Art on the plate: Effect of balance and color on attractiveness of, willingness to try and liking for food

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 575-578

  Zellner, Debra A ^a   Lankford, Mia ^a   Ambrose, Lisa ^a   Locher, Paul ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Balance; Complexity; Hedonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951951818     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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