Synesthesia for Universal Design: An exploratory thesis on synesthesia as a potential method for universal design.

Thompson-Koch, Layla

Synesthesia for Universal Design: An exploratory thesis on synesthesia as a potential method for universal design.

dc.contributor.advisor	Power, Ian
dc.contributor.advisor	Rhee, Megan
dc.contributor.advisor	Rubeling, Lori
dc.contributor.author	Thompson-Koch, Layla
dc.contributor.department	University of Baltimore. School of Communications Design	en_US
dc.contributor.program	Master of Fine Arts in Integrated Design	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2020-05-19T18:44:20Z
dc.date.available	2020-05-19T18:44:20Z
dc.date.issued	2020-05-01
dc.description	M.F.A. -- University of Baltimore, 2020
dc.description	Thesis submitted to the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Baltimore in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Integrated Design.
dc.description.abstract	The objective of this thesis aimed to explore a methodology in which participants pair sound to abstract paintings by extracting compositional elements in the form of color and shape from those paintings and pairing them with sound elements of pitch and timbre. The selection of sound choices were based on experiences from a select number of chromesthetes to use as a control to discover if the general public will make the same sound to color associations as those select chromesthetes in order to raise awareness of synesthesia and apply this knowledge in creating multisensory experiences and environments for universal design practice. An online testing environment was created using compositional elements (color and shape) from abstract paintings in which 5 sound options relating to pitch or instrument were provided. One of these options was used as the chromesthete control option. Based on participant responses, each question was evaluated to determine if the majority of participants chose the chromesthete control. If the chromesthete control was not the majority chosen option, additional analysis was completed to understand if there was an accord for one option over others. Ultimately, results were low, in most instances below 40% uniamity. Sound choices were dispersed for many questions, of which the highest agreement in sound choice was 20%.	en_US
dc.description.uri	http://layladesigns.com/thesis-survey/index.php#	en_US
dc.format.extent	155 leaves	en_US
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.genre	theses	en_US
dc.identifier	doi:10.13016/m2ibon-pxxf
dc.identifier.other	UB_2020_Thompson-Koch_L
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11603/18668
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
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dc.rights	This item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by the University of Baltimore for non-commercial research and educational purposes.
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/	*
dc.subject	synesthesia	en_US
dc.subject	chromesthesia	en_US
dc.subject	synesthete	en_US
dc.subject	chromesthete	en_US
dc.subject	universal design	en_US
dc.subject	multisensory experience	en_US
dc.subject	multisensory design	en_US
dc.subject	multisensory environment	en_US
dc.subject	survey design	en_US
dc.subject	web design	en_US
dc.title	Synesthesia for Universal Design: An exploratory thesis on synesthesia as a potential method for universal design.	en_US
dc.type	Text	en_US