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Why do we like listening to music?

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Do we listen to music differently in different stages of our lives?  Do we find some songs more gratifying than others in different times in our lives? Why do some songs make us feel good inside and others are just... just alright. Is it the wave frequency or is it that we relate to the lyrics? I, personally, know that I am not drawn to the words, sure it's great when the songs connect to your feelings and thoughts, but that is not my top requirement when choosing which songs I like or I should say which songs pull me in. I don't feel I choose them. They automatically get replayed and eventually given the title (at least in my head if I don't share them with anyone) that this song is goood.  My taste of music is different than what most people around me like. It is a personal thing. Most of the time I listen to music either on my earphones or in my car, sometimes there are others around me where in that case I listen to different genres usually something more upbeat. Most d...
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The Change of Package Designs - A Trigger of Emotions

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Is it just me or do you get a bit of an emotional reaction when certain package designs of things change? And no I don't mean any sort of crying....! But I'm the type of person that keeps old things because "you never know when you will need them," although I know deep inside I'm just lying to myself and they'll just sit there unused.  But what about package designs? Do you get that sort of emotional connection because you are used to the design, the material and the manner in which you use the product? You either like the design and don't want it to change or you hate it and keep thinking when will this design be changed (but you learn to live with it in the meantime) but in either one of these feelings you are constantly reminded of the feeling when you pick up the product. But because we humans are created in such a way, we do  eventually reach a comfort zone in the product use, so once it goes away something in our brain grieves slightly. Let...
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Real Cartoon & Comic Characters

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So we watch cartoons all the time but have you ever thought about how they would look like if they were real? Take a look here where several graphic artists contributed to a photo-manipulation contest site Worth1000 to show their work on the transformation of cartoon and comic characters into real life.
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Geometric Furniture and Designs

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Today's post was inspired from octagonal and hexagonal furniture pieces and my intention was to write a full blog post about only those two shapes, but once I did my search about them I found them quiet boring honestly and therefore this post has become broader to include all shapes and polygons! I think shapes (within design) amuse me more than detailed art and decor does....hmmm.
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Restaurant Interior Design Inspirations

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Two interior design inspirations for anyone out there who is interested with design :) I liked them a lot especially loved the rope from the ceiling to the floor--that's just pure awesomeness with sophistication. #1 #2
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Boys and Girls and Colors

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I've always hated stereotypes or how in this case one color becomes the world to a girl or boy. We smile automatically when a young girl tells you her favorite color is pink or a young boy tells you his favorite color is blue and we react with " aaaw that's so cute, you even have a blue toothpaste habibi. Your favorite color is blue ya? You're so cute" ...and the young boy reacts with a proud smile. Alright that's nice (and cute, I love kids) but why are we pushing a specific color into their thinking, or more over why is society doing this? For marketing reasons? I think nowadays its harder for a kid to discover what his favorite color is, because they probably link it to something they own or to what other kids their age like--they probably don't want to be different unless their parents taught them that its good to be unique and different. Which brings us to early peer pressure, if you think about it, even for children and toddlers. Oh poor kids! ...
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