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The weirdest design trick I know

29 points| Ideka | 12 years ago |theastronauts.com | reply

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[+] _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

[+] 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)