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Visceral reaction towards designs

The human preference for faces and bodies that are symmetrical presumably reflects selection of the fittest; non-symmetrical bodies probably are the result of some deficiency in the genes or the maturation process. The following examples (plate 4) show the symmetry and non-symmetric features that may cause Visceral Reactions.

Plate 4 At the visceral level, physical features- look, feel, and sound, dominate

(Source: http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&biw=1329&bih=555&noj=1&q=Human%20face%20and%20body&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=A1TbT7qCMI63rAfTuJWxCQ ; June 15, 2012)