Re:Writing with Synesthesia, Seeing Colors in Music
by adamlangsner on Saturday July 18, 2020 @05:03PM
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I have a form of synesthesia. every letter and digit has a unique color, The colors have always remained the same since as far back as I can remember.
I saw a comment in this thread about syntax highlighting and that's kinda correct, it's like having syntax highlighting in your inner eye.
I don't focus on it that much when I read, it's subtle but I think it helps me remember things and associate things in my mind. I also sometime visualize words in my mind (like one word at a time subtitles) when people talk to me and i see the colors then too. The first letter of the word usually has more influence on the overall "color" of the word than the other letters in the word.
I saw a comment in this thread about syntax highlighting and that's kinda correct, it's like having syntax highlighting in your inner eye.
I don't focus on it that much when I read, it's subtle but I think it helps me remember things and associate things in my mind. I also sometime visualize words in my mind (like one word at a time subtitles) when people talk to me and i see the colors then too. The first letter of the word usually has more influence on the overall "color" of the word than the other letters in the word.