A Study of Objects With Smooth or Sharp Features Created as Line Drawings by Individuals Trained in Design

Bertamini, Marco; Sinico, Michele

doi:10.1177/0276237419897048

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“…In this study we used drawings of design products that differed on their curvature/angularity. In a previous study we had confirmed that the curved products were seen as having more positive association (Bertamini & Sinico, 2019). Here we test new tertiary associations, including the degree of perceived usefulness of these objects.…”

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confidence: 75%

“…A significant link between smoothness and beauty is confirmed also by Bertamini and Sinico (2019). This study explored the effect of curvature in relation to other dimensions.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…In total, we created a database of 772 pairs of objects, and the images are available on Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/cx62j/). Further details are described in Bertamini and Sinico (2019).…”

Section: Angularity Vs Curvature In Intersensory and Emotional Perceptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A similar procedure was used with different categories in a previous study. None of the current participants took part in the previous study (Bertamini & Sinico, 2019) and none were involved in the creation of the images. The experiment had approval from the IUAV Research Ethics Committee.…”

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Perceiving Intersensory and Emotional Qualities of Everyday Objects: A Study on Smoothness or Sharpness Features with Line Drawings by Designers

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A large number of studies have focused on the aesthetic value of smoothly curved objects. By contrast, angular shapes tend to be associated with tertiary qualities such as threat, hardness, loudness, nervousness, etc. The present study focuses on the effect of curvilinearity vs angularity on the aesthetic experience of design artefacts. We used the drawings of everyday objects with novel shapes created by 56 designers (IUAV image dataset). Each drawing had two versions: a smooth and an angular version. To test new tertiary associations, beyond aesthetic value, we obtained ratings for seven characteristics (‘soft/hard, sad/cheerful, male/female, bad/good, aggressive/peaceful, agitated/serene, useless/useful’) from 174 naïve observers. Importantly, each naïve rater saw only one of the two versions of an object. The results confirmed a significant relation between smoothness and hardness as well as other (tertiary) associations. The link between smoothness and usefulness confirms that perceptual utility is significantly influenced by the shape of the object. This finding suggests that tertiary qualities convey both static and functional information about design objects. The role of perceptual constraints in drawing design artefacts is also discussed.

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“…A significant link between smoothness and beauty is confirmed also by Bertamini and Sinico (2019). This study explored the effect of curvature in relation to other dimensions.…”

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“…The idea of a preference for smooth curvature has a long history (for a review and historical perspective see Bertamini et al, 2015). This phenomenon has been documented for a variety of visual stimuli: familiar and unfamiliar objects (Bar & Neta, 2006;Bar & Neta, 2007;Corradi et al, 2019a;Corradi et al, 2019b) geometric or irregular abstract shapes, which prevent familiarity effects (Silvia & Barona, 2009;Bertamini et al, 2015) hand-drawn objects (Bertamini & Sinico, 2021) car design (Leder & Carbon, 2005) and complex interior design environments (Vartanian et al, 2013;Banaei et al, 2017;Ruta et al, 2019). The curvature effect has been replicated across a range of tasks, including explicit forced choice responses (''like''/''no like''), rating scales (Likert scale or visual attention scales-VAS) and selection procedure where participants chose one of two stimuli presented simultaneously (Gómez-Puerto, Munar & Nadal, 2016).…”

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The role of gender and academic degree on preference for smooth curvature of abstract shapes

Palumbo

Rampone

Bertamini

2021

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Background Preference for smooth contours occurs for a variety of visual stimuli. However, there are individual differences. Openness to experience, a trait associated with aesthetic appreciation, emotional sensitivity and abstract thinking, correlates with this preference. The evaluation of meaningless stimuli entails automatic associations influenced by knowledge, intellectual interests and individual experiences which are diverse. However, it is difficult to capture this variability in studies restricted to Undergraduate students in Psychology with a prevalence of female participants. Methods Here we examined preference for curvature with 160 undergraduate students in Psychology, Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science, balanced for gender. Participants viewed abstract shapes varying for contour (angular vs. curved). The shapes presented variations in Vertices (10, 20, 30) and Concavity (30%, 40%, 50%) to increase complexity. Participants rated how much they liked each shape on a 0 (dislike) to 100 (like) scale. Furthermore, because students in pure Science disciplines present autistic-like traits as measured with the Autism Quotient (AQ), and there is evidence that individuals with autism respond positively to edgy abstract shapes, participants also completed the AQ. Results Overall participants preferred curved shapes to angular shapes. We confirmed past research showing that complexity played a key role, with simple shapes with less vertices (10 vertices) being preferred over shapes with larger number of vertices (20 and 30 vertices). Furthermore, simple shapes (10 vertices) were preferred more with more concavities (50%). Importantly, an interaction between academic degree and gender revealed that preference for smooth curvature was stronger for Psychology female participants. Science students scored higher than Psychology students on the AQ. Interestingly, multilevel analyses showed that the variability of AQ traits in the sample did not contribute to this interaction. The results are discussed in relation to theories of preference formation and individual differences.

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Viewing images of jagged texture in digital artwork affects body sensations: A virtual reality study.

Aldouby¹,

Hasler²,

Nadav³

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Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

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A Study of Objects With Smooth or Sharp Features Created as Line Drawings by Individuals Trained in Design

Cited by 13 publications

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Perceiving Intersensory and Emotional Qualities of Everyday Objects: A Study on Smoothness or Sharpness Features with Line Drawings by Designers

Perceiving Intersensory and Emotional Qualities of Everyday Objects: A Study on Smoothness or Sharpness Features with Line Drawings by Designers

The role of gender and academic degree on preference for smooth curvature of abstract shapes

Viewing images of jagged texture in digital artwork affects body sensations: A virtual reality study.

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