The biophilia effect is the idea that when we are placed in environments that contain or seem to contain nature, we are more likely to […]
Baby face bias is a design principle in which designers use the generalized human interpretation of baby-faced features (such as large eyes, round head, small nose and mouth) to represent and codify naiveté, innocence and kindness. By emphasizing or exaggerating baby like features in faces, a design can evoke a feeling of protection, ownership, or forgiveness in a viewer. Alternatively. more angular features, less elongated heads, and other more adult features are less likely to be interpreted as innocent, kind, or naïve.
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Attractiveness bias is a design principle that allows designers to act upon noted preferences in humans for (typically) other humans who seem to be whole, […]
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The design principle of area alignment says that when you have a series of objects to be aligned that do not have regular shapes, that it is more aesthetically pleasing to centrally align them according to their area and weight than by central alignment of the bounding boxes.
The design principle of area alignment
Archetypes allow designers to make good design decisions about the alignment of the emotional content of a design and the best use of color, line, […]
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2 Anthropomorphic design is a method by which a designer makes use of angles and curves that are inspired by the human form to evoke certain […]