I was recently thinking about this because recently I’ve had two design jobs; both for bands. Both bands wanted completely different types of designs. So I’ll get right to it, is there a relationship between the music a person likes/listens to and the style of design that they prefer. I’ve come to the conclusion that there is.
For instance, people who prefer music types such as metal, or newer genres like screamo seem to prefer grungy design. As you may be able to guess, this is the type of design and music that I prefer. On the other hand, designers that like softer types of rock seem prefer more clean types of design.
Of course, this is all just my opinion, and it leaves gaps for styles of music like country, rap, classical, etc. So if you think there is a correlation between music and design let please me know. Just comment with your style of design, and the type of music you listen to.
Yep, I also think that a person preference in music does relate to this choice of design. A person who loves rock music, what a grungy design (as you say). I love classical and ballad type of music and I prefer simple design with some creative input. That is my 2 cents.
I’m into classical music but love grungy web design. Wooo I’m an exception to a rule!
The relationship is plausible. Thanks for raising the point.
I don’t have enough information to make a conclusion, but will throw this perception into the pot.
My musical tastes run to classical, jazz, and rock as it was in the fifties, sixties, and seventies.
I like the work of J. S. Bach and Mondrian, Jefferson Airplane and Hieronymus Bosch: if there’s a pattern here, I’ll leave it to this string to work it out.
Thanks for all the replies. It seems to me that there may be a correlation, but there are a lot of exceptions. I appreciate all the input though
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