest design trick I know
#5Very interesting. I would love to see more language studies about this. Sort of reminds me of how a minor chord invokes sadness.
Linguistics is a fascinating field. I suspect there is a lot behind which sounds are culturally biased, and which are universal. I recall a study that said "spit" is the least corrupted word across languages. (Because the sound is similar to the activity)
Which leads to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatopoeia
and more specifically (though spit is missing): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-linguistic_onomatopoeias
Re: The weirdest design trick I know
#6This reminds me of the orange/blue contrast thing in movie posters that went viral a few years back[1]. I wonder how much things like this are just industry fashion trends, as opposed to having a deeper, more timeless psychological basis.