STIR
synesthesia + THE senses
BOOKS
The Spell of the Sensuous, David Abram
A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman
Aphrodite, Isabel Allende
Aroma: A Cultural History of Smell, Anthony Synnott, Constance Classen, David Howes
Sensory Delights: Synesthesia, Metaphor, and Symbolic Space, Yi-Fu Tuan
Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens, Patricia Lynne Duffy
What is Synesthesia Good For? Altered States of Consciousness, Richard Cytowic
The Man Who Tasted Shapes, Richard Cytowic
Restorative Cities: Urban Design for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Jenny Roe & Layla McCay
Multisensory Experiences: Where the Senses Meet Technology, Carols Velasco, Marianna Obrist
Sensing Chicago, Adam Mack
Doing Sensory Ethnography, 2nd Edition, Sarah Pink
The Senses: Design Beyond Vision, Ellen Lupton, Andrea Lipps
DIANE GROMALA
EXPERIENCES
NEURODESIGN
The Neurodesign reading list (article)
Neurodesign: UX and attention, color, memory, and cognition (article)
YOUTUBE PLAYLIST
COLIN OWENS
Thesis: Synaesthesia as a Model for Dynamic Media, Colin Owens
Colin Owens: DJ tradeshow video
Shapemix collaboration with Spin magazine
WEBSITES/ARTICLES/MISC
Synesthesia Test: Are you a synesthete?
What do London Underground stops taste like?
The doctor who really feels his patients pain
Architecture you can smell:
A brief history of Multisensory Design
Internet of the Senses is on the horizon, thanks to AR and VR
Fragrance Maker Dares to Sniff ‘What Life Really Smells Like’
THE SENSES: DESIGN BEYOND VISION
(Cooper Hewitt, 2018)
Vibeat article: Learn how these wearables serve the hearing impaired
RICHARD CYTOWIC
Ted Talk: What color is Tuesday?
KATE MCLEAN, PHD
WEBINARS
PODCASTS
“Synesthesia” from Twenty Thousand Hertz, 1/13/2020
ARTICLES AND MORE…
Gensler Architects: Beyond the Senses
Gensler: Beyond the Senses pdf final report
(email me for a copy)
Beauty brands pursuing multi-sensory strategies in the digital world (Cosmeticsdesign-Asia.com)
The world’s biggest architecture firm just hired Disney’s former head Imagineer
SENSORY MUSEUM EXHIBITS
Sensory History and Multisensory Museum Exhibits
Don’t just look – smell, feel, and hear art. Tate’s new way of experiencing paintings