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Because you never know when you might need a hawk jaw, right?
Actually, that unusual phrase is concocted from letters that I consider to be a "family" of colors - reds, oranges, and yellows. It's awfully reminiscent of a Wild West desert scene.
Since our group has so many members with grapheme synesthesia, I thought I'd dig a little deeper into how your letters translate into colored words.
Is each letter its own distinct color, or do their colors interact with the surrounding letters? Or do words take on their own color? What about numbers?
I once read an interesting account from a synesthete who forgot the word she was looking for, but saw a colored outline that allowed her to recall the word.
Do you have any sayings, words, number combinations, or unusual phrases like the one above whose color(s) you enjoy? Detest?
Actually, that unusual phrase is concocted from letters that I consider to be a "family" of colors - reds, oranges, and yellows. It's awfully reminiscent of a Wild West desert scene.
Since our group has so many members with grapheme synesthesia, I thought I'd dig a little deeper into how your letters translate into colored words.
Is each letter its own distinct color, or do their colors interact with the surrounding letters? Or do words take on their own color? What about numbers?
I once read an interesting account from a synesthete who forgot the word she was looking for, but saw a colored outline that allowed her to recall the word.
Do you have any sayings, words, number combinations, or unusual phrases like the one above whose color(s) you enjoy? Detest?
Connect: Lightning, BitterSuite, and Languages
Hello everyone :)
Here are three bits of synesthesia news to welcome in the new year.
:bulletgreen: http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a24638/synaesthesia-lightning/
A series of accidents disrupted a woman's synesthesia, and a lightning strike removed it entirely for some time. Have any of you had your synesthesia decrease or disappear as a result of some trauma?
:bulletblue: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/feel-the-music-with-help-from-synesthesia-research-180961660/
British music company BitterSuite is promoting the idea that sensory connections occur on an exciting spectrum through a series of unconventional musical pe
Theme of the Week: Who do you tell?
Hello everyone! I hope your weekend is coming along nicely.
Not too long ago in Sean Day's mailing list (which I wholeheartedly recommend you sign up for if you haven't already) someone raised an interesting question - "Who do you tell?" In other words, how do you decide what people to share your synesthesia with?
Personally, I am fairly open with telling others about some forms of synesthesia I have, such as my connection between colors and letters. However, I usually withhold telling people about my OLP (which is very strong, especially with numbers) because I worry that people will think I'm unstable or overly imaginative. Even though I
Connect: IASAS
The International Association of Synaesthetes, Artists, and Scientist (IASAS) has enormous potential for becoming one of the world's leading organizations for synesthesia, and it has just recently started accepting memberships! http://www.theiasas.org/about/
What I love about this association is it's collaborative approach between artists, scientists, and people with synesthesia. In my view, this is the perfect blend to foster expression and research.
Make sure to check out their ANSIE page for exciting plans for an art exhibition: http://www.theiasas.org/events/
Theme of the Week: Art forms
It can often be very difficult and frustrating to try and depict certain forms of synesthesia through art. Often times our artwork feels like a paltry shadow compared to the intensity of our senses.
What form of art do you enjoy using to express your synesthesia the most? What art forms are more difficult to depict synesthesia through? Is there a medium you would like to use to depict synesthesia but haven't been able to yet?
Consider writing, painting, sculpting, animation, drawing, and more.
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For me, each letter is its own distinct color—usually. In words, the first letter of the word usually determines its color. Some letters, though—like s, u, i, and a couple others—are odd because their colors aren't "strong" enough to determine the colors of words. It's kind of hard to explain.
One interesting case is the number 9. When it's by itself, it's a grumpy, dark yellow man. However, when it's the first digit of a multi-digit number (92, 9456, 930, etc), it's a mysterious, strict, silver woman. Weird, huh?
One interesting case is the number 9. When it's by itself, it's a grumpy, dark yellow man. However, when it's the first digit of a multi-digit number (92, 9456, 930, etc), it's a mysterious, strict, silver woman. Weird, huh?