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2. Applied aesthetics - Wikipedia

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   Applied aesthetics. Applied aesthetics is the application of the branch of philosophy of aesthetics to cultural constructs. In a variety of fields, artifacts (whether physical or abstract) are created that have both practical functionality and aesthetic affectation. In some cases, aesthetics is primary, and in others, functionality is primary.

3. Composition (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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   The term composition means "putting together". It can be thought of as the organization of the elements of art according to the principles of art. Composition can apply to any work of art, from music through writing and into photography, that is arranged using conscious thought. In the visual arts, composition is often used interchangeably with ...

4. Mathematical beauty - Wikipedia

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   Mathematical beauty is the aesthetic pleasure derived from the abstractness, purity, simplicity, depth or orderliness of mathematics. Mathematicians may express this pleasure by describing mathematics (or, at least, some aspect of mathematics) as beautiful or describe mathematics as an art form, (a position taken by G. H. Hardy [1]) or, at a ...

5. Aesthetics - Wikipedia

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   Aesthetics (also spelled esthetics) is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of beauty and the nature of taste and, in a broad sense, incorporates the philosophy of art. [1] Aesthetics examines the philosophy of aesthetic value, which is determined by critical judgments of artistic taste; [2] thus, the function of aesthetics is the ...

6. Aesthetic–usability effect - Wikipedia

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   Aesthetic–usability effect. The aesthetic–usability effect describes a paradox that people perceive more aesthetic designs as much more intuitive than those considered to be less aesthetically pleasing. The effect has been observed in several experiments and has significant implications regarding the acceptance, use, and performance of a ...

7. Japanese aesthetics - Wikipedia

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   Japanese aesthetics. Japanese aesthetics comprise a set of ancient ideals that include wabi (transient and stark beauty), sabi (the beauty of natural patina and aging), and yūgen (profound grace and subtlety). [1] These ideals, and others, underpin much of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms on what is considered tasteful or beautiful.