Comments on: Moses’ Ark – Textual Fluency and Boubas http://www.emerkirrane.com/2010/04/06/moses-ark-textual-fluency-and-boubas/ Exploring the half-lit world of web analytics Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:22:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Joseph Carrabis http://www.emerkirrane.com/2010/04/06/moses-ark-textual-fluency-and-boubas/comment-page-1/#comment-987 Joseph Carrabis Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:17:16 +0000 http://www.emerkirrane.com/?p=108#comment-987 Oh...I've been found out. Thanks for the nod and I agree, everyone should be reading that book.<br>Seriously, it is always enheartening when others provide research that both corresponds with and affirms NextStage's own.<br>Thanks again and happy reading!<br>Joseph Oh…I've been found out. Thanks for the nod and I agree, everyone should be reading that book.
Seriously, it is always enheartening when others provide research that both corresponds with and affirms NextStage's own.
Thanks again and happy reading!
Joseph

]]> By: ekirrane http://www.emerkirrane.com/2010/04/06/moses-ark-textual-fluency-and-boubas/comment-page-1/#comment-985 ekirrane Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:08:03 +0000 http://www.emerkirrane.com/?p=108#comment-985 Why Joseph, would that be a book called "Reading Virtual Minds, Volume 1: Science and History" by any chance? <br>Written by your good self and available from Amazon at <a href="http://amzn.to/9DviOq?" rel="nofollow">http://amzn.to/9DviOq?</a> <br>I'm looking at such a book upon my desk at the moment - I am certainly looking forward to reading it. I think everyone else should read it too! Why Joseph, would that be a book called “Reading Virtual Minds, Volume 1: Science and History” by any chance?
Written by your good self and available from Amazon at http://amzn.to/9DviOq?
I'm looking at such a book upon my desk at the moment – I am certainly looking forward to reading it. I think everyone else should read it too!

]]> By: Joseph Carrabis http://www.emerkirrane.com/2010/04/06/moses-ark-textual-fluency-and-boubas/comment-page-1/#comment-984 Joseph Carrabis Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:56:04 +0000 http://www.emerkirrane.com/?p=108#comment-984 Wow...font face, size, etc., influences how people consciously and non-consciously process information. I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.<br>Seems to me I read a book that covered that... Wow…font face, size, etc., influences how people consciously and non-consciously process information. I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.
Seems to me I read a book that covered that…

]]> By: Exxx http://www.emerkirrane.com/2010/04/06/moses-ark-textual-fluency-and-boubas/comment-page-1/#comment-665 Exxx Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:42:39 +0000 http://www.emerkirrane.com/?p=108#comment-665 Hi Jen, Apparently, Kiki sounds pointy and Bouba sounds blobby and splatty. What is interesting is that this experiment works in many languages and in children as young as 2. I'll create some new shapes for a new experiment, perhaps. Stay tuned! :) E Hi Jen,
Apparently, Kiki sounds pointy and Bouba sounds blobby and splatty. What is interesting is that this experiment works in many languages and in children as young as 2. I’ll create some new shapes for a new experiment, perhaps. Stay tuned! :)
E

]]> By: Exxx http://www.emerkirrane.com/2010/04/06/moses-ark-textual-fluency-and-boubas/comment-page-1/#comment-1360 Exxx Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:42:00 +0000 http://www.emerkirrane.com/?p=108#comment-1360 Hi Jen, Apparently, Kiki sounds pointy and Bouba sounds blobby and splatty. What is interesting is that this experiment works in many languages and in children as young as 2. I'll create some new shapes for a new experiment, perhaps. Stay tuned! :) E Hi Jen,
Apparently, Kiki sounds pointy and Bouba sounds blobby and splatty. What is interesting is that this experiment works in many languages and in children as young as 2. I’ll create some new shapes for a new experiment, perhaps. Stay tuned! :)
E

]]> By: Jen http://www.emerkirrane.com/2010/04/06/moses-ark-textual-fluency-and-boubas/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Jen Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:26:40 +0000 http://www.emerkirrane.com/?p=108#comment-663 Oooh, the mind reels! Is it a Kiki/Bouba because the shape mimics the letter? I demand more experiments! -Jen Oooh, the mind reels! Is it a Kiki/Bouba because the shape mimics the letter? I demand more experiments! -Jen

]]> By: Jen http://www.emerkirrane.com/2010/04/06/moses-ark-textual-fluency-and-boubas/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 Jen Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:26:00 +0000 http://www.emerkirrane.com/?p=108#comment-1359 Oooh, the mind reels! Is it a Kiki/Bouba because the shape mimics the letter? I demand more experiments! -Jen Oooh, the mind reels! Is it a Kiki/Bouba because the shape mimics the letter? I demand more experiments! -Jen

]]> By: Exxx http://www.emerkirrane.com/2010/04/06/moses-ark-textual-fluency-and-boubas/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Exxx Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:53:41 +0000 http://www.emerkirrane.com/?p=108#comment-661 Hi Rudi, Yes, it's fascinating stuff. I also read an article from Usability News on eye-tracking ("Using Eye-Tracking Data to Understand First Impressions of a Website" by Mark Russell). If you look at the heatmaps of web pages in terms of different fonts throughout a page, clearer fonts attract the eye far more than tiny descriptions etc. Perhaps web analytics courses should have a module in psychology. All very interesting! :) Cheers, E Hi Rudi,
Yes, it’s fascinating stuff. I also read an article from Usability News on eye-tracking (“Using Eye-Tracking Data to Understand First Impressions of a
Website” by Mark Russell). If you look at the heatmaps of web pages in terms of different fonts throughout a page, clearer fonts attract the eye far more than tiny descriptions etc. Perhaps web analytics courses should have a module in psychology. All very interesting! :)
Cheers,
E

]]> By: Exxx http://www.emerkirrane.com/2010/04/06/moses-ark-textual-fluency-and-boubas/comment-page-1/#comment-1358 Exxx Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:53:00 +0000 http://www.emerkirrane.com/?p=108#comment-1358 Hi Rudi, Yes, it's fascinating stuff. I also read an article from Usability News on eye-tracking ("Using Eye-Tracking Data to Understand First Impressions of a Website" by Mark Russell). If you look at the heatmaps of web pages in terms of different fonts throughout a page, clearer fonts attract the eye far more than tiny descriptions etc. Perhaps web analytics courses should have a module in psychology. All very interesting! :) Cheers, E Hi Rudi,
Yes, it’s fascinating stuff. I also read an article from Usability News on eye-tracking (“Using Eye-Tracking Data to Understand First Impressions of a
Website” by Mark Russell). If you look at the heatmaps of web pages in terms of different fonts throughout a page, clearer fonts attract the eye far more than tiny descriptions etc. Perhaps web analytics courses should have a module in psychology. All very interesting! :)
Cheers,
E

]]> By: Rudi Shumpert http://www.emerkirrane.com/2010/04/06/moses-ark-textual-fluency-and-boubas/comment-page-1/#comment-659 Rudi Shumpert Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:37:49 +0000 http://www.emerkirrane.com/?p=108#comment-659 Emer, Interesting read here. It's amazing how the mind will skip over or pick on very specific items. -Rudi Emer,

Interesting read here. It’s amazing how the mind will skip over or pick on very specific items.

-Rudi

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