Fun Friday: How symmetrical is your face?

How symmetrical is your face? Do you have a "better" side that you use for the camera? It came up the other day in conversation so I got curious.  I felt like my face was pretty symmetrical, but was willing to put it to the test and found this website that will show you what each side of your face would look like if it was perfectly symmetrical. I think I read that it does not work on iPads, so head to your computer.

If you want to give it a try and need a photo, just use the camera in your computer if you have one. I used Photo Booth and made a quick photo for the experiment. No comments on my classy outfit and spotless office, please...

Here is the original photo:

Here is how I split up:

Ha ha! Me without bangs again.

...and me with a nerdy middle part.

I don't think there is a HUGE difference, and I'm still pretty recognizable.

I was reading up a little bit on the meaning of symmetry in faces and this article talks about how your facial symmetry has a lot to do with childhood stresses. Interesting!

So, are you willing to give it a shot? How does your face divide?

Fun Friday! Want to test your color acuity?

Last weekend I was wigged out by this fascinating episode on RadioLab. It discusses the history of recorded color, the science of color and the phenomenons within this scientific process of perceiving color. I was fascinated about how in any ancient developing civilization, the recording of words for color always start with black...then white...then red....then yellow or green but last is ALWAYS blue. Poor blue! My 13-year-old daughter and I were riveted. There is also a great soundtrack of color songs covered by various artists.

It does hurt my head a little bit to wonder about color and how it's perceived by humans. But as a graphic designer, it's my job to be very attuned to varying colors. I imagine it's the same for a musician who can hear that a note is ever-so-flat or sharp to their ears. The variations are perceivable if we exercise that muscle in our brain or eye or ear that does that particular job.

Do you want to check your hue acuity? An online Munsell Hue Test is one way to do it. This online test takes just a few minutes and it's interesting to see how accurate your perceptions are. If you scored a 0 then perhaps you are a tetrachromat (<--new word for me!). I took the test quickly and was surprised that I scored a 15--really, I expected more of myself! ;oD {Margot}