top | item 7837659 The weirdest design trick I know 29 points| Ideka | 12 years ago |theastronauts.com | reply 5 comments order hn newest [+] [-] _greim_|12 years ago|reply This 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.[1] https://www.google.com/#q=orange+blue+movie+posters [+] [-] sheriff|12 years ago|reply This was covered on The Office: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8uCNOKODf4 [+] [-] nickthemagicman|12 years ago|reply Very interesting. I would love to see more language studies about this.Sort of reminds me of how a minor chord invokes sadness. [+] [-] mathattack|12 years ago|reply 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) load replies (1)
[+] [-] _greim_|12 years ago|reply This 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.[1] https://www.google.com/#q=orange+blue+movie+posters
[+] [-] sheriff|12 years ago|reply This was covered on The Office: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8uCNOKODf4
[+] [-] nickthemagicman|12 years ago|reply Very interesting. I would love to see more language studies about this.Sort of reminds me of how a minor chord invokes sadness. [+] [-] mathattack|12 years ago|reply 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) load replies (1)
[+] [-] mathattack|12 years ago|reply 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) load replies (1)
[+] [-] _greim_|12 years ago|reply
[1] https://www.google.com/#q=orange+blue+movie+posters
[+] [-] sheriff|12 years ago|reply
[+] [-] nickthemagicman|12 years ago|reply
Sort of reminds me of how a minor chord invokes sadness.
[+] [-] mathattack|12 years ago|reply
I recall a study that said "spit" is the least corrupted word across languages. (Because the sound is similar to the activity)