How Brands Use Design & Marketing to Control Your Mind

Get your Ekster wallet @ https://shop.ekster.com/designtheory & get 25% off with code "DESIGN" at checkout! Become a patron of my channel: https://www.patreon.com/JohnMauriello Sign up to learn more about the design book that we're going to publish: https://www.studioello.com/mail Buy the books I used to research this video. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ALL OF THEM. "Influence" was my favorite, though: "Influence" by Robert Cialdini: https://amzn.to/3PPOYOj "Alchemy" by Rory Sutherland: https://amzn.to/3JRVgJq "The Brand Gap" by Marty Neumeier: https://amzn.to/44dx9gB Check out my online industrial design course, Form Fundamentals: https://bit.ly/335vsqO Join my discord channel: https://discord.gg/hFw55nh Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/john_mauriello Follow my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mauriellodesign/ Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauriellojohn/ As we navigate through the world, we are constantly being influenced by subtle design tactics that most of us aren't even aware of. These branding tactics can be found everywhere - in the layout of your favorite store, the colors of a pop-up ad, or even the design of your favorite app. But it's not just about understanding these principles. It's about considering the ethics behind their use, questioning the motives, and equipping ourselves to recognize and resist manipulation. Editing by Brad Heath: https://twitter.com/brad_heath_ Big shout out to Marc Levinson and Kyle Dexheimer for reading over my script and giving feedback on it! All content directed and written by John Mauriello. John Mauriello has been working professionally as an industrial designer since 2010. He is an Adjunct Professor of industrial design at California College of the Arts. Time stamps: 0:00 Intro 1:08 BS Continuum 1:38 Information Asymmetry (example from Rory Sutherland's book "Alchemy") 3:29 Emotional Alchemy (example from Rory Sutherland's book "Alchemy") 4:56 Tropical Storm: Visual Signaling 7:30 Sel