From observing trends in art, social media, ranking systems, and pop culture, there appear to be two main types of “creepy smiles”: Type I, which I coined The Grinch Pinch and Type 2, which I coined The Muted Shark. Types I and II typically contain all or many of the following features:
We seem to subscribe to the popular oversimplification that machines are less biased than humans; however, if you are familiar with the ways in which machines are trained to read and focus on different aspects of data, you will know: It’s just not that simple.
Signals of emotion are not limited to facial expressions. Changes in blood flow and skin color can also signal how we may be feeling. Here I explore the color changes from my authentic sadness reaction.
The frontalis (forehead muscle that elevates your eyebrows) does not always follow the imagery presented in anatomy diagrams.
Emoji is a design product many use but few stop to think about. Emojis aren’t just fun little pictures; they are language aids used to enrich text with emotional value, clarify intent, substitute words, and bring nonverbal flare to text-based communication.
The smile is an essential expression for emotion and communication. Smiles form when our lip corners are pulled diagonally by a muscle called “zygomaticus major.”
