On Symmetry, Aesthetics and Quantifying Symmetrical Complexity

al-Rifaie, Mohammad Majid; Ursyn, Anna; Zimmer, Robert; Javid, Mohammad Ali Javaheri

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-55750-2_2

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“…Future studies might also more systematically study different kinds of symmetry and test more specificly whether different participants prefer different kinds of symmetry. Moreover, current methods in quantifying symmetry might help to identify even finer grades of preferences for symmetry and its relation to other image properties (al-Rifaie et al., 2017). Also, in order to better understand differences between experts and non-experts, a much broader approach could combine various perceptual tasks with a battery of personality measures (see McManus, 2006).…”

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“…The influence of symmetry seems so universal (Weyl, 1952) that it has even been discussed as a super principle (Voloshinov, 1996). Researchers have repeatedly shown symmetry’s central role in preference and beauty judgments of visual stimuli, including biological entities such as faces (Rhodes, 2006; Tinio, Gerger, & Leder, 2013) and also as a quantifiable dimension underlying pattern preference (al-Rifaie et al., 2017). The preference for symmetry in faces and bodies (Grammer & Thornhill, 1994) has been associated with advantages regarding mate choice, as there is some evidence that symmetry indicates good health, stable development, and good genes (Thornhill & Møller, 1997).…”

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Symmetry Is Not a Universal Law of Beauty

Leder

Tinio²,

Brieber

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Empirical Studies of the Arts

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Scientific disciplines as diverse as biology, physics, and psychological aesthetics regard symmetry as one of the most important principles in nature and one of the most powerful determinants of beauty. However, symmetry has a low standing in the arts and humanities. This difference in the valuation of symmetry is a remarkable illustration of the gap between the two cultures. To close this gap, we conducted an interdisciplinary, empirical study to directly demonstrate the effects of art expertise on symmetry appreciation. Two groups of art experts-artists and art historiansand a group of non-experts provided spontaneous beauty ratings of visual stimuli that varied in symmetry and complexity. In complete contrast to responses typically found in non-art experts, art experts found asymmetrical and simple stimuli as most beautiful. This is evidence of the effects of specific education and training on aesthetic appreciation and a direct challenge to the universality of symmetry.

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Symmetry Is Not a Universal Law of Beauty

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Brieber

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Empirical Studies of the Arts

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“…This study attempted to understand the influences of symmetry interface design, the complexity interface design, and the screen shape on users' emotional responses towards GUI. Some research on interface design aesthetics has explored the influence of symmetry on interface judgements and the relationship between higher symmetry and basic graphic aesthetic appeal [46]. The results have shown that people prefer symmetrical rather than asymmetrical graphics.…”

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The Relationship of Symmetry, Complexity, and Shape in Mobile Interface Aesthetics, from an Emotional Perspective—A Case Study of the Smartwatch

Wang

Hsu

2020

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Products with interactive interfaces can be seen everywhere, and product interface design aesthetics is a topic that has begun to receive wide attention. Consumers’ perceptions of product interfaces come from their own emotions, and emotion plays a significant role in product interface design aesthetics. In other words, it must meet the users’ emotional and aesthetic requirements. Therefore, we need to better understand the aesthetic design criteria and how they stimulate specific emotional responses. This study takes the dial interface of smartwatches as its experimental sample and explores how the interaction effects of the screen shape (square and round) and the symmetry type and the complexity type of the interface design influence the users’ emotional arousal and valence. In addition, it analyzes the effects of the symmetry type, the complexity type, and the screen shape on the users’ arousal and valence. The results show that the attributes of interface design aesthetics (symmetry-asymmetry, complexity-simplicity, and square-round) affect the users’ emotional responses. Moreover, the interface shape is one of the important factors in the emotional response to an interface design. This paper, based on previous research, provides vital theoretical support for the relevant literature on interface design aesthetics and the users’ emotional state. In addition, it may provide a reference for designers and developers who wish to develop and implement emotional user interfaces that are designed to more effectively appeal to their emotions.

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“…A particularly well-known example is the perception of attractiveness of human faces (Grammer and Thornhill, 1994 ). In simple geometrical (graphic) and ornamental patterns, symmetry was shown to have a high correlation with aesthetic judgements (Jacobsen and Höfel, 2002 ; Westphal-Fitch et al, 2013 ; Rampone et al, 2016 ; al Rifaie et al, 2017 ). However, the role of symmetry in photography and artworks seems less clear.…”

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Computational and Experimental Approaches to Visual Aesthetics

Brachmann

Redies

2017

Front. Comput. Neurosci.

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Aesthetics has been the subject of long-standing debates by philosophers and psychologists alike. In psychology, it is generally agreed that aesthetic experience results from an interaction between perception, cognition, and emotion. By experimental means, this triad has been studied in the field of experimental aesthetics, which aims to gain a better understanding of how aesthetic experience relates to fundamental principles of human visual perception and brain processes. Recently, researchers in computer vision have also gained interest in the topic, giving rise to the field of computational aesthetics. With computing hardware and methodology developing at a high pace, the modeling of perceptually relevant aspect of aesthetic stimuli has a huge potential. In this review, we present an overview of recent developments in computational aesthetics and how they relate to experimental studies. In the first part, we cover topics such as the prediction of ratings, style and artist identification as well as computational methods in art history, such as the detection of influences among artists or forgeries. We also describe currently used computational algorithms, such as classifiers and deep neural networks. In the second part, we summarize results from the field of experimental aesthetics and cover several isolated image properties that are believed to have a effect on the aesthetic appeal of visual stimuli. Their relation to each other and to findings from computational aesthetics are discussed. Moreover, we compare the strategies in the two fields of research and suggest that both fields would greatly profit from a joined research effort. We hope to encourage researchers from both disciplines to work more closely together in order to understand visual aesthetics from an integrated point of view.

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On Symmetry, Aesthetics and Quantifying Symmetrical Complexity

Cited by 28 publications

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Symmetry Is Not a Universal Law of Beauty

Symmetry Is Not a Universal Law of Beauty

The Relationship of Symmetry, Complexity, and Shape in Mobile Interface Aesthetics, from an Emotional Perspective—A Case Study of the Smartwatch

Computational and Experimental Approaches to Visual Aesthetics

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