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ANATOMY OF DESIGN
Most human emotions are given their vivid outward form through facial
expressions. While eyes convey a lot, nothing is more demonstrative—or more
deceiving—than the mouth. This most malleable of orifices can shift instantly from
sorrow to joy with just an upcurled lip and evoke sarcasm or sincerity in the flick
of an instant. Even when mute, the mouth increases emotional volume. Graphic
designers use it to speak volumes; as a printed visual, it is the mimetic that sings.
That “The Abuse You Yell at Your Kids Stays in the Family for Generations,”
an upsetting cautionary advertisement against verbal abuse created for the
Children and ...