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Index

They indicate something. The index connected with its meaning (not arbitrary) but unlike the icon, it’s not the object itself. As examples, we can say that smoke indicates fire, smiles indicate happiness, fresh coffee smell in the morning indicates that someone preparing breakfast. Even medical symptoms and measuring instruments are indexes, because they indicate something.

NMED: Donald Norman's Theory of Emotional Design

Donald Norman’s theory of Emotional Design. A theoretical model of the way the human brain responds emotionally to the designs we produce. Norman describes three levels at which we judge the appeal of designs: The ‘Visceral’, ‘Behavioral’, and ‘Reflective’ Visceral Level – The most immediate level of processing, in which we react to visual and …

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Imprinting

In organizational theory and organizational behavior, imprinting is a core concept describing how the past affects the present.[1] Imprinting is generally defined as a process whereby, during a brief period of susceptibility, a focal entity or actor (such as an industry, organization, or an individual) develops characteristics that reflect prominent features of the environment, and …

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