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Sea Air is not blue, but people often describe it that way
Cross-sensory language makes invisible smell easier to communicate, even when the color itself belongs to association rather than odor.
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SMELLBOOKsea airSmell has no visible color, but color can still be useful language.
01A communication shortcut
Blue, grey and silver can help people communicate cool, mineral or airy impressions quickly.
Not a measurement
The association is useful precisely because it is descriptive. It should not be confused with a physical property of odor.
A visual opportunity
SmellBook can use color as editorial grammar while keeping the underlying smell identity separate.
Smell has no visible color, but color can still be useful language.
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