In this tidy; taut; and tangy study; Dixon . . . covers the weird and wacky sick films of the period--from director Roger Cormans Little Shop of Horrors (1960) to Robert Downey Sr.s Putney Swope (1969)--and he also pops across the pond to celebrate the cheerful nihilism of the peculiar British works of Richard Lester and Tony Richardson. Dixon [also] devotes chapters to violence in the silent cinema and the 1930s B Westerns of D. Ross Lederman; the driven films of Mexicos prolific phantom filmmaker Juan Orol; director Richard Sarafians existential road movie Vanishing Point (1971); the invisible cinema of the neglected Marcel Hanoun; and the romantic fatalism of French auteur Max Ophuuml;ls . . . lucid and compelling. - Choice
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Review
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Very handy guide to the literature of emotions; relevant to designers.By Paul SasA great synthesis of a lot of psych research; brought into focus by articulating principles that can be deployed by designers.Each chapter integrates a lot of the literature; and shows how those findings are realized in concrete examples. The instances arent full-blown designs; but rather snippets of visual phenomena. For example; theres a table showing different patterns of lines; with a brief guide to how those feel intuitively.Also of great value is Aaron Walters concise; brilliant book; Designing for Emotion. His book exemplifies its message; and is extremely well written. If you need an excellent demonstration of how to go all the way toward a complete interaction design; Walters book is the best Ive found. Its a very detailed case study (focused on the charming service; MailChimp).The van Gorp book is more theoretical; and provides a wide-ranging review of the literature.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Corethia B AdcockA-OK0 of 4 people found the following review helpful. General InformationBy Candace K HornerThis book provides a quick and general review of design for emotion. If you want something that dives deeper; or provides summaries of articles; I would suggest another text.
