Chapter Two DFE Review

Our PR Publications class read the second chapter of Designing for Emotion this week. Click here to check out my review of the first chapter.
The second chapter of Designing for Emotion was intriguing. It discussed how design affects our emotions. I already thought that it was interesting about how emotions tie us all together, but seeing how design plays into that was interesting to read about, especially the baby-face part! While I can see how this happens, I don’t completely agree with everything about the baby-face predisposition at birth. While some may think it’s cute/be inclined to gravitate towards things baby-focused, not everyone is like that.
However, I absolutely agree with the contrast concept chapter 2 discusses. Contrast always helps me maneuver a site online and to see differences between different sections and when things are over-contrasted, it can get too busy and hard to differentiate.
Overall, I really enjoyed this chapter because of the things I learned about how design plays with our emotions, even unconsciously.