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Area of Science:

  • Crossmodal perception
  • Sensory science
  • Experimental psychology

Background:

  • Neurologically normal individuals exhibit consistent associations between specific design features and taste qualities.
  • These shape-taste correspondences extend from food and plateware to packaging and typography.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the influence of design features on taste expectations and experiences.
  • To investigate the underlying mechanisms of shape-taste crossmodal correspondences.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental research examining associations between visual design elements (shape, curvature, symmetry, texture, movement) and taste qualities.
  • Analysis of potential direct elicitation, metaphorical translation, and emotional mediation in shape-taste perception.

Main Results:

  • Design features significantly influence taste expectations and, at times, actual taste experiences.
  • Shape qualities can be directly elicited or metaphorically translated from temporal taste sensations.
  • Emotional mediation and associative learning (e.g., with branded products) also contribute to these correspondences.

Conclusions:

  • Shape-taste correspondences are multifaceted, influenced by direct perception, metaphor, emotion, and learning.
  • While these associations exist, their application in real-world behavior modification is complex due to the multiple qualities shape properties represent.