Negative Emotions Typology
By Steven Fokkinga
To practice positive design, we need to understand the full spectrum of emotions. With this tool, you can compare, analyze, read comics, and watch movies about 36 different negative emotions.
We developed this tool because we found that there is a lot of information available about negative emotions in scientific literature, but it is difficult to get an overview of this information. Furthermore, the existing literature is often only text-based, which makes it difficult to understand emotions on a more intuitive level.
In the negative emotion typology tool, you can compare 36 negative emotion with each other. Each emotion has a rich database that consists of in-depth information, three videos of someone experiencing that emotion, a comic, typical expressions of people with this emotion, and texts explaining the differences between this and related emotions.
Visit the offical page here : http://emotiontypology.com
Explore the following features
Compare
Get an overview of the 36 negative emotions on the main page. Hover over an emotion to get a quick definition and compare them.
Get introduced
Want to get introduced to all emotions in a fun way? Read the comic of Murphy’s bad day and see how he experiences each one of them.
Learn
Get an in-depth understanding of each emotion by clicking on its definition on the main page, or by switching to list-view.
Test yourself
Want to see how good your emotion knowledge already is? Do the movie quiz and identify the right emotions in five movies clips.
Analyse
Use the filter on the main page to select and analyse emotions based on factors like duration, arousal, and action tendency.
Resources
By Steven Fokkinga
The negative emotion typology tool aims to provide a rich and varied database about the nuances of negative emotions. The tool is an initiative of the Delft Institute of Positive Design, part of the Delft University of Technology. The research was supported by CRISP.
Research, Text & Project Lead
Steven Fokkinga1
Research Contributors
Deger Ozkaramanli;1 & Pieter Desmet1
Agneta Fischer2 & Disa Sauter2
Website
Layout and design: Beatrijs Voorneman3
Development: Johan Langendoen4
Concept: Steven Fokkinga, Beatrijs Voorneman & Johan Langendoen
Comics
Illustrations: Freya Ruijs5
Story: Steven Fokkinga & Deger Ozkaramanli
Movie Clips
Steven Fokkinga, Deger Ozkaramanli, Andriy Yasynetskyy6, Agneta Fischer & Disa Sauter
Special Thanks to
Paul Hekkert6
Gijs Ockeloen3
1Delft Institute of Positive Design
2University of Amsterdam
3Reframing Studio
4De Wortel van Drie
5JAM Visual Thinking
6Delft University of Technology
Negative Emotions Typology
By Steven Fokkinga
To practice positive design, we need to understand the full spectrum of emotions. With this tool, you can compare, analyze, read comics, and watch movies about 36 different negative emotions.

We developed this tool because we found that there is a lot of information available about negative emotions in scientific literature, but it is difficult to get an overview of this information. Furthermore, the existing literature is often only text-based, which makes it difficult to understand emotions on a more intuitive level.
In the negative emotion typology tool, you can compare 36 negative emotion with each other. Each emotion has a rich database that consists of in-depth information, three videos of someone experiencing that emotion, a comic, typical expressions of people with this emotion, and texts explaining the differences between this and related emotions.
Visit the offical page here : http://emotiontypology.com
Explore the following features
Compare
Get an overview of the 36 negative emotions on the main page. Hover over an emotion to get a quick definition and compare them.
Get introduced
Want to get introduced to all emotions in a fun way? Read the comic of Murphy’s bad day and see how he experiences each one of them.
Learn
Get an in-depth understanding of each emotion by clicking on its definition on the main page, or by switching to list-view.
Test yourself
Want to see how good your emotion knowledge already is? Do the movie quiz and identify the right emotions in five movies clips.
Analyse
Use the filter on the main page to select and analyse emotions based on factors like duration, arousal, and action tendency.
Visit the offical page here : http://emotiontypology.com
Resources
By Steven Fokkinga
The negative emotion typology tool aims to provide a rich and varied database about the nuances of negative emotions. The tool is an initiative of the Delft Institute of Positive Design, part of the Delft University of Technology. The research was supported by CRISP.
Research, Text & Project Lead
Steven Fokkinga1
Research Contributors
Deger Ozkaramanli;1 & Pieter Desmet1
Agneta Fischer2 & Disa Sauter2
Website
Layout and design: Beatrijs Voorneman3
Development: Johan Langendoen4
Concept: Steven Fokkinga, Beatrijs Voorneman & Johan Langendoen
Comics
Illustrations: Freya Ruijs5
Story: Steven Fokkinga & Deger Ozkaramanli
Movie Clips
Steven Fokkinga, Deger Ozkaramanli, Andriy Yasynetskyy6, Agneta Fischer & Disa Sauter
Special Thanks to
Paul Hekkert6
Gijs Ockeloen3
1Delft Institute of Positive Design
2University of Amsterdam
3Reframing Studio
4De Wortel van Drie
5JAM Visual Thinking
6Delft University of Technology