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Regarding the visuals, I don't have any material or anything to back it up, but in general people are just drawn to bright stuff, naturally. Our eyes are drawn to it like moths, and want to be around bright stuff all of the time. I guess this might be an evolution thing, because light is safer because we can see incoming threats. Note that this can also explain the plethora of reaction images of the show: because of the great use of colour, the images are pretty much always pleasing to look at. (side note here: One thing I've never seen before this show is the use of coloured, not black, outlines; this drives up the overall luminance of images, making it even brighter).
The faces of the characters lend strongly to this as well, because their expressions are pushed so hard all of the time, and having big faces with big eyes makes the expressions very easy to read (And, as in the previous paragraph, relatable). Anime is a good example of this in action, and can be seen in other successful NPR art as well.
Lastly, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4he79krseU
Anyway, long story short, the way the show drives into our subconscious and latches on like a leech is so strong you'd think it was engineered that way by a group of psychologists. Or, by a group of talented artists aided by excellent market research. |
