Sensorial design is an all-inclusive category of disciplines involved with the creation and presentation of media. It includes visual disciplines such as graphic design, typography,animation, photography, etc. Sensorial design also includes auditory (hearing), tactile (feeling), and olfactory (smelling) disciplines. Thus, sensorial design also includes things such as music, and even scratch-and-sniff advertising found in magazines. These disciplines always stimulate the senses in order to communicate information (Shedoff 298). Sensorial design requires a mastery of media literacy and an understanding of the human senses.
Applying sensorial design elements to my blog will help provide numerous options for stimulating the senses of my class-mates. However, its easy to go too far. An important aspect of sensorial design when it comes to websites is to keep bandwidth in mind -- too many design elements can cause websites to become slow and buggy. Another thing to keep in mind is that different class-mates will be using different Internet browsers, which causes websites to look different from system to system.
I like how simply you defined this theory. You are so right that there needs to be moderation when designing for the senses.And yes, different browswers do make things appear slightly different, but your message can still get through.
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