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The Role of Visual Aesthetics in Emotional Response: Computer-Generated Designs

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Abstract

The purpose of this research is to look at how aesthetic design decisions affect people’s emotions in the realms of art and design and to see whether computers can help with this optimisation process. The study highlights the implications of these results outside the design profession, including ethical considerations, via an analysis of previous research and an exploration into the potential for computer-generated designs to maximise the emotional effect. The findings of the research show that artificial intelligence systems may produce designs suited for certain emotional outcomes by studying massive quantities of data and discovering patterns in emotional reactions. Designers and researchers may be able to produce more interesting, memorable, and effective designs by using the power of computer technology to optimise aesthetic evaluations for emotional impact. However, it’s important to consider ethical issues including bias, objectivity, data privacy, and security. Context, cultural and contextual aspects, personalisation, ethical frameworks and norms for computer-generated designs, and real-world outcomes (such as sales and customer engagement) are all identified as important areas for future study to ensure the responsible and beneficial use of computer technology in visual design.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplied Human Factors and Ergonomics International
Pages972-984
Number of pages13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Publication series

NameApplied Human Factors and Ergonomics International
Volume111
ISSN (Electronic)2771-0718

Keywords

  • Emotional impact
  • Emotional response
  • Visual aesthetics
  • Visual communication design
  • Visual experience

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